Bethesda, Md.- Twenty-two percent of the active astronaut corps are women (35 of 158). The average female astronaut is 42 years old (vs. 43 years for men) and weighs 60.7 […]
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University of Colorado Solar Ultraviolet Experiment to be Launched Aboard NASA Craft on 7 December
A University of Colorado at Boulder experiment designed to gather precise data on the sun’s ultraviolet output and the response of Earth’s upper atmosphere to solar radiation is slated to […]
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NASA Taps Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Team For First Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission
Southwest Research Institute and APL to Lead ‘New Horizons’ Study of Distant Planets NASA has selected a team led by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, […]
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ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne to fly to the International Space Station on Soyuz
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (*), a Belgian member of the European Astronaut Corps, has been assigned to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2002 on a […]
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ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne to fly to the International Space Station on Soyuz
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (*), a Belgian member of the European Astronaut Corps, has been assigned to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2002 on a […]
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Starshine-2: Mirror, Mirror, on the Ball
Starshine-2, the third in a programmed series of mirror-covered satellites built with help by students from around the world, will be launched from the Space Shuttle Endeavor on November 29th. […]
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ESO Provides An Infrared Portrait of the Barred Spiral Galaxy Messier 83
Note: Photos online at http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2001/phot-32-01.html Photo Caption: ESO PR Photo 32a/01 is a (false-) colour infrared photo of the nearby barred spiral galaxy Messier 83. It is based on the […]
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FUSE Spacecraft: Mars Was Once All Wet
Although covered by frozen deserts today, Mars could have been born with more water in proportion to its mass than the Earth, according to new observations from NASA’s Far Ultraviolet […]
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NASA Selects Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission for Phase B Study
NASA has selected a proposal to proceed with Phase B (preliminary design studies) for a Pluto-Kuiper Belt (PKB) mission, intended to explore the most distant planet in the solar system. […]
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Chandra Captures Venus in a Whole New Light
Scientists have captured the first X-ray view of Venus using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The observations provide new information about the atmosphere of Venus and open a new window for […]
