One of the Smithsonian Institution’s most distinguished honors – the National Air and Space Museum’s Trophy – has been awarded to the team responsible for the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Established […]
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First Instruments for the ESO VLT Interferometer
A few months from now, light from celestial objects will be directed for the first time towards ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the Paranal Observatory (Chile). During this […]
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NASA/TRW/SAO Chandra Team Wins Smithsonian Achievement Award
A team of scientists and engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; TRW , and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Cambridge, Mass. has won one of the Smithsonian […]
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DERA Announces Technological Breakthroughs for UK Satellites
Contact Details Helen Fry DERA +44 (0)1252-394627 hfry@dera.gov.uk Two U.K.-built satellites are about to make history with a long list of world firsts. The second pair of Space Technology Research […]
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Air to Air Photos from Friday’s Flight Flight of Active Aeroeleastic Wing (A&W) F/A 18 Added to Dryden Web Site
Additional high-resolution color photos, taken from another F/A-18 chase plane Nov. 15 during the first flight of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18, have been added to the Gallery section of […]
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Space Transportation at the Crossroads
Dear Friends: We have entered a critical time for the future of space transportation. Decisions that will be made over the next year will decide whether that future is based […]
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Space Satellites for the Masses
Want to launch your own personal satellite? Henry Ford made autos affordable to the masses in the early 20th century. One Stop Satellite Solutions is making satellites affordable in this […]
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Leonids 2000: spectacular display or damp squib?
One of the most exciting things about meteor showers is their sheer unpredictability. Just when astronomers think they know all about a particular shower, something happens to spring a surprise. […]
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Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $16 million contract to begin architecture study for next generation Global Positioning System
The U.S. Air Force today awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems one of two industry contracts valued at $16 million each to start a 12-month System Architecture andRequirements Definition (SARD) study […]
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Chandra Observatory uncovers hot stars in the making
News OfficeMassachusetts Institute of Technology CONTACT:Deborah Halber, MIT News Office617-258-5400, dhalber@mit.edu Claude R. Canizares, Center for Space Research617-253-7501, crc@space.mit.edu Dave Huenemoerder617-253-4283, dph@space.mit.edu Norbert S. Schulz617-258-5767, nss@space.mit.edu Joel Kastner716-475-7179, jhkpci@cis.rit.edu The core of the Orion Trapezium […]
