INSAT-3B, first satellite in the third generation INSAT-3 series built by ISRO, was successfully launched early this morning (March 22, 2000) by the Ariane-505 vehicle of Arianespace. The 128th flight […]
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Integral ground control system successfully tested
How do you know that a satellite in space does exactly what you want it to do? You can’t have a close look at the spacecraft once it has been […]
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Was Mars shaped by glaciers?
UK Contact:Claire Bowles, claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk, 44-207-331-2751US Contact:New Scientist Washington Office, newscidc@idt.net, 202-452-1178 Melting glaciers rather than flowing surface water could have carved out the Red Planet’s distinctive valleys. Branching networks of small […]
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The Solar Maximum Threat
By Maj. Kathlene Dowdy, Air Force Space Command’s Weather and Space Environment Center PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Ninety-three million miles away from Earth the Sun’s dynamic surface boils […]
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Cassini Weekly Significant Events for 03/16/00 – 03/22/00
The most recent spacecraft telemetry data was acquired from the Madrid tracking station on Wednesday, 03/22. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. […]
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New Class of Gamma Ray Objects Discovered in Milky Way
Dolores Beasley Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1753) Nancy Neal Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (Phone: 301/286-0039) RELEASE: 00-42 The exotic world of gamma-ray astronomy has taken yet another surprising […]
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NASA News Summary for March 22, 2000
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Mar. 22, 2000 Media Advisory m00-56 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES: NASA’S RESPONSE TO UPI’S MARCH 21 MARS POLAR LANDER STORY NEW CLASS OF GAMMA RAY […]
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Double Bull’s Eye for Ariane 5
During the night of March 21 to 22, 2000, Arianespace Flight 128 successfully placed two telecommunications satellites into orbit: AsiaStar for Alcatel Space, WorldSpace prime contractor and system architect, and […]
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JPL Awards Contracts for Planet Hunting Mission Studies
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 Contact: Michelle Viotti (818) 354-8774 Creative sparks are flying […]
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Neutron star explosions are a process of nuclear detonation
University of Chicago News Office5801 South Ellis Avenue – Room 200Chicago, Illinois 60637-1473(773) 702-8360 Fax: (773) 702-8324 Contact: Steve Koppes, (773) 702-8366, s-koppes@uchicago.edu March 21, 2000 Neutron star explosions are a process of […]
