BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 13, 2000ãAstronomers from Virginia Tech announced on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Atlanta that a well-known, luminous cloud of gas in […]
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From: Craig Tupper (dtupper@hq.nasa.gov) Greetings from NASA Headquarters in lovely Washington, D.C.! The news has been a little slow lately around the holidays, so it has been a couple weeks […]
FUSE Spacecraft Observes Interstellar Lifeblood of Galaxies
Don Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1547) Bill Steigerwald Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (Phone: 301/286-5017) RELEASE: 00-5 FUSE SPACECRAFT OBSERVES INTERSTELLAR LIFEBLOOD OF GALAXIES The extended halo of […]
Canadian Science and Technology Revealing Secrets of the Universe
ATLANTA, GEORGIA–A Canadian astronomer figured prominently in a NASA press conference today where the first science results from the FUSE satellite (Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) were announced at the American Astronomical […]
NASA Satellite Greatly Improves Accuracy of Tropical Rainfall Forecasting
David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1730) Allen Kenitzer Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (Phone: 301/286-2806) Stephanie Kenitzer American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC (Phone: 562/628-8200) RELEASE: 00-9 NASA […]
ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
On Thursday 20 January, ESA Director General Antonio Rodotà will be meeting the media at ESA Headquarters in Paris for a press breakfast, starting at 08:30, to take stock of […]
Space Shuttle Program Joins American Icons in Commemorative Stamp Collection
Kirsten Williams Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-0243) Cathy Yarosky United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/268-2126) RELEASE: 00-12 SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM JOINS AMERICAN ICONS IN COMMEMORATIVE STAMP COLLECTION The […]
ERS and SPOT satellites to the rescue
The devastation caused in parts of Europe by recent storms is being surveyed using the radar and optical observation satellites ERS and SPOT of the European Space Agency and the […]
Preflight Briefings for Earth-mapping Shuttle Mission set for Jan. 21
Kirsten Williams Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-0243) Eileen Hawley Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Phone: 281/483-5111) NOTE TO EDITORS: N00-1 PREFLIGHT BRIEFINGS FOR EARTH-MAPPING SHUTTLE MISSION SET FOR JAN. 21 […]
Astronaut, Senior Shuttle Manager McMonagle Departs NASA
James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (281) 483-5111 Release: J00-03 Veteran astronaut and senior Space Shuttle manager Donald R. McMonagle has announced his departure from NASA for a position […]