When the space shuttle Discovery blasts off on its next mission (scheduled Aug. 9), it will take ovarian cancer into space for the first time. Part of a joint project […]
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Hamilton Sundstrand to acquire Orbital’s Sensor Systems Division
United Technologies’ Hamilton Sundstrand announced today that it has agreed to acquire the Sensor Systems Division of Orbital Sciences Corporation in a cash transaction valued at approximately $20 million that […]
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NASA Goddard Flight Center and European Space Agency Join the Object Management Group
The Object Management Group(TM)’s Space Domain Task Force (DTF) announces its continued growth with the addition of new members NASA Goddard Flight Center and the European Space Agency, along with […]
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Orbital to Sell Its Sensor Systems Division To UTC/Hamilton Sundstrand for $20 Million
Continuing its successful year-long campaign to reduce debt, boost cash and return the company’s primary focus to its core space technology products, Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that it has […]
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Etna Volcano: Update from Space
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, continues to spill rivers of lava following a July 17 eruption. The recent activity of the 3,315-meter (10,876-foot) high volcano can be seen in […]
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Genesis Next Planned Launch Opportunity Aug. 12
The launch of NASA’s Genesis spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket was postponed again today because of unacceptable weather conditions. Launch is now scheduled to occur at 12:08:13 p.m. […]
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Mission STS-105 Events, KSC News Center Operating Hours Set
News conferences, events and operating hours for KSC’s News Center have been set for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-105, the 106th launch in the Shuttle […]
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NASA Scientists Propose New Theory of Earth’s Early Evolution
NASA scientists recently proposed a new explanation for the rise of oxygen in Earth’s early atmosphere – an event that may have jumpstarted the evolution of complex life. The idea […]
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First Light: Astronomers Use Distant Quasar To Probe Cosmic ‘Dark Age,’ Universe Origins
Using light from the most distant object known, astronomers have found traces of the first generation of atoms in the universe, 14 billion light years from Earth. The observations are […]
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Discovery set to launch next space station assembly phase Aug. 9
Space Shuttle Discovery will launch a new crew and a host of supplies and scientific racks and experiments to the International Space Station Aug. 9, beginning a new phase of […]
