With the huge, colorful face of Jupiter as a backdrop to keep sizes in perspective, three of that planet’s four major moons are on display in new images for release […]
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A decision made Wednesday by NASA to exercise an existing contract option to launch the Mars Exploration Rover 2 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket in 2003 capped a banner […]
Interview of the President by Science Magazine
The Oval Office December 6, 2000 4:20 p.m. EST Q: Our thinking is, you’re finishing your second term at the millennium — we’re in a new millennium. So you have […]
FCC Grants VITA Authority to Operate Satellites
The following was released today by the Volunteers in Technical Assistance: The Federal Communications Commission has authorized VITA to operate two low orbiting satellites that constitute the VITAsat `virtual constellation.’ […]
Europe*Star to Provide Ethnic Programming Distribution Via Satellite From Sri Lanka to Europe
Europe*Star, a joint venture between Alcatel Spacecom of France and Loral Space & Communications, has agreed to provide Ku-band satellite capacity for Electroteks, an international telecom carrier and broadcasting company […]
Fuji Sleeps Over Tokyo Below
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91190.TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 IMAGE ADVISORY The perfect profile of Mt. Fuji rises above […]
Beagle 2 landing site selected
The Mars Express lander, Beagle 2, will land on Isidis Planitia, a large flat region that overlies the boundary between the ancient highlands and the northern plains. The choice of […]
NASA Seeks Proposals for Pluto Mission; Plans to Restructure Outer Planets Program
Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1727) RELEASE: 00-201 NASA announced today that the agency is seeking proposals from principal investigators and institutions around the world to develop the first […]
On to Pluto? – The Planetary Society Statement
When NASA issued a stop work order on the Pluto mission in September, The Planetary Society campaigned vigorously for Congress to provide additional funds to enable the Pluto mission to […]
Surprise Meteor Shower Expected on Winter Solstice
Kathleen Burton NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA (Phone: 650/604-1731 or 604-9000) kburton@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 00-86AR Astronomers are forecasting a brief shower of Ursid meteors on Thursday night, when the […]