Miraculous things happen to the desert when it rains – everything changes from brown to green and organisms that have not been seen for months make a brief emergence from […]
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Awardees Recognized for Leadership, Accomplishment, Education, Service Women in Aerospace (WIA), a nonprofit organization based in Washington, has selected six accomplished women as its 2001 awardees. At a Sept. 25 […]
NEAR Mission News: A Collision Worth a Thousand Boulders
The first detailed global mapping of an asteroid – conducted as part of NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission – has found that most of the larger rocks strewn […]
Starshine-3 Satellite News
Note: The Sepember 25 launch of the Starshine 3 satellite has been delayed because of a Class-X solar flare. The next launch opportunity will be Thursday, September 27. Starshine-3 Satellite […]
‘Space’ in the classroom – A subject without boundaries International Space Station Education Conference at ESA/ESTEC from 26 to 28 October 2001
The European Space Agency’s TEACH SPACE 2001 Education Conference has become even more attractive for Europe’s teachers. The first International Space Station Conference in Europe for teachers will be held […]
Kodiak Star Launch Postponement Extended Due to Intensity of Solar Flare
The launch of Kodiak Star for NASA and the Department of Defense on a Lockheed Martin Athena I vehicle has been postponed an additional 48 hours. The effects of Monday […]
Aging NASA Spacecraft Captures Best-ever View of Comet’s Core
In a risky flyby, NASA’s ailing Deep Space 1 spacecraft successfully navigated past a comet, giving researchers the best look ever inside the glowing core of icy dust and gas. […]
Participation importante de l’Agence spatiale canadienne au congrès Perspectives sans fil
Saint-Hubert (Québec), le 25 septembre 2001- L’Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC) prendra part à plusieurs événements clés dans le cadre du congrès Perspectives sans fil qui se tiendra du 26 au […]
Astronomers On Kitt Peak Join In Observing Deep Space 1 Encounter With Comet
When the first U.S. spacecraft to carry a camera close to a comet successfully flew by comet Borrelly Saturday afternoon, Tucson astronomers supported the scientific milestone with observations from Kitt […]
New “Star” Lets Learning Shine
Students from 20 Ohio schools and social organizations have good reason to watch the September 21 launch of the Starshine 3 satellite from Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 9:30 p.m. They […]