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NASA Reveals New Discoveries From Mercury (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-03-2008 at 02:00:30
| Scientists have argued about the origins of Mercury's smooth plains and the source of its magnetic field for more than 30 years. Now, data from the January 2008 flyby of the planet by MESSENGER spacecraft have shown that volcanoes were involved in plains formation. |
NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-02-2008 at 04:00:29
| NASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and send them on their way to the moon. |
STEREO Creates First Images of the Solar System?s Invisible Frontier (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-02-2008 at 02:00:29
| NASA's sun-focused Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, twin spacecraft unexpectedly detected particles from the edge of the solar system last year. |
NASA Considers Development of Student-Led Satellite Initiative (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-02-2008 at 10:00:30
| NASA is considering the development of a university-based, student-led satellite development initiative to begin passing the space exploration torch to a new generation. |
Space Station Spacewalks, Briefing on Tap for NASA TV (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-02-2008 at 08:00:29
| Two International Space Station residents will conduct a pair of spacewalks outside the Russian segment of the complex July 10 and 15, with coverage of both planned for NASA Television. |
NASA Sets Briefing With Next Station Crew, Spaceflight Participant (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-01-2008 at 04:00:26
| NASA will hold a media briefing Wednesday, July 30, at 1 p.m. CDT, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station and an American spaceflight participant. |
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries from Mercury (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 07-01-2008 at 04:00:26
| NASA will host a media teleconference Thursday, July 3, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss analysis of data from the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging spacecraft's flyby of Mercury earlier this year. |
Strategic Communications Chief Hopkins Leaving NASA (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-30-2008 at 01:00:30
| NASA Chief of Strategic Communications Robert Hopkins announced Monday that he will be leaving the agency for a position in the private sector. |
NASA Administrator Statement on the Death of Robert Seamans (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-30-2008 at 11:00:25
| Robert Seamans was one of the early leaders in launching NASA?s efforts to explore the new frontier of space. |
Astronaut James Reilly Leaves NASA (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-30-2008 at 09:00:26
| Veteran space shuttle astronaut James Reilly has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector. Reilly flew on three space shuttle missions to two space stations. |
Astronaut Barbara Morgan to Leave NASA (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-27-2008 at 01:00:22
| Veteran space shuttle astronaut Barbara R. Morgan will leave NASA in August to become an educator at Idaho's Boise State University. |
NASA Awards Information Management and Communications Support Contract (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-26-2008 at 04:00:23
| NASA has selected Abacus Technology Corporation of Chevy Chase, Md., to provide information management and communications support at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
NASA Hosts Industry Day to Discuss IT Infrastructure Acquisitions (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-26-2008 at 02:00:27
| On Wednesday, July 23, NASA will host an Industry Day to discuss upcoming agency-wide acquisitions for the Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Improvement Program, or I3P. |
Phoenix Puts Soil in Lab, Team Discusses Next Steps (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-25-2008 at 07:00:25
| The Phoenix team will hold a teleconference with news media at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 26. |
NASA Spacecraft Reveal Largest Crater in Solar System (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-25-2008 at 05:00:26
| New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system. |
NASA Announces Teleconference About Launch Pad 39A Repairs (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-25-2008 at 05:00:26
| The conference will be held at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 26. |
Deadline Approaching to Apply for New NASA Astronaut Class (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-25-2008 at 01:00:23
| NASA's deadline for accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class is July 1. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon. |
NASA Selects California Firm for Analysis and Evaluation Services (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-24-2008 at 05:00:28
| NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, of San Diego, to provide independent analysis and evaluation of selected agency programs and projects. |
Moon-Bound NASA Spacecraft Passes Major Preflight Tests (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-24-2008 at 05:00:28
| Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, that will take a significant step forward in the search for water on the moon. |
Students at Science Camp Gear Up to Call the Space Station (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-24-2008 at 03:00:25
| "Mission BISD: All Systems Go" technology and science camp students are gearing up to chat and ask questions during a call to the International Space Station crew on Thursday, June 26, from 10:50 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. CDT. |
NASA Announces Smithsonian Folklife Festival Activities (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-23-2008 at 05:00:25
| In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and NASA are partnering on this year's Folklife Festival. |
NASA Study Provides Next Step to Establishing Lunar Outpost (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-23-2008 at 05:00:25
| NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. |
Home From Space Station, New Jersey Astronaut Set for Interviews (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-23-2008 at 01:00:26
| NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman of New Jersey, who returned to Earth June 14 after three months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 27. |
NASA Selects Explorer Mission of Opportunity Investigations (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-20-2008 at 04:00:25
| NASA has selected two science proposals to be the agency's next Explorer Program Mission of Opportunity investigations. One activity will study black holes; the other will determine how the Earth's outer atmosphere responds to external forces. |
NASA Launches Ocean Satellite to Keep A Weather, Climate Eye Open (View Original Story)
Source: nasa.gov Posted: 06-20-2008 at 10:00:27
| A new NASA-French space agency oceanography satellite launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change. |
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