Two pioneering ESA spacecraft, Mars Express and Rosetta, are currently being assembled and tested in preparation for launch in 2003. Now, for the first time, the painstaking progress towards the […]
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NASA Satellite Technology Goes Down On The Farm
Some of the people closest to the land will be the first to benefit from a new global positioning technology developed to make NASA satellites more efficient and cost-effective. Farmers […]
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Roses for the Red Planet
What makes the Red Planet red? Right now the answer is iron oxide, but one day it could be roses say NASA scientists debating the prospects for plant life on […]
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Second Boeing-Built XM Satellite Rolls Into Orbit
A powerful Boeing 702 satellite built for XM Satellite Radio Inc., was successfully launched today from the Sea Launch Company’s Odyssey Launch Platform on the equator. The spacecraft was built […]
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XM Radio Successfully Launches Second Satellite – As ‘Roll’ Heads for Orbit, ‘Rock’ Prepares to Broadcast
XM Satellite Radio’s second satellite, “Roll,” launched flawlessly this evening and was on its planned path toward orbit, completing the company’s satellite launch program. Liftoff occurred at 6:10 p.m. EDT […]
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Astronomers find key to x-ray mystery of black holes
Astronomers at the University of Southampton have made a discovery that promises to explain why X-ray binary stars are so variable — a phenomenon that has been a long-standing mystery […]
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NASA Inspector General Report: Information Technology Security Planning
The following audit report has been posted to the NASA Office of Inspector General web site: Information Technology Security Planning (IG-01-022, March 30, 2001) To access the report, please go […]
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NOAA to Hold GOES Satellite Users’ Conference
The Department of Commerce‘s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold a conference for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites data users on May 22 – 24 in Boulder, Colo. The meeting […]
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INTEGRAL’s SPI sees stars after a hefty dose of gamma rays
Calibration is a key moment in the life of a space telescope before launch. Those who have designed and built the instrument and the future users must precisely measure its […]
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United Association to Sponsor Mars Desert Research Station
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) has become a major sponsor of the Mars Society’s […]
