The fifth in-flight Huygens checkout was successfully completed during the night of 2 to 3 February. The Probe was switched on at 23:00 UTC on 2February and switched OFF at […]
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Previously unseen details of a mysterious, complex structure within the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) are revealed by this image of the “Keyhole Nebula,” obtained with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The […]
NEAR Rendezvous Burn a Success
Preliminary indications show the NEAR spacecraft is on a steady path to Eros, after a braking maneuver today adjusted its approach speed and trajectory toward the large asteroid. At noon […]
Rep. Weldon: Russians Slap ISS Another Body Blow – Russian Commitment to International Space Station Now Weaker Than Ever
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Craig Stevens (202) 225-3671 WASHINGTON, DC — Today the Russian media reported that the Progress-M1 docked with the abandoned Mir space station in an attempt to […]
Space Station Status Report 3 Feb 2000
The International Space Station continues to operate in excellent shape on orbit with no systems problems of any significance. Meanwhile, station managers are preparing to travel to Moscow next week […]
Carnegie Mellon’s Autonomous Nomad Robot Successfully Finds Meteorites In Antarctica
PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University’s Nomad robot, which conducted an autonomous search for meteorites in Antarctica from Jan. 20-30, has successfully completed its mission, examining more than 100 indigenous rocks, […]
NEAR image of the day for 2000 Feb 3
Post-braking maneuver NEAR navigation image Immediately after a critical braking maneuver today, February 3, the imager on the NEAR spacecraft snapped this image of the asteroid 433 Eros from a […]
ESA’s X-ray space observatory XMM takes first pictures
The European Space Agency’s X-ray space observatory has taken its very first pictures giving new views on the Universe. The commissioning images confirm that the XMM spacecraft, its X-ray telescopes […]
NASA FY 2001 Budget Briefing Scheduled
Beth Schmid Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1760) NOTE TO EDITORS: N00-3 A briefing on NASA’s fiscal year 2001 budget request will be held on Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at 2:30 […]
NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m00-020
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Feb. 2, 2000 Media Advisory m00-020 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES: NASA FY 2001 Budget Briefing Scheduled Japanese-U.S. Satellite Ushers in Golden Era of X-ray Astronomy […]