Eight teams from industry, universities and NASA centers have been selected to develop new technology concepts, such as advanced solar power and optical communications, for future NASA missions. NASA plans […]
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How did uranium get into space?
Contact: Claire Bowles claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk 44-20-7331 New Scientist The Mir space station is determined to go out with a bang. Just a month before it is due to crash into the […]
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Elachi Named New JPL Director
Dr. Charles Elachi has been named the new director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. David Baltimore, president of the California Institute of Technology, announced at a press conference today. […]
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The Solar Wind at Mars
If it were possible to magically transport a cup of water from Earth to the surface of Mars, the liquid would instantly vaporize. Mars’s atmosphere is so vacuous (it’s less […]
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Astronomers gain best glimpse yet of what our universe is made of — and not much of it is matter as we know it
Contact: Steve Bradt bradt@pobox.upenn.edu 215-573-6604 University of Pennsylvania In the most accurate picture yet of the makings of our universe, astronomers have determined that a measly 5 percent of its […]
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NASA Wins Lawsuit against Sverdrup Technology, Inc.
On January 24, 2001, United States District Court Judge Walter J. Gex III issued a ruling that Sverdrup Technology, Inc., a former technical support contractor at NASA’s John C. Stennis […]
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SSV Project for MUSES-C Cancelled
The MUSES-C plan is proceeding with the cooperation of NASA in the USA. NASA decided to abandon development of JPL’s super-mini rover (SSV: Small Separable Vehicle) which was intended to […]
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ASTRO-F TTM Assessment
Continuing the structure MTM (Mechanical Test Model) assessment conducted this spring, thermo-vacuum tests were performed on the heat model (TTM: Thermal Test Model). The photograph shows the condition just before […]
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X-ray view into a starburst
Luminous starburst galaxies are where a lot of young stars are currently forming. They come in two different varieties: starbursts where the star creation is spread evenly throughout the galaxy […]
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Popular Science Magazine to be Honored at 17th National Space Symposium
Popular Science magazine has been selected to receive the 2001 Space Foundation Douglas S. Morrow Public Awareness Award, as announced today by the Space Foundation. The Morrow Award is presented […]
