| | 12.31.03 - NASA's Year Of Sorrow, Recovery, Progress And Success
Even while mourning the loss of Columbia and the brave STS-107 crew, NASA's workforce began the task of finding the problem, fixing the problem, and preparing to return Space Shuttles to safe flight.
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| | 12.31.03 - Space Station Contract with Boeing Extended
The Boeing Company of Houston will provide delivery, on-orbit acceptance, sustaining engineering and postproduction services.
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| | 12.31.03 - Stardust Entered Comet's Coma
On Jan. 2, the Stardust spacecraft will fly through the halo of dust and gas that surrounds the nucleus of comet Wild 2.
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| | 12.30.03 - NASA's Mars & Comet Mission Coverage
View a schedule of news briefings and access links to NASA television and online coverage of the upcoming Mars rover and Stardust missions.
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| | 12.24.03 - Space Station Crew: Naughty Or Nice?
Astronaut Michael Foale and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri share holiday plans from the Space Station.
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| | 12.23.03 - Ion Engine Design Passes Test
The ion engines will draw power from an onboard nuclear reactor and propel the orbiter around three of the icy moons.
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| | 12.23.03 - Mars & Comet Mission Coverage
NASA will provide extensive coverage for the upcoming Mars Exploration Rover landings and the Stardust comet flyby mission.
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| | 12.22.03 - Black Soot And Snow: A Warmer Combination
Black soot may account for 25 percent of global warming over the past century -- especially when concentrated on snow and ice.
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| | 12.22.03 - Technology Services Contract Awarded
Science Applications International Corporation will provide information technology services for the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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| | 12.19.03 - United Space Alliance Contract Adjustment
NASA modified the Space Flight Operations Contract to support the Space Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.
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| | 12.19.03 - Santa Has Company In The Christmas Sky
From Dec. 23-26, the International Space Station will be visible high overhead cities from New York to Los Angeles.
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| | 12.18.03 - Tests Pave Way For Launch Escape System
Rocket engines and parachutes tests could be instrumental in developing the first spacecraft crew launch escape system.
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| | 12.18.03 - Reptile Distributions In Madagascar
Satellite data helps predict the geographic distribution of 11 known chameleon species.
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| | 12.18.03 - Spitzer Space Telescope
The Space Infrared Telescope is renamed after Dr. Lyman Spitzer Jr., one of the 20th century's most distinguished scientists.
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| | 12.18.03 - Images From New Space Telescope
The first dazzling images were released today from NASA's newly named Spitzer Space Telescope.
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| | 12.17.03 - Mars Emerging From Ice Age?
Information from the Mars Global Surveyor and Odyssey missions provided more evidence of an icy recent past.
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| | 12.16.03 - Einstein Makes Extra Dimensions Toe The Line
Scientists say Albert Einstein's principle of the constancy of the speed of light holds up under extremely tight scrutiny, ruling out theories about a "frothy" fabric of space.
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| | 12.16.03 - Space Station Crew and Students Are "Partners In Flight"
Pre-kindergarten through high-school students and teachers in North Carolina and Ohio will talk with the International Space Station Expedition 8 crew during a NASA educational downlink tomorrow from 9:40 to 10 a.m. EST.
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| | 12.15.03 - Diversity Business Owners Honored NASA
DiversityBusiness.com named NASA one of the top three government agencies for multicultural business opportunities.
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| | 12.15.03 - Centennial Of Flight Events On NASA TV
Live television coverage from Kitty Hawk, N.C. begins at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003.
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| | 12.15.03 - Space Telescope News Conference
NASA will also announce a new name for the observatory and unveil the first images on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. EST .
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| | 12.12.03 - Students Fly on "Weightless Wonder"
Undergraduate teams will design, fabricate and fly reduced-gravity experiments aboard the KC-135A aircraft.
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| | 12.11.03 - Students Celebrate Centennial of Flight
The Expedition 8 crew will talk with North Carolina students during an educational downlink on Dec. 12 from 10:04 to 10:24 a.m. EST.
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| | 12.11.03 - Wind Tunnel Helps Aviator Recreate History
The First Flight Centennial Celebration runs Dec. 12-17 at the Wright Brothers' National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
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| | 12.11.03 - Do Cities Change Local And Global Climates?
Evidence from satellites, models, and ground observations reveal asphalt, buildings, and aerosols from cities affect rainfall.
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| | 12.11.03 - NASA Scientist Trains "Earth-Smart" Astronauts
After hearing the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing radio broadcast as a boy in India, Kamlesh Lulla pursued a space science career.
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| | 12.11.03 - Educators Bring Astronomy Down To Earth
The Educator Ambassadors will test the material in their classrooms and then distribute it to other teachers nationwide.
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| | 12.10.03 - Webcast Highlights Benefits Of Remote Sensing
The "Space Station Today" webcast will feature Astronaut Mario Runco on Thursday from 1- 1:30 p.m. EST.
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| | 12.10.03 - Scientists "Reconstruct" Earth's Climate
The press conference is at 5 p.m. EST, Thursday, December 11 in the Moscone Convention Center West in San Francisco.
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| | 12.10.03 - Spring Thaw Makes A Difference
NASA radars and orbiting satellite microwave remote sensing instruments help scientists monitor growing season dynamics.
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| | 12.09.03 - Successful Year of ELV Launches
Since January, eight spacecraft have been safely and successfully deployed on expendable launch vehicles (ELVs).
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| | 12.09.03 - Astronaut Breaks U.S. Space Endurance Record
Michael Foale, International Space Station Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer, surpassed the previous U.S. space endurance record of 230 days, 13 hours, three minutes and 37 seconds.
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| | 12.09.03 - NASA Takes Flight With Centennial Partners In North Carolina
Thanks to NASA, the thousands of people who visit Kill Devil Hills, N.C., to celebrate a century of flight, will also have a chance to learn more about what may happen in aerospace exploration in the next hundred years.
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| | 12.09.03 - NASA Multimedia Series Set To Inspire Hispanic Youth
NASA is launching Noticiencias NASA™, a Spanish-language, research-inquiry, standards-based, and technology-focused educational program designed for students in grades K-5.
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| | 12.09.03 - ICESat Captures Earth In Spectacular 3-D Images
Satellite views of Earth's polar ice sheets, clouds, mountains, and forestlands are helping scientists understand how life on Earth is affected by changing climate.
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| | 12.09.03 - Extensive Destruction Powers Solar Explosions
The sun's magnetic fields are stretched and forced together until they break under the stress, like a rubber band pulled too far, and then reconnect -- snap -- to a new shape with less energy.
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| | 12.08.03 - Sun's Power & Violence Revealed At AGU
New discoveries about the rules governing the sun's most violent phenomena will be presented at 6 p.m. EST today at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
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| | 12.08.03 - Science Press Conferences
The American Geophysical Union will meet at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco on December 8-12.
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| | 12.08.03 - Monitor Coral Reef Health
Sometimes called the "bellwether of the seas," coral reefs can give first indications of marine ecosystem health.
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| | 12.05.03 - Song Soars To Grammy Nomination
Singer Patti LaBelle has been nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of "Way Up There."
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| | 12.05.03 - The Measure Of Water
Scientists created the first detailed map of Earth's water to better understand how water gets into the stratosphere.
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| | 12.04.03 - Space-Based Earthquake Research
Space observation records constant movement of the Earth's surface, periodically resulting in earthquakes.
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| | 12.04.03 - Engineering Investigations Get Navy Input
NASA and NAVSEA signed an agreement to swap engineering and technical analyses to manage high-risk operations.
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| | 12.03.03 - International Space Station Activities Updated
Station officials will conduct a mission status briefing at the Johnson Space Center on Friday at 3 p.m. EST.
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| | 12.03.03 - Stormy Space Weather Slips Through Cracks
Cracks in Earth's magnetic field were previously detected, but researchers now know they remain open for long periods.
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| | 12.03.03 - NASA Hosts Small Disadvantaged Businesses
The conference attracted 250 small, minority, and women-owned businesses as well as Fortune 500 companies.
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| | 12.03.03 - Mars Missions: International Flavor
Europe's Mars Express and NASA's twin Rovers will provide information that neither mission could provide alone.
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| | 12.02.03 - Mars Rovers to Land in January
Landing safely is the first step for three months of Mars exploration by each rover.
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| | 12.02.03 - Earthquake Research Contributions
Experts will discuss research into understanding earthquakes on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1 p.m. EST at NASA Headquarters.
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| | 12.02.03 - Crew For New Space Shuttle Mission
Astronauts Steven Lindsey, Mark Kelly, Carlos Noriega and Michael Fossum will fly on the mission following Return to Flight.
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| | 12.01.03 - Innovative Educational Tour
Marsapalooza kicks off on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 10:30 a.m. EST at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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| | 12.1.03 - Briefing on Mars Rovers
At 1:00 p.m. EST on Dec. 2, panelists will discuss the challenges facing the twin spacecraft due to land in January.
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| | 12.1.03 - Business Mentor-Protege Program
Press can meet with Ralph Thomas on Wednesday, December 3, to discuss NASA's progress with small disadvantaged businesses.
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| | 12.01.03 - New Solar Findings (Update)
Findings that resolve a long-standing controversy into how the solar wind interacts with the Earth's magnetosphere and how this interaction affects space weather will be discussed at 1:00 p.m. EST, Dec. 3, 2003.
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| | 12.01.03 - Return To Flight Task Group Public Meeting Announced
The Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group will hold its second public meeting at 10 a.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 11, in Houston.
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| | 11.26.03 - Earth Crew Explores Earth Science
On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 10 a.m. EST, NASA will host the second in a series of six educational webcasts.
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| | 11.26.03 - Tianna Shaw Follows Her Dreams
Shaw, a Native American, provides management oversight and leadership for a team of NASA scientists and technicians.
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| | 11.25.03 - Station Crew Talks Turkey
Astronaut Michael Foale and Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri will send Thanksgiving greetings at 12 noon EST November 27.
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| | 11.25.03 - Business Operations, Technical Services
Planners Collaborative will provide professional and para-professional functions for Ames Research Center.
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| | 11.25.03 - Operations Support Center Contract Awarded
COLSA Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama will provide operations and maintenance and system development services.
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| | 11.25.03 - NASA Schedules Mars Exploration Rover Briefing
NASA officials discuss the January Mars landings by NASA's two mobile robotic geologists, Spirit and Opportunity, in a briefing at 1 p.m. EST on December 2.
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| | 11.24.03 - Special Recipes for Station Crew
The holiday table is set with bungee cords and Velcro, and scissors replace a carving knife for food preparation.
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| | 11.24.03 - Japanese Students Talk to Crew
Space Station Expedition 8 crew will chat with fifth-and sixth-graders via downlink at 8:30 a.m. EST on November 25.
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| | 11.24.03 - Fred Gregory Honored
NASA's Deputy Administrator has been selected as one of 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology for 2004.
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| | 11.24.03 - Aviation Technology Test Site
Aircraft equipped with new technologies will be demonstrated at Virginia's Danville Regional Airport.
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| | 11.21.03 - Media Invited To See Hardware
Space Station hardware for return to flight is available at 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 3 at Kennedy Space Center.
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| | 11.21.03 - Latest Update To Shuttle Implementation Plan To Be Released Nov. 24
The latest version includes NASA's process for handling suggestions, as well as preliminary cost estimates.
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| | 11.21.03 - Small Business Proposals Selected
NASA awarded 246 Small Business Innovation Research contracts and 40 Small Business Technology Transfer contracts for $26 million.
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| | 11.21.03 - Engineer Inspires Students
Cuban-born Berta Alfonso manages the development of educational tools and resources for students and teachers.
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| | 11.21.03 - Next Station Crew Named
Astronaut William McArthur and Cosmonaut Valery Tokarev will launch for Station on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in April 2004.
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| | 11.20.03 - Successful Ion Engine Test
Project Prometheus' high-velocity, high-power thrust could lead to revolutionary propulsion capabilities.
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| | 11.19.03 - Webcast Teaches Students About Spacecraft
Scheduled for 1 p.m. EST Thursday, November 20, the live webcast features the Aura mission which will study climate change, air quality, and ozone.
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| | 11.19.03 - New Space Life Sciences Laboratory
The 100,000 square-foot facility offers research and commercialization opportunities to address key issues in biological sciences.
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| | 11.19.03 - Space Station: Five Years In Orbit
Eight successive crews -- 22 people -- have lived and worked on the orbiting complex since Nov. 2, 2000.
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| | 11.19.03 - Astronaut Delivers Keynote Address At National Conference
On Nov. 20-22, the American Indian Science & Engineering Society 25th National Conference will host John Herrington.
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| | 11.19.03 - "Fastest Man Alive" Recalls 50th Anniversary of Historic Flight
On Nov. 20, 1953, A. Scott Crossfield piloted the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket research aircraft to Mach 2, twice the speed of sound, and became the "fastest man alive."
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| | 11.18.03 - NASA Names New Safety Advisory Panel
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today announced the new NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), saying "a stronger, more focused advisory panel will benefit the entire agency well beyond our Return to Flight efforts."
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| | 11.18.03 - Space Station Crew Available for Interviews
Commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA Station Science Officer Ed Lu are available for satellite interviews from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. EST Friday.
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| | 11.18.03 - Talk Is Action For NASA's Space Flight Deputy
Lynn Cline is the first to tell you she's all talk. But that's no shortcoming for NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight.
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| | 11.17.03 - NASA Video Series Answers Kids' Questions
The one-minute online videos feature kids answering science, mathematics and technology questions, as well as sharing facts about NASA, in an interesting and instructional format.
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| | 11.17.03 - X-Ray Jet Provides Clues to Big Bang
The jet of high-energy particles, discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, provides information about the intensity of radiation 12 billion years ago.
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| | 11.14.03 - NASA Participates In American Astronautical Society Conference
NASA officials will be among participants at the American Astronautical Society's National Conference and 50th Annual Meeting Nov. 18-19 in League City, Texas.
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| | 11.14.03 - NASA Exercises Delta II Contract Option For STEREO
NASA is exercising a contract option for a Delta II vehicle to launch STEREO, a mission that will provide revolutionary views of the Sun-Earth system and contain two spacecraft.
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| | 11.14.03 - Leaders For Engineering And Safety Center Named
Ralph Roe Jr. will lead the new NASA Engineering and Safety Center, an independent organization which will coordinate and conduct robust engineering testing and safety assessments to support critical NASA projects and programs.
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| | 11.13.03 - NASA Light-Emitting Diode Technology Brings Relief In Clinical Trials
The light arrays increase energy inside cells that speed up the healing process.
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| | 11.13.03 - NASA Schedules Space Station Briefing
NASA International Space Station officials will provide a look at the first month's work by Expedition 8 Commander Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri during a mission status briefing Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST.
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| | 11.13.03 - Delta-Like Fan On Mars Suggests Ancient Rivers Were Persistent
A new photo offers what may be "key, unequivocal evidence that some valleys on early Mars held persistent flows of water over considerable periods of time."
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| | 11.13.03 - NASA Announces Next Shuttle Return-To-Flight Briefing
NASA Space Shuttle Program officials will brief the media about return-to-flight issues beginning at 2 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 18, at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston.
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| | 11.13.03 - Visitor Center Unveils "Adventures In Flight"
Langley Research Center visitor center in Hampton, Va., is celebrating the centennial of flight by unveiling a new state-of-the-art, interactive gallery.
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| | 11.12.03 - Space Telescope Contract Modified
Changes reflect an August 2011 launch date and modifications to the Near Infrared Camera.
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| | 11.12.03 - Space Station Integration & Control Contract
Applied Research and Engineering Sciences Corporation will provide business and configuration management services.
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| | 11.12.03 - Rudolphi Named NASA Space Shuttle Propulsion Manager
Michael Rudolphi has been named manager of the Space Shuttle Propulsion Office at NASA' s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., effective December 1, 2003.
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| | 11.12.03 - NASA Names New Stennis Space Center Director
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Thomas Q. Donaldson, V will take over as Director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on January 5, 2004.
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| | 11.12.03 - New Stennis Space Center Deputy Director
Effective December 1, 2003, David Throckmorton will assume his new duties.
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| | 11.12.03 - First Native American Spacewalker Speaks At Special Program
NASA astronaut Commander John B. Herrington will share his experiences with employees and guests of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday, November 13.
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| | 11.10.03 - NASA Administrator Participates In Panel Discussion
Administrator O'Keefe joins NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Director Al Diaz in a discussion about human capital and working in government agencies.
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| | 11.10.03 - Media Roundtable With Langley Director Rescheduled
Media can meet with Roy D. Bridges, Langley Research Center Director, on Friday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. EST.
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| | 11.7.03 - Media Invited for 'Taste' of Space
How do you prepare a tasty Thanksgiving meal that has to be packaged months in advance, sent to Russia for shipping, requires no refrigeration, and must be eaten without creating crumbs?
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| | 11.7.03 - Senate Confirms NASA Chief Financial Officer
Gwendolyn Brown will provide leadership for planning, analysis, justification, control and reporting of all NASA fiscal resources.
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| | 11.7.03 - NASA Names Crew Members For Shuttle Return To Flight Mission
Three Mission Specialists have been added to the four astronauts already in training for the STS-114 mission planned for launch no earlier than September 2004.
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| | 11.7.03 - Cosmic Explorers -- "Best Of What's New"
Popular Science magazine honored two missions: the Space Infrared Telescope Facility and Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
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| | 11.6.03 - Successful Pad Abort Demonstration
The vehicle designed by Lockheed Martin will provide future space transportation systems with the capability to rescue the crew.
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| | 11.5.03 - Space Station Mission Integration Contract
Barrios Technology, Inc. will support mission planning, mission integration, mission operations, international partner integration, and Russian language and logistics services.
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| | 11.5.03 - Space Station Cargo Mission Contract
Lockheed Martin Space Operations of Houston will provide planning, preparation and conduct of cargo missions.
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| | 11.5.03 - Space Station Plan Released
NASA's "Implementation Plan for International Space Station Continuing Flight" will be released on Thursday, November 6.
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| | 11.5.03 - Skylab Anniversary Celebration At Von Braun Forum
Eight NASA astronauts who lived and worked on Skylab will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic laboratory on Nov. 10, during the annual Von Braun Forum in Huntsville, Ala.
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| | 11.5.03 - Voyager Approaching Solar System's Final Frontier
Voyager's journey through this turbulent zone will give scientists the first direct measurements of our solar system's unexplored final frontier, the heliosheath.
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| | 11.5.03 - El Libro Para Niños Toma Vuelo En Español
Los niños en los grados escolares del kinder al cuarto grado ahora podrán aprender acerca de cómo vuelan los helicópteros y otros vehiculos aereos impulsados por rotores.
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| | 11.5.03 - Online Children's Book Offered in Spanish
"Robin Whirlybird on her Rotorcraft Adventures," teaches children about helicopters and other rotor-powered aircraft.
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| | 11.04.03 - Explorer Mission Proposals Selected
Proposals for feasibility studies will look at the universe -- from Jupiter and the sun to black holes and dark matter.
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| | 11.04.03 - Environmental Impact Statement For Hawaii
The Outrigger project would serve as a test for future interferometer systems in space.
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| | 11.04.03 - Tribal College Engineering Programs
Johnson Space Center's Lee Snapp is working with tribal colleges to develop engineering or pre-engineering curriculums.
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| | 11.03.03 - LaRC Director Roundtable Postponed
The Tuesday, November 4, media roundtable with Roy D. Bridges will be rescheduled at a later date.
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| | 10.31.03 - Potential Of Small UAVS For Earth Studies
NASA is investigating the feasibility of conducting Earth science research using small, long endurance uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAV).
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| | 10.31.03 - Langley Director To Discuss NASA Engineering & Safety Center
Roy Bridges and members of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center leadership team will discuss how work is selected and prioritized and some of the potential programs for evaluation.
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| | 10.31.03 - Space Science Update Features Distant Voyager Discovery
New observations from Voyager 1 and what they may infer are the subjects of the next NASA Space Science Update on November 5, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. EST.
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| | 10.30.03 - Research Grants In Interdisciplinary Science
Research will focus on emerging scientific areas identified in the Strategic Plan of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
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| | 10.30.03 - Orbital Space Plane Dialogue
Administrator O'Keefe responded to House Committee on Science concerns about space flight plans. He assured that NASA would only proceed "consistent with the Administration program and Congressional support."
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| | 10.29.03 - Biological Lab For Use In Space
The miniature laboratories were adapted to detect life forms and chemicals derived from life.
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| | 10.28.03 - Testing & Space Research Service Contract
Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. will operate Marshall Space Flight Center's propellant, high-pressure and cryogenic systems.
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| | 10.27.03 - Unique View Of California Wildfires
Astronaut Ed Lu captured images of the wildfires ravaging California through the Space Station windows.
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| | 10.27.03 - Columbia Accident Investigation Board Releases New Volumes
Volumes II-VI, with appendices and additional information supporting Volume I, will be available on NASA's Web site, http://www.nasa.gov, after 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, October 28.
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| | 10.27.03 - Research Grants in Fundamental Physics
NASA has selected 15 researchers to receive grants totaling more than $6.4 million over four years, to conduct space fundamental physics research. This research is expected to expand our understanding of space, time and matter.
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| | 10.27.03 - Administrator Addresses City Club Of Cleveland
Watch Sean O'Keefe live via webcast as he shares NASA's vision and mission on Friday, October 31 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
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| | 10.24.03 - Solar Flare Activity Monitored During Space Station Mission
Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and astronaut Ed Lu will return to Earth Monday, Oct. 27 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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| | 10.24.03 - Science And Math Accessible to Disabled
Math whiz and computer software designer Robert O. Shelton, who lost his sight as a child, contributes to NASA's Learning Technologies Project.
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| | 10.23.03 - New Deputy Director For Glenn Research Center Named
NASA announced today Richard S. Christiansen is the new Deputy Director for the agency's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, effective Nov. 16.
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| | 10.23.03 - Scientist Dives Into Space Storm
Newly uncovered scientific data of recorded history's most massive space storm is helping a NASA scientist investigate its intensity and the probability that what occurred on Earth and in the heavens almost a century-and-a-half ago could happen again.
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| | 10.23.03 - Recent Warming Of Arctic May Affect Worldwide Climate
Satellite data -- the unique view from space -- are allowing researchers to more clearly see Arctic changes and develop an improved understanding of the possible effect on climate worldwide.
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| | 10.23.03 - NASA Accountant Stands Tall
Mark Denton, 37, is an accountant at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala. His reduced mobility doesn't stand in his way.
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| | 10.22.03 - Station Crew Available For Interviews
Astronauts Ken Bowersox and Don Pettit, who returned from Station in May, will discuss their experience live on NASA TV on Oct. 27.
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| | 10.22.03 - Historians "Realizing the Dream of Flight."
On Nov. 5, 2003, aerospace historians will gather in Cleveland to honor the Wright Brothers' invention.
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| | 10.21.03 - Hispanic Scholars Awarded $500,000
Over ten years, the Hispanic College Fund awarded $3.5 million in scholarships to 1,600 Hispanic students.
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| | 10.20.03 - Earth Science Update Explores Arctic Sea Ice
Hear from experts on the global impact of Arctic warming on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters.
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| | 10.20.03 - Space Station Crew Media Events
The two crews sharing Station will take questions from reporters Thursday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m. EDT.
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| | 10.17.03 - Next Space Station Crew Ready For Saturday Launch
The next crew for the International Space Station is making last-minute preparations for launch to the orbiting laboratory. The launch is scheduled for Saturday at 1:38 a.m. EDT.
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| | 10.16.03 - South American Glaciers Melting
Thinning Patagonia Icefields of Chile and Argentina account for nearly 10 percent of global sea-level change.
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| | 10.16.03 - Interactive Expedition 8 Images Featured On NASA.Gov
Expedition 8 Commander Michael Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri are set to launch Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1:37 a.m. EDT.
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| | 10.15.03 - Chang-Diaz Wins Award
Astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz, a world-class rocket propulsion scientist, won Discover Magazine's 2003 Innovation Award for Space Science and Technology.
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| | 10.15.03 - Latest NASA Spinoff Publication Available Online
Since NASA's inception in 1958, technologies resulting from the space program have introduced hundreds of new or improved products and processes to the American consumer.
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| | 10.15.03 - Station Crew Reacts To China Launch
Both audio and video from the Station concerning China's launch will be available on today's Video File feeds scheduled for Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT.
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| | 10.15.03 - Contour Mishap Board Completes Investigation
Investigators have identified four possible causes for the failure of the comet-rendezvous mission launched in July 2002, and concluded the probable proximate cause was structural failure due to plume heating during the embedded solid-rocket motor burn.
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| | 10.14.03 - NASA Administrator Marks China's Space Milestone
"This launch is an important achievement in the history of human exploration," said Sean O'Keefe. China is the third nation to launch humans into space.
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| | 10.14.03 - Engineer Opens Doors To World Of Science
Growing up in Barrio Amelia, a suburb of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, NASA engineer Felix Soto Toro dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
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| | 10.14.03 - Columbia Recovery Office Moves
Moving the office to the Kennedy Space Center allows NASA to store and coordinate Shuttle debris at one location. Call the hotline if you find Columbia debris.
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| | 10.14.03 - Changes In Arctic Ice Affect Life Around The Globe
Press can question scientists during the Earth Science Update on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters. NASA TV will carry the program live.
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| | 10.14.03 - New NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
The NASA and Department of Energy laboratory can simulate the harsh radiation produced by the sun and other galactic sources.
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| | 10.10.03 - Space Flight Operations Contract Modifications
United Space Alliance will support Orbiter and Solid Rocket Booster modification, launch pad refurbishment, and flight operations for the Shuttle and Station.
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| | 10.10.03 - Creatures "Come To Life" During Student Challenge
Monday, NASA Quest at NASA's Ames Research Center (ARC) launches the "Design-a-Martian Challenge.
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| | 10.10.03 - NASA Encourages Hispanic Students
Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week 2003, October 13-16, will help 325,000 high school students explore science and math-related careers.
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| | 10.10.03 - Educational Benefits Of Earth Science Week
"Eyes on Planet Earth: Monitoring our Changing World," this year's theme for Earth Science Week, October 12-18, will focus on the Earth, its resources, processes and hazards.
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| | 10.10.03 - New Historian Named
Dr. Steven J. Dick, a well-known expert in the field of astrobiology, will assume his duties at NASA on November 3.
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| | 10.09.03 - Information Technology Services Contract
QSS Group Inc. of Lanham, Md. will provide products and services to maintain a stable computer system at the Ames Research Center.
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| | 10.09.03 - Honeywell Technology Solutions Awarded Contract
The Mission Operations and Mission Services contract supports all spacecraft flight mission phases including formulation, development and operations for prime mission and extended mission for the Goddard Space Flight Center.
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| | 10.09.03 - Contract Award to Honeywell Technology Solutions
The Near Earth Networks Services (NENS) contract covers administration of the Space and Ground Networks contract team, hardware and software development, and systems engineering.
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| | 10.09.03 - Information Exchange With Army Materiel Command
This MOA is the latest in a series of outcomes from information exchanges between NASA and other organizations managing high-risk operations.
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| | 10.09.03 - Dream of Space Inspired Youth
Growing up as a boy in Mexico, Eduardo Adams built his first rockets out of discarded wood, empty cans, bottles.
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| | 10.08.03 - NASA Selects Allied Team To Provide Hypersonic Vehicles
Allied Aerospace Industries has been selected to provide three flight-ready experimental demonstrator vehicles that will fly approximately 5,000 miles per hour or seven times the speed of sound.
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| | 10.07.03 - Deadline For Student Experiment Proposals
Applications are due Oct. 20 for student experiments to be conducted in a weightless environment aboard the KC-135.
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| | 10.07.03 - Research Propels Development Of New Glass
Developed using a levitator facility, where molten spheres float with no visible means of support, the glass may innovate lasers.
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| | 10.07.03 - Student Turned Teacher
Daisy Mueller, an industrial engineer in the Shuttle program, passes along lessons she learned while a student co-op at NASA.
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| | 10.07.03 - Antarctic Penguins Thrive In Ocean "Oases"
Satellite data helped analyze the biology of hot spots, called polynyas, along the coast of Antarctica.
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| | 10.06.03 - Innovative Small Business Projects
NASA's Small Business Innovation Research program selected 119 high-technology firms from 29 states -- including women-owned and disadvantaged firms.
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| | 10.06.03 - Earth Crew Webcast
Students, families and educators across America will participate in the first of six educational webcasts on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 10:15 a.m. EDT.
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| | 10.06.03 - Lasers Measure Ice, Clouds And Land Elevations
The principal mission of ICESat is to measure the surface elevation of the large ice sheets covering Antarctica and Greenland.
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| | 10.03.03 - NASA Celebrates World Space Week With Webcast
The webcast, scheduled for October 9 at 1 p.m. EDT, will originate from one of NASA's astronaut training facilities in Houston.
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| | 10.03.03 - Coverage For Next Launch, Landing Of Space Station Crews
NASA Television plans extensive coverage of the next crew exchange for the International Space Station.
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| | 10.02.03 - Mission Assurance Agreement
U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency and NASA will exchange information about safety and quality methodology.
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| | 10.02.03 - New Recruitment Project
NASA needs a new generation of talented college students from diverse backgrounds with science, technology, engineering and math skills.
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| | 10.01.03 - New Glass Unveiled
The Space Research Update Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 1 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters will discuss a new glass with medical, military and communications applications.
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| | 10.01.03 - Students Talk with Station Crew
NASA's Middle School Aerospace Scholars Program connects Travis Middle School students in Port Lavaca, Texas with Station crew for a live chat on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 3:03 to 3:22 p.m. EDT.
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| | 10.01.03 - Iceberg Inhibits Sea Life Growth
Instruments aboard NASA satellites observed and measured the effect of the iceberg "C-19" on phytoplankton.
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| | 09.30.03 - Gallery Of Mars Closeups
Thousands of new images from the Mars Global Surveyor testify to the diversity of geological processes sculpting the planet.
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| | 09.30.03 - Technology Reduces Smokestack Emissions
Created for satellite lasers to measure Earth's atmosphere, the catalytic-based formaldehyde remediation system will be inexpensive to implement commercially.
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| | 09.29.03 - Engineering Services Contract Extended
Lockheed Martin Space Operations Co. in Houston will continue providing engineering, scientific and technical support to research and development laboratories and projects for the Johnson Space Center.
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| | 09.29.03 - Mission Support Operations Contract
Lockheed Martin Space Operations Co. in Houston will provide mission operations and ground planning systems support space flight programs.
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| | 09.29.03 - "Blast Back To School"
Astronaut Don Pettit kicks off the event Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. EDT with students from Anne Beers Elementary School in Washington.
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| | 09.26.03 - Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
NASA selected two teams to conduct concept studies for the fourth of NASA's Solar Terrestrial missions.
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| | 09.26.03 - 45 Years of Exploration and Discovery
Watch NASA TV on Oct. 1 for a live program featuring Administrator O'Keefe, Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan and school students.
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| | 09.25.03 - Congressional Black Caucus Conference
Students and educators come to Washington to discuss the benefits of space travel and future of education in America.
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| | 09.25.03 - Second Largest Ozone Hole
Ozone blocks harmful ultraviolet "B" rays. Thinning of the ozone layer harms humans, plants and animals.
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| | 09.24.03 - Webcasts Feature Scientists on a Mars Mission
NASA and Spanish scientists, who are developing ways to drill into Mars in search of underground life, will take part in eight worldwide, educational webcasts from their project site near Spain's Rio Tinto River from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15.
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| | 09.24.03 - Charlas Educativas Con Los Cientificos Del Programa Marte
CientÃficos de NASA junto con cientÃficos del Centro de AstrobiologÃa de España están desarrollando tecnologÃa y técnicas que algún dÃa pudiera ser utilizada en la búsqueda de vida bajo la superficie del planeta Marte.
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| | 09.24.03 - NASA Presents Space Station Briefings
NASA briefings on Monday, September 29 will highlight the next mission to the International Space Station, the return of the current residents, and science findings from a previous mission.
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| | 09.23.03 - Minority University Partners Awarded
Awardees receive three-year grants for $275,000 per year to develop space science capabilities for faculty, students and programs.
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| | 09.23.03 - Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Resigns
Congress first chartered the Panel after the 1967 Apollo 1 fire to advise NASA on the safety of operations, facilities, and personnel.
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| | 09.23.03 - Review of Orbital Space Plane Design
NASA-led teams evaluated the vehicle's concept design for providing crew rescue and transfer for the International Space Station.
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| | 09.23.03 - Media Invited To See Space Shuttle Atlantis Preparations
The media is invited to tour the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the Space Shuttle Atlantis is prepared for Return to Flight.
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| | 09.22.03 - Minority Contractors Honored
NASA named Zin Technologies, Inc. as Minority Contractor of the Year; Arcata Associates, Inc. as Minority Subcontractor of the Year; and Analytical Services, Inc. as Women Owned Business of the Year.
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| | 09.22.03 - Deep Space Network Operations Contract
ITT Industries of White Plains, N.Y., won a five-year $274 million subcontract for operations and maintenance of NASA's U.S. and international facilities.
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| | 09.17.03 - Space Station Elements Pass the Test
The Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module Kibo and NASA's Node-2 performed well in complex testing.
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| | 09.17.03 - InDyne, Inc. Awarded Contract
The contract provides communications services to support the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, Payload Carriers and Launch Services.
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| | 09.17.03 - Galileo's Last Message to Earth
The spacecraft will transmit a few hours of science data before plunging into Jupiter's atmosphere on Sept. 21.
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| | 09.16.03 - University of California Awarded Contract
The contract calls for creation of a University Affiliated Research Center to help attract and retain the best researchers and expand fundamental research.
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| | 09.16.03 - Ocean Plant Life Slows Down
Complexities of climate change influence how much carbon dioxide is absorbed through photosynthesis.
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| | 09.16.03 - Tilt Rotor Aircraft Joins Air And Space
The XV-15 showcases cutting-edge aerospace research.
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| | 09.15.03 - National Space Exhibit Blasts Off
"SPACE: A Journey to Our Future" opens at Seattle's Pacific Science Center on Saturday, November 22.
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| | 09.15.03 - Spectacular Isabel Images
Crewmembers aboard Space Station video the storm, while NASA's Earth-observing satellites monitor the developments.
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| | 09.15.03 - NASA Explorer Schools Program Takes Flight
Schools across America can apply online for a chance to partner with NASA in innovative science and math instruction.
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| | 09.15.03 - Women in Aerospace Awards
Barbara Morgan, Dr. Marla Perez-Davis and Dr. Andrea Donnellan honored on Tuesday, September 16.
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| | 09.12.03 - Administrator Supports Columbia Trust Effort
To raise funds for the families of the Columbia crew, Sean O'Keefe will speak at the National Press Club on Sept. 16 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
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| | 09.12.03 - Members Added To Stafford-Covey Task Group
Dr. Kathryn C. Thornton, U.S. Air Force Colonel Susan J. Helms, and Christine H. Fox will be voting members.
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| | 09.12.03 - Return To Flight Briefings on NASA TV
JSC will conduct a media workshop beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16. Media can visit facilities and talk with NASA engineers.
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| | 09.12.03 - Galileo Mission Nears End
Launched in 1989, the spacecraft circled Jupiter 34 times and will plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere on September 21.
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| | 09.12.03 - Image of Red Planet Volcano
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Robert F. Sanders suggested the crater as a photo target for the Mars Global Surveyor camera.
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| | 09.11.03 - Lab Yields The Biggest Chill
NASA-funded researchers cooled sodium gas to the lowest temperature ever recorded, one-half-billionth degree above absolute zero.
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| | 09.11.03 - Aircraft Moves to Air and Space Museum
Media are invited to attend the transfer ceremony of the XV-15 tilt rotor aircraft to Washington Dulles on Sept. 16 at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
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| | 09.10.03 - Space Telescope Mirror Approved
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation of Boulder, Colo. will supply the technology for the primary mirror.
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| | 09.10.03 - Satellites Help Forecast Hurricanes
Space-based observations, data assimilation, and computer climate modeling help predict storms.
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| | 09.09.03 - Satellite Accident Investigation
NOAA-N satellite was damaged during launch processing.
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| | 09.09.03 - Chandra "Hears" A Black Hole
NASA's X-ray Observatory detected sound waves from a super-massive black hole.
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| | 09.09.03 - Comments on Space Station Research Institute
NASA is considering a non-government organization to coordinate Station research with the user community. Give us your thoughts.
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| | 09.08.03 - Return To Flight Task Group Leader Meets with Media
Contact Public Affairs at 281/483-5111 to talk with Dick Covey at 12:45 p.m. EDT Sept. 11 in Houston, or watch it live on NASA TV.
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| | 09.05.03 - "Return To Flight" Media Workshop
News media are invited to attend a series of "on-the-record" briefings and hands-on demonstrations Sept. 16-18 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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| | 09.04.03 - Private Company to Fly NASA Experiment
The technology represents the next generation of highly integrated low power, low mass spacecraft avionics.
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| | 09.04.03 - Chandra Detects Black Hole Sound Waves
NASA TV will host a live discussion with scientists on Tuesday, September 9, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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| | 09.04.03 - New Chapter In Supersonic Flight
Flights tests show how to reduce window-rattling sonic booms.
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| | 09.03.03 - First Return To Flight Status Briefing
Officials will meet with press in Houston on Monday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. EDT. The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA TV.
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| | 09.03.03 - New Chief Scientist
Veteran astronaut, astronomer, and astrophysicist Dr. John M. Grunsfeld succeeds Shannon Lucid.
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| | 09.03.03 - Update on Space Infrared Telescope Facility
The space observatory switched on onboard instruments and captured star-studded images.
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| | 09.03.03 - James Webb Telescope Contract Modification
The changes will accommodate an August 2011 launch date.
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| | 09.03.03 - Apollo Engineer Honored
Margaret Hamilton received NASA's Exceptional Space Act Award for her scientific and technical contributions.
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| | 09.02.03 - Agency Software Development Honored
The SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) and NASGRO® won the 2003 Software of the Year Awards.
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| | 08.29.03 - First African-American In Space
Guy Bluford, one of three African-Americans in the 1978 astronaut class, made history on STS-8.
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| | 08.27.03 - Brown Family Statement
Family members of Columbia astronaut Dave Brown stated, "Now it is time to study and implement the report, and to resume exploration."
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| | 08.26.03 - Chandra X-Ray Observatory Contract
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory will provide science and flight operations in Cambridge, Mass.
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| | 08.26.03 - Administrator Accepts Columbia Accident Report
"The findings and recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will serve as NASA's blueprint," assured Sean O'Keefe.
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| | 08.25.03 - NASA Commemorates Historic Space Flight
Astronaut Guy Bluford, the first African-American in space, recalls key events of his 1983 flight.
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| | 08.25.03 - Administrator Addresses Investigation Findings
Media are invited to NASA Headquarters on Wednesday, August 27, from 11:00 a.m. to noon EDT. NASA TV will carry the event live.
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| | 08.25.03 - Space Technology Aids Firefighting
Images and data from spacecraft and unmanned planes help firefighters battle wildfires.
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| | 08.22.03 - Earth Has A New Look
That's what you'll get in a complete global topographic data set generated by NASA and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
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| | 08.21.03 - Demonstrator Completes Design Certification
DART is NASA's first completely computer controlled, rendezvous capable spacecraft.
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| | 08.21.03 - TV Coverage Of Progress Docking
NASA Television will broadcast the arrival of the next Russian resupply vehicle to the International Space Station on August 30.
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| | 08.20.03 - Public Suggestions Sought For Mars Photos
The public has an unprecedented opportunity to suggest places on Mars that should be photographed from a spacecraft orbiting that planet.
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| | 08.20.03 - NASA Announces Microgravity Combustion Science Grants
21 researchers selected to receive grants totaling approximately $9.4 million to conduct ground-based microgravity combustion research.
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| | 08.19.03 - Scientists Listen In On Sounds Of Aircraft Wake Signatures
Tests will help scientists determine if sound can be used to detect, track and predict hazards from aircraft wake turbulence.
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| | 08.18.03 - International Space Station Program Scientist Selected
Dr. Donald A. Thomas named as the new International Space Station Program Scientist for NASA.
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| | 08.18.03 - Earth Crew Talks With International Space Station
Before blasting back to school, NASA Earth Crew members will travel 17,000 mph with the crew of the International Space Station.
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| | 08.15.03 - NASA, Navy Share Ideas
Both organizations agree to exchange safety and engineering practices.
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| | 08.14.03 - Space Telescope Transition
Astronomers offer options to transition from Hubble to the James Webb Space Telescope by 2010.
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| | 08.13.03 - Maryland Company Awarded Contract
ASRC Aerospace Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, will provide engineering design and hardware development for Ames.
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| | 08.11.03 - Call for Products to Speak Out for Space
NASA seeks innovative ways to educate the public about space through consumer products or services. Proposals are due to NASA Headquarters by 4:30 p.m. EDT Oct. 3, 2003.
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| | 08.11.03 - Michael O'Brien Named New Chief of External Relations
O'Brien replaces John Schumacher who became the NASA Chief of Staff in July.
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| | 08.08.03 - Scisat Launch Set For Tuesday
The Canadian Space Agency's Scientific Satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, August 12, between 10:05 and 11:02 p.m. EDT.
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| | 08.08.03 - Donald J. Campbell Selected As NASA Deputy Administrator Special Assistant
Effective Oct. 1, Campbell will become Special Assistant for Nuclear and Alternative Power Generation Systems.
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| | 08.08.03 - Dr. Julian M. Earls Selected To Lead NASA Glenn Research Center
NASA Deputy Administrator Frederick D. Gregory today announced Dr. Julian M. Earls as the new Center Director for the agency's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, effective Oct. 1.
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| | 08.07.03 - Space Station: New Crew
Expedition 8 crewmembers will talk with reporters on Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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| | 08.06.03 - Asteroids Dedicated To Columbia Crew
The celestial memorials, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, can easily be found from Earth.
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| | 08.05.03 - National Night Out Celebration
Tonight the Space Station will be visible to the unaided eye and will appear as a small, steady, fast-moving point of light.
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| | 08.04.03 - Scout Mission Selected For 2007 Mars Launch
Phoenix, designed to land in the high northern latitudes of Mars, will follow up on Mars Odyssey's spectacular discovery of near-surface water ice.
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| | 08.04.03 - SCISAT Launch: August 12
The Canadian Space Agency's Scientific Satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (SCISAT-1) will launch Tuesday, August 12, between 10:05 and 11:02 p.m. EDT.
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| | 08.04.03 - Officials Brief Media About Space Flight
Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory, Associate Administrator for Space Flight Bill Readdy and Associate Administrator for Safety and Mission Assurance Bryan O'Connor will talk to media at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 5 in Florida.
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| | 08.04.03 - Student Employees Chat With Space Station Crew
Watch NASA TV for the live broadcast at 11:35 a.m. EDT, Wednesday.
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| | 08.01.03 - Stafford-Covey Task Group Meeting
The first public meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Kennedy Space Center.
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| | 08.01.03 - Scientists Suggest Stratosphere's Role
What happens in the stratosphere may have a larger influence on our climate and weather than previously thought.
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| | 07.30.03 - Administrator Speaks At Earth Observation Summit
The news conference will begin at 10:05 a.m. with media access from 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. EDT.
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| | 07.30.03 - Exhibit Commemorates Centennial Of Flight
The exhibit is on view in the Kisho Kurokawa Gallery of Architecture from August 2, 2003 through February 8, 2004.
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| | 07.30.03 - Agency Leaders Look To The Future
Officials met July 29 to discuss resumption of Space Station assembly and opportunities for this world-class research facility.
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| | 07.30.03 - Development Plan Wins National Award
The American Institute of Architects award ceremony will be held Oct. 9 in Washington.
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| | 07.29.03 - Observations Confirm Ozone Layer Recovery
Satellite observations have provided the first evidence that the rate of ozone depletion in the Earth's upper atmosphere is decreasing.
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| | 07.29.03 - Crew Brings Science Down To Earth
On Thursday, July 31 from 2:50 to 3:10 p.m. EDT, the International Space Station crew will talk -- via NASA downlink -- with teachers participating in the NASA Explorer Schools program.
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| | 07.29.03 - Station: 1000 Days in Space
For 1000 consecutive days, seven crews conducted science and assembly tasks aboard Station. The orbiting complex boasts a laboratory with living quarters, galley, and weightless "weight room" along side seven research facilities.
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| | 07.28.03 - International Earth Observation Summit
On Thursday, July 31, 2003, senior administration officials and representatives from more than 30 nations will meet in Washington.
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| | 07.25.03 - Return To Flight Task Group Members Named
NASA today released the names of the Stafford-Covey Return to Flight Task Group (SCTG).
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| | 07.25.03 - Next ISS Crew Named
Michael Foale and Alexander Kaleri are set to be the eighth crew to live aboard the International Space Station.
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| | 07.24.03 - Atlas V Chosen
The mission is scheduled for launch to Pluto in January 2006.
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| | 07.23.03 - Climate Change Initiatives Partnership
The press conference is Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Department of Commerce in Washington.
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| | 07.23.03 - Board Identifies Cause Of X-43a Failure
The mishap investigation board concluded that no single factor or potential contributing factor caused the mishap.
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| | 07.23.03 - Sky-High Science for Students
NASA offers students a near weightless environment aboard a KC-135A aircraft.
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| | 07.22.03 - Cool "Eyes" Track Hot Fires
A suite of NASA satellites, flying in coordinated fashion, offers the unparalleled insight only possible from space.
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| | 07.21.03 - Management Team Transcripts Released
Audio and text transcripts from Mission Management Team (MMT) meetings held during the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) mission will be available Tuesday.
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| | 07.21.03 - First Wave Of Gravity Mission's Success
Grace is the newest tool for scientists working to unlock secrets of ocean circulation and its effects on climate.
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| | 07.21.03 - Fuse Spacecraft Brain Transplant
The Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite was given a new lease on life following the implementation of new software.
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| | 07.21.03 - Earth Science Update Time Change
The ESU has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. EDT in NASA's James Webb Auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., Washington.
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| | 07.21.03 - Satellite Mission Serving Up Fresh Sea Fare
The experimental tandem mission data will help scientists better detect and understand ocean currents, tides and eddies.
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| | 07.18.03 - NASA Extends Spacesuit Contract
The extension, worth $26 million, includes responsibility for the U.S. spacesuit used by "spacewalkers" -- astronauts working outside the space vehicle.
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| | 07.17.03 - Station Crew Talks With Teachers
Expedition 7 crewmembers will chat with Explorer Schools' educators via NASA downlink on July 22 from 10:45 to 11:05 a.m. EDT.
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| | 07.17.03 - NASA Helps Fight Deadly Fires
Satellite data is providing scientists and fire managers with unparalleled insight into how deadly fires behave, and how to fight them.
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| | 07.17.03 - Earth Science Presentations At Symposium
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium will be held at the Centre de Congres Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France on July 21-25.
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| | 07.16.03 - NASA Human Rating Requirements
Requirements and guidelines for certifying the design of future agency space vehicles carrying humans are available online.
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| | 07.15.03 - SHARP Students Selected for Apprenticeship
The Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP) will host 340 high school students to work with NASA engineers and scientists.
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| | 07.15.03 - Space Radiation Research Grants Awarded
NASA selected 28 researchers to conduct ground-based research in space radiation biology and space radiation shielding materials.
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| | 07.23.03 - X-43A Mishap Report
The board concluded design deficiencies led to the mishap.
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| | 07.15.03 - Unique View Of Hurricane Claudette
Station crew captured video of the storm. Watch on NASA TV today at 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., midnight; and Wednesday, July 16 at 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. EDT.
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| | 07.15.03 - Space Station Crew Talks to Students
Tulsa, Okla. area high school and aviation technology students will talk with Expedition 7 crew on Thursday, July 17 from 2:10 to 2:30 p.m. EDT.
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| | 07.15.03 - Independent Engineering And Safety Center Created
Drawing on 250 talented employees throughout NASA, the Langley Research Center will independently assess all NASA programs and projects.
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| | 07.14.03 - Marshall Space Flight Center Deputy Director
Rex Geveden will succeed David King, who became Center Director on June 15.
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| | 07.14.03 - Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director
Effective August 31, Woodrow Whitlow will succeed James W. Kennedy, who becomes Center Director on August 10.
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| | 07.14.03 - International Earth Observation Summit
On Thursday, July 31, senior administration officials and representatives from approximately 25 nations will convene in Washington.
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| | 07.11.03 - ISS Event Time Change
The special conference call runs from 12:55 to 1:15 p.m. EDT.
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| | 07.11.03 - ISS Crew Talks With Regional Educators
Five competitively selected NASA Explorer Schools' teams will participate in a downlink with the Space Station on July 15.
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| | 07.10.03 - Oldest Known Planet Confirmed
The planet is 2.5 times the mass of Jupiter.
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| | 07.10.03 - Focus On The Future
NASA will feature a Space Shuttle launch experience theater during the NAACP annual convention July 12-17, 2003, Miami Beach, Fla.
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| | 07.09.03 - Laurel Clark Honored by Navy
The dedication ceremony is Friday, July 11 at 2:30 p.m.
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| | 07.09.03 - Team To Inspire Students
The student group was part of the National Space Development Agency of Japan's (NASDA) Education Program entitled, "When You Wish Upon a Star."
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| | 07.08.03 - NASA Committed To Diverse Workforce
NASA is highlighting the two major agency initiatives that address the workforce diversity pipeline, and university research and development capability.
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| | 07.08.03 - HST Finds Extra-Solar Planet
The discovery is the topic of the next Space Science Update on Thursday, July 10 at 2 p.m. EDT in James Webb Auditorium.
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| | 07.07.03 - Senior Financial Advisor Honored
Lloyd Blanchard was selected as one of this year's "Fifty Influential Minorities in Business."
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| | 07.07.03 - Battery Contract Awarded
NASA has awarded a contract to The Boeing Company, Houston, for the procurement of 40 ISS replacement battery units.
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| | 07.03.03 - Provider Chosen For Marshall Space Flight Center
EG&G Technical Services, Inc., of Austin, Texas will provide center operations support services for MSFC.
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| | 07.03.03 - Astro-Venture Helps Students Explore Habitable Planets
Guided by the animated character 'Astro Ferret,' students explore the environmental features that help Earth support human life.
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| | 07.02.03 - 41 Proposals Selected
NASA has selected 41 proposals in response to the "Research, Education, and Applications Solutions Network," a cooperative agreement notice known as "REASoN."
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| | 07.02.03 - Langley Center Director Names Assistant
Effective August 10, Ralph Roe will assist General Bridges in the development of new agency safety initiatives.
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| | 07.02.03 - Speed Limit For Pulsar Spin
Pulsars are the core remains of exploded stars, containing the mass of our Sun compressed into a sphere about 10 miles across.
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| | 07.02.03 - Humans and Robots: Spacewalk Squad
Expect to see humanoid robonauts working side by side with Space Station crew in the near future.
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| | 07.01.03 - Hawaiian Telescope Team Discovery
Astronomers observed a young star ringed by a swirling disc that may spin off planets.
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| | 07.01.03 - Birthday Party Aboard Station
Astronaut Ed Lu celebrates his 40th birthday 240 miles above Earth.
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| | 07.01.03 - Nation's Libraries Bring Space Research Down To Earth
The exhibit will tour 120 public libraries to inspire participation at public libraries, raise awareness and encourage interest in science.
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| | 06.30.03 - Mishap Investigation Board Selected
The board will investigate the June 26 loss of the Helios Prototype solar aircraft which crashed into the Pacific Ocean during a checkout flight.
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| | 06.30.03 - Explorer Schools Announced in Seattle
Of the 50 competitively selected school teams, 58 percent are located in both high poverty and high minority districts across 30 states.
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| | 06.30.03 - Experiments Validate 50-Year-Old Hypothesis
Using the Electrostatic Levitator, researchers at Marshall Space Flight Center proved how liquid metals resist the solid state.
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| | 06.27.03 - Helios Prototype Solar Aircraft Lost in Flight Mishap
The remotely operated Helios Prototype aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, June 26.
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| | 06.27.03 - NASA Reveals Discovery About Pulsars At Space Science Update
Scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 2, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
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| | 06.26.03 - New Kennedy Space Center Chief
James Kennedy will succeed General Roy Bridges, who will lead NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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| | 06.26.03 - Odyssey Watches A Frosty Mars
The spacecraft reveals new details about the frozen layers that dominate the high northern latitudes of the red planet.
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| | 06.26.03 - National Library Exhibit Kickoff
On Tuesday, July 1, parents and children can participate in this interactive exhibit at 11 a. m. EDT in Baltimore, Maryland at the Enoch Pratt Free Library.
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| | 06.26.03 - Latina Scientist Keeps an Eye on Smallest Inhabitants of Space
When microbiologist Monserrate (Monsi) Roman came to the United States from Puerto Rico, she never dreamed she'd be a scientist at NASA.
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| | 06.26.03 - Persistence and Passion Lead Hispanic Engineer To Success
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Miguel Rodriguez dreamed of working at NASA. Now he directs operations at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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| | 06.26.03 - First Hispanic-American Astronaut Lives Childhood Dream
Franklin Chang-Diaz's space travel began in a cardboard box, fueled by imagination.
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| | 06.26.03 - Hispanic Astronaut Shares Experiences
After logging 1000 hours in space, Ellen Ochoa shares her time on Earth with students and teachers across the country.
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| | 06.25.03 - NASA Sends Science And Math Teachers "Back To School"
The Explorer Schools Program establishes a three-year partnership with schools to spark innovative science and math instruction for grades five through eight.
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| | 06.25.03 - New Financial Management Tools Unite NASA
All 10 NASA field centers converted to the same system to pay bills and manage financial accounts.
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| | 06.24.03 - Astrobiology Institute Announces New Teams
Beginning in the fall of 2003, NASA will welcome 12 teams to the astrobiology research consortium to study the origin and evolution of life.
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| | 06.24.03 - Antenna Anomaly May Affect SOHO Scientific Data Transmission
The data blackout from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft, located one million miles from Earth, may last up to three weeks.
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| | 06.24.03 - New Space Shuttle Columbia Images Released
The photographs and video, recovered during the search effort, were taken by the Columbia crew during its scientific research mission in January.
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| | 06.24.03 - NASA Biotechnology Activities Enhancing Quality Of Life
More than 150 companies are working with NASA's Space Product Development Program to develop revolutionary products and technologies.
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| | 06.24.03 - GLOBE Expedition To Inspire Next Generation Of Explorers
Students from around the world will present their Earth science research findings in Sibenik, Croatia, from June 29-July 4.
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| | 06.19.03 - South America Shines In NASA's Latest Space Radar Map Release
Thanks to cloud-penetrating radar flown on NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), more than 340 million residents of the fourth largest continent have access to high-resolution topographic data.
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| | 06.19.03 - Reviewing Educator Astronaut Applications
NASA will use criteria developed by a Blue Ribbon Panel to identify the final candidates for the Astronaut Corps.
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| | 06.19.03 - The Secret Lives Of Galaxies Unveiled In Deep Survey
Two of NASA's Great Observatories are beginning to harvest new clues to the origin and evolution of galaxies.
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| | 06.19.03 - Nighttime Clouds Shed Light On Space Weather
Three of the four rocket experiments, launched from WFF, will include the formation of milky, white clouds.
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| | 06.19.03 - Research Helps Highlight Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Summer brings increased chances of thunderstorms and dangerous lightning. NASA marks National Lightning Safety Awareness Week, June 22-29.
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| | 06.18.03 - Keys To International Space Station Module Received
Two cornerstone components for future research and operations aboard the International Space Station are ready to begin integrated testing at the Kennedy Space Center.
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| | 06.18.03 - Space Biotechnology Showcase
NASA will showcase space health and biotechnology research at two major events in Washington on June 21-25, 2003.
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| | 06.18.03 - Sally's Ride, 20 Years On
Twenty years ago this month, Ride inspired girls around the nation. Today, she continues this mission by reaching out to inspire the next generation of female explorers.
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| | 06.16.03 - Space Veteran Leads Undersea Crew
Peggy Whitson, an International Space Station veteran, is commanding a NASA crew spending two weeks living on the ocean floor.
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| | 06.13.03 - Bridges Named Langley Center Director
Gen. Bridges, a retired U.S. Air Force Major General and former Space Shuttle pilot, will assume his new duties Aug. 10.
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| | 06.13.03 - Space Station Module Welcoming Ceremony
A ceremony to highlight the arrival of two major components of the International Space Station is scheduled for June 18 at the Kennedy Space Center.
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| | 06.13.03 - Stafford and Covey Lead Columbia Accident Report Task Force
The Stafford-Covey Task Force is made up of eminent experts and industry professionals.
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| | 06.12.03 - Bolt Catcher Images
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board discussed the design of the Solid Rocket Booster Bolt Catcher during their June 12 news conference.
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| | 06.12.03 - Kennedy Base Support Contract Extended
Space Gateway Support of Herndon, Va. will provide facility and infrastructure operations and maintenance for under $300 million.
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| | 06.11.03 - Return to Flight Task Group
Members will help assess NASA's implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's findings once the final report is released. Additional members will be added throughout the process.
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| | 06.11.03 - Foam Impact Test Images
Administrator Sean O'Keefe released preliminary results to media representatives at a roundtable discussion at NASA Headquarters.
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| | 06.10.03 - Associate Administrator For Aerospace Technology Retiring
Effective July 3, Dr. Jeremiah Creedon will join the faculty at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
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| | 06.10.03 - Students Talk To Space Station Crew
NASA TV and web will carry the Bradley Institute for Gifted and Talented Youth's event live on Thursday, June 12, from 1:55 - 2:15 p.m. EDT.
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| | 06.10.03 - Columbia Point Honors Fallen Comrades
A 14,000-foot mountain peak in Colorado's Sangre de Cristo Mountains has been renamed in memory of the Columbia astronauts.
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| | 06.10.03 - Astronaut Begins New Adventure
James Voss, veteran of five Shuttle flights and Station Expedition 2 crewmember, accepts an Associate Dean's position at Auburn University in Alabama.
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| | 06.09.03 - Supply Ship Blasts Off For Space Station
A Russian Progress resupply spacecraft launched Sunday, June 9, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:34 a.m. EST.
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| | 06.09.03 - First Flight of Newest Unmanned Aircraft
Altair, a slender-wing aircraft, features triple-redundant flight systems and avionics for increased reliability.
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| | 06.06.03 - New Columbia Tribute Announced
Interior Secretary Norton will host NASA Administrator O'Keefe for an event honoring the Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew on Tuesday, June 10 at 2 p.m.
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| | 06.06.03 - Webb Center Contract Awarded
The contract is for products and services required to prepare the science program during the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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| | 06.06.03 - Bronx Student Interest In Science
Dr. Loston will discuss various science and technology career options at the school's Career Day on Monday, June 9 from 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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| | 06.05.03 - Global Garden Grows Greener
NASA's Earth-observing satellites monitor plant growth around the world, providing clues to climate trends.
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| | 06.05.03 - Names Selected for Mars Rovers
On Sunday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Florida, NASA will announce the winning names selected from more than 10,000 student entries.
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| | 06.05.03 - NASA TV Covers Space Station Docking
Live coverage of the Progress resupply ship docking on Wednesday, June 11 at 6:30 a.m. EDT.
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| | 06.04.03 - U.S. and Russia Continue Space Cooperation
In a joint statement, President Bush and Russian President Putin underscore the depth of our partnership, and continued strength of the Space Station program.
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| | 06.10.03 - Successful Mars Rover Launch
The first of two unique robotic geologists launched shortly after 2 p.m EST and will arrive at Mars at the beginning of the new year in 2004.
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| | 06.03.03 - Globe-trotting Space Station Hardware
Italian and Japanese hardware traveled thousands of miles on Earth for testing at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the final journey into orbit.
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| | 06.02.03 - Talk With Station Crew during Progress Docking
Media can interview Expedition 7 crew, astronaut Ed Lu and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, on June 11th when the unmanned supply ship arrives, or on weekdays from 9-2 p.m. EST.
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