Modifications to the existing Threat Condition Charlie security procedures, put in place at Kennedy Space Center following the Sept. 11 attacks, will be implemented now that Endeavour from mission STS-108 […]
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Students follow in the footsteps of scientists – ESA/ESO astronomy exercises provide a taste of real astronomy
The “ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series”, published today, allows students to gain exciting hands-on experience in astronomy by making realistic calculations with data obtained by the world’s best telescopes. The students […]
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Alcatel Space-led European consortium to provide technical services for Guiana Space Center
French space agency CNES has awarded a 150 million euro contract to Alcatel Space, at the head of a European consortium of companies from France, Italy and Spain, to provide […]
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Alcatel Space : partenaire majeur du CNES pour le fonctionnement de la base spatiale de Kourou en Guyane
Paris, le 14 décembre 2001 – Alcatel Space, leader d’un Groupement Européen d’Entreprises avec Vitrociset (Italie) et GTD (Espagne) se voit confier par le Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) un […]
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FUSE Project Works to Restore Science Operations
Science operations for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) mission ceased on Dec. 10 when the second of four reaction wheels, used to precisely point and maintain the spacecraft’s attitude, […]
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X-38 Craft Completes Highest, Fastest, Longest Flight Yet
The X-38 prototype crew rescue vehicle successfully completed its highest, fastest and longest flight to date Thursday at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, a test flight that intersected some of […]
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Bright Asteroid – NASA Science News
A big and bright near-Earth asteroid will glide by our planet on Dec. 16th within easy range of powerful radars and backyard telescopes. There’s no danger of a collision, but […]
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Navy Area Missile Defense Program Canceled
Edward C. “Pete” Aldridge, under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, announced today the Navy Area Missile Defense Program has been cancelled due to poor performance and projected […]
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Big Mirror on Mount Hopkins Gets “Perfect” Shining Coat
MOUNT HOPKINS, Ariz. — Months of preparation paid off in less than 60 seconds as University of Arizona and Smithsonian scientists successfully aluminized the mirror of the largest single-mirror telescope […]
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End of the Universe Frozen in Time
Astronomers often investigate the beginning of the Universe, starting with the Big Bang. New data is shedding light on the opposite end of the arrow of time — how the […]
