News Releases
1997 News Release
+ HUBBLE WITNESSES THE FINAL BLAZE OF GLORY OF SUN-LIKE STARS
12/16/97
+ NASA AWARDS MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH GRANTS
+ CLOSEST EUROPA FLYBY MARKS START OF GALILEO MISSION "PART II"
12/15/97
+ NASA/FAA SYSTEM HELPING HOLIDAY AIRLINE TRAVELERS MISS FEWER FLIGHTS
12/11/97
+ NASA, FAA DEVELOPING SYSTEM THAT COULD ENHANCE PRESENT COMMERCIAL AVIATION ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAMS
12/10/97
+ NASA SELECTES PHASE II SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS
12/8/97
+ NASA FILLED THE CALENDAR IN 1997
+ NASA PAYLOAD TO MONITOR ATMOSPHERE DURING SOLO SPIRIT BALLOON FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD
12/5/97
+ ADVANCED X-RAY ASTROPHYSICS FACILITY DELIVERY DELAYED
12/4/97
+ ONE STAR'S LOSS IS ANOTHER'S GAIN: HUBBLE CAPTURES BRIEF MOMENT IN LIFE OF LIVELY DUO
12/2/97
+ NASA SELECTS EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS
11/26/97
+ TAILLESS FIGHTER FLIGHT TESTS COMPLETE; PREVIEW FUTURE FIGHTER TECHNOLOGY
11/20/97
+ NASA, GSA JOIN FORCES ON OUTSOURCING DESKTOP COMPUTING
+ MILESTONE ACHIEVED FOR ALL-ELECTRIC AIRPLANE TECHNOLOGY
11/19/97
+ NASA AWARDS THE FIRST RAPID SPACECRAFT DELIVERY ORDER TO BALL AEROSPACE FOR THE DELIVERY OF QUIKSCAT SPACECRAFT
+ NASA ANNOUNCES RESEARCH GRANTS IN MICROGRAVITY FLUID PHYSICS
+ List of Microgravity Grantees
11/18/97
+ GLOBAL LAND PRECIPITATION INCREASES IN 20TH CENTURY
11/17/97
+ FIRST PHASE OF EARTH SCIENCE DATA PURCHASE AWARDS SELECTED
+ U.S./UKRAINIAN STUDENTS COLLABORATE ON SHUTTLE EXPERIMENT
+ U.S., RUSSIA NAME INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREWS
11/14/97
+ SHUTTLE-BASED LASER TO TEST TECHNOLOGY FOR MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
+ X-33 LAUNCH FACILITY GROUNDBREAKING HELD
11/13/97
+ MARS PENETRATORS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CRUCIAL SUBSYSTEM TEST
+ TRAFTON ANNOUNCES HIS DEPARTURE FROM NASA
+ TOGNINI NAMED TO STS-93 CREW
11/12/97
+ NASA AWARDS MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH GRANTS
+ MICROGRAVITY GRANT RECIPIENTS
11/10/97
+ SURVEYOR RESUMES AEROBRAKING, HEADING TOWARD NEW MAPPING ORBIT
11/6/97
+ SCIENCE TEAM AND INSTRUMENTS SELECTED FOR MARS SYRVEYOR 2001 MISSIONS
+ SPACE RESEARCH SHINES A LIGHT ON TUMORS TO SAVE LIVES
+ FIRST OBSERVATION OF SPACE-TIME DISTORTION BY BLACK HOLES
11/5/97
+ GALILEO FINDS ARIZONA-SIZED VOLCANIC DEPOSIT ON IO
+ SOLAR MYSTERY NEARS SOLUTION WITH DATA FROM SOHO SPACECRAFT
+ NASA COMPLETES X-33 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS
11/4/97
+ MARS PATHFINDER WINDS DOWN AFTER PHENOMENAL MISSION
11/3/97
+ NASA'S SOLAR POWERED AIRCRAFT BEGINS SCIENCE MISSIONS IN HAWAII
+ NASA RESEARCHER RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD
10/31/97
+ LINEAR AEROSPIKE SR-71 EXPERIMENT COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT
+ X-33 PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW; MEDIA TELEPHONE CONFERENCE SET FOR 11 A.M. EST MONDAY, NOV. 3
10/30/97
+ MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR TO RESUME AEROBRAKING
+ NASA "VIRTUAL LABORATORY" EXPANDS RESEARCH IN AEROSPACE SAFETY
10/29/97
+ HUBBLE CATCHES UP WITH A BLUE STRAGGLER STAR
10/28/97
+ MARSHALL CENTER DIRECTOR DR. WAYNE LITTLES TO RETIRE
10/23/97
+ PRECOURT TO LEAD FINAL SHUTTLE/MIR DOCKING MISSION
+ NASA JOINS CRUSADE FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH
10/22/97
+ HOLCOMB NAMED NASA CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
+ LAUNCH OF LUNAR PROSPECTOR RESCHEDULED FOR EARLY JANUARY
10/21/97
+ HUBBLE REVEALS STELLAR FIREWORKS ACCOMPANYING GALAXY COLLISIONS
+ COOPER TO RETIRE FROM NASA
10/20/97
+ MISSIONS TO GATHER SOLAR WIND SAMPLES AND TOUR THREE COMETS SELECTED AS NEXT DISCOVERY PROGRAM FLIGHTS
10/18/97
+ NASA AND ARGENTINA SIGN AGREEMENTS ON FUTURE COOPERATION
10/17/97
+ ASTRONAUT TOM HENRICKS RETIRES
10/16/97
+ NASA SELECTS TWO SMALL EXPLORER MISSIONS AND ONE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
10/15/97
+ COSMONAUT ROUNDS OUT STS-89 CREW
10/14/97
+ NASA SIGNS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AGREEMENT WITH BRAZIL
+ GLOBAL SURVEYOR'S ORBIT RAISED WHILE SOLAR PANEL IS ANALYZED
+ SHUTTLE LANDING SIMULATIONS TO IMPROVE WITH SMART SOFTWARE
10/10/97
+ THOMAS WILL CONTINUE AMERICAN PRESENCE ON MIR
10/8/97
+ COCKRELL NAMED CHIEF ASTRONAUT
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1996 STTR PHASE II SELECTIONS
+ TEAM BEGINS TEST OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
10/7/97
+ HUBBLE IDENTIFIES WHAT MAY BE THE MOST LUMINOUS STAR KNOWN
10/3/97
+ NASA RECEIVES APPROVAL TO LAUNCH CASSINI MISSION
+ SPACE RESEARCH PROVIDES EARTH-SHAKING REVELATIONS
10/1/97
+ RADARSAT BEGINS FIRST COMPLETE DETAILED MAP OF ANTARCTICA
+ CONTROL BOARD REPORTS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LAUNCH ON TARGET, FINALIZES ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE
9/30/97
+ NASA NAMES MINORITY CONTRACTORS OF THE YEAR
9/29/97
+ NEAR SPACECRAFT GETS UNEXPECTED VIEW OF MYSTERIOUS GAMMA-RAY BURST
+ SCIENCE TEAM CHOSEN FOR TECHNOLOGY VALIDATION MISSION TO EXPLORE AN ASTEROID AND A COMET
+ NEW NOVEMBER LAUNCH DATE SET FOR TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION
9/26/97
+ MARS PATHFINDER ROVER EXITS ROCK GARDEN TO BEGIN LONG TREK
+ NASA ISSUES FINAL X-33 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, NAMES PREFERRED LAUNCH AND LANDING SITES
9/25/97
+ MODERATE SOLAR STORM EXPECTED TO HAVE FEW EFFECTS ON EARTH
+ STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR DANIEL S. GOLDIN
+ PANELS GIVE ASTRONAUT A "GO" FOR LAUNCH TO MIR
9/24/97
+ HUBBLE SEES A NEUTRON STAR ALONE
9/23/97
+ NASA MANAGERS AWAITING SHUTTLE-MIR INDEPENDENT SAFETY REVIEWS RESCHEDULE PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE
+ FIRST GLOBAL OCEAN-COLOR IMAGES FROM NEW SENSOR SHOW PROMISE FOR CLIMATE, BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
9/22/97
+ PANEL SELECTS NASA-DEVELOPED HIGH-PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT MATERIAL FOR AWARD
+ EFFECTS OF SPACE ENVIRONMENT ON MIR TO BE MEASURED WITH NEW DEVICE
9/19/97
+ CASSINI LAUNCH RESCHEDULED FOR OCT. 13
+ ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT LEWIS UNSUCCESSFUL; RE-ENTRY LIKELY NEXT WEEK
9/18/97
+ TWIN TELESCOPES WITH NEAR-INFRARED "EYES" BEGIN ALL-SKY SURVEY
9/17/97
+ MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR DETECTS MARTIAN MAGNETIC FIELD AS AEROBRAKING BEGINS
+ COMMERCIALIZATION OF NASA FILTER MAY AID PILOTS/DRIVERS
9/16/97
+ HUBBLE STAYS ON TRAIL OF FADING GAMMA-RAY BURST FIREBALL, RESULTS POINT TO EXTRAGALACTIC ORIGIN
+ SHUTTLE-MIR PROGRAM READIES FOR NEXT PHASE
9/15/97
+ INDEPENDENT NASA SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS CONFIRM EL NINO IS BACK AND STRONG
9/12/97
+ REPAIR WORK ON CASSINI HUYGENS PROBE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
+ VETERAN SHUTTLE COMMANDER RETIRES
+ SPACE STATION TECHNOLOGY WILL BRING EXPERT MEDICAL CARE TO REMOTE AREAS ON EARTH
9/11/97
+ LAWRENCE TO LEAVE NASA
+ NASA, DOD AND FAA SIGN JOINT AGREEMENT ON SPACEPORTS LAUNCH GUIDANCE
9/10/97
+ LAUNCH OF LUNAR PROSPECTOR RESCHEDULED FOR LATE NOVEMBER
9/5/97
+ ASTRONAUT ANDREW ALLEN RETIRES FROM NASA
9/4/97
+ HUBBLE REVEALS HUGE CRATER ON THE SURFACE OF THE ASTEROID VESTA
9/3/97
+ CASSINI TO SURVEY WORLDS OF SATURN AND TITAN; SENDS FIRST PROBE TO MOON OF ANOTHER PLANET
9/2/97
+ ASTRONAUT STORY MUSGRAVE RETIRES FROM NASA
+ TWO VOYAGER SPACECRAFT STILL GOING STRONG AFTER 20 YEARS
8/29/97
+ NEW X-RAY GENERATOR TO IMPROVE PROTEIN CRYSTAL RESEARCH ON SPACE STATION
+ NASA TEAM APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE MAIN ENGINE TEST STAND FIRE
8/28/97
+ SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MASSIVE JET STREAMS FLOWING INSIDE THE SUN
8/27/97
+ NASA RESEARCHING ENGINE AIRFLOW CONTROLS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE, FUEL EFFICIENCY
8/26/97
+ NASA TESTS CONCEPTS FOR LOW-VISIBILITY AIRPORT OPERATIONS
+ LEWIS SPACECRAFT ENCOUNTERS DIFFICULTIES
8/21/97
+ NASA SUPPORTING MARYLAND IN POCOMOKE RIVER PFIESTERIA RESEARCH
+ MAJOR REVIEW OF MISSION TO PLANET EARTH ENDORSES FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO FUTURE SATELLITES, STEERS DATA SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
8/20/97
+ CASSINI LAUNCH REMAINS ON SCHEDULE
8/14/97
+ FORMER NASA OFFICIAL RECEIVES GUGGENHEIM MEDAL
+ X-34 FASTRAC ENGINE PASSES CRITICAL TESTS
8/13/97
+ NEW MANUFACTURING METHOD COULD LOWER AIR TRAVEL COSTS
8/8/97
+ MARS PATHFINDER RESULTS GENERATING NEW PICTURE OF MARS AS MISSION MOVES INTO EXTENDED OPERATIONS
8/7/97
+ COUNTDOWN TEST REVEALS FUEL LEAKS ON CASSINI MISSION CENTAUR UPPER STAGE
8/6/97
+ LEWIS SATELLITE READY TO DEMONSTRATE FINER SPECTRUM OF EARTH VIEWS
+ HUBBLE SEPARATES STARS IN THE MIRA BINARY SYSTEM
8/6/97
+ HUBBLE SEPARATES STARS IN THE MIRA BINARY SYSTEM
8/5/97
+ REMOTE CONTROL ROBOT BREAKS ROUGH TERRAIN TRAVEL RECORD, PAVES PATH FOR FUTURE PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS
+ PARKER NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF JPL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
8/4/97
+ NASA SELECTS ISO 9001 REGISTRAR
8/2/97
+ LIGHT PLANE TECHNOLOGIES ADVANCE ON BROAD FRONT
8/1/97
+ AKERS TO RETURN TO U.S. AIR FORCE
+ NASA AND FAA ANNOUNCE AVIATION DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS
+ REVOLUTIONARY NEW AIRCRAFT MAKES DEBUT AT OSHKOSH AIRSHOW
7/31/97
+ NASA ANNOUNCES REVISED PLAN FOR MIR STAFFING
7/30/97
+ WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL TELESCOPES TEAM UP WITH A LENS IN NATURE TO DISCOVER FARTHEST GALAXY IN THE UNIVERSE
7/29/97
+ LAUNCH OF OCEAN-VIEWING SENSOR SET FOR AUGUST 1
7/28/97
+ SECOND U.S. SPACE STATION COMPONENT BEGINS LAUNCH PREPARATIONS
7/24/97
+ NEW AEROSPACE COMPUTER WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPLANES
+ AUGUST 7 SELECTED FOR STS-85 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION LAUNCH
7/22/97
+ ADVANCED COMPOSTION EXPLORER SET TO STUDY MATTER FROM SUN, MILKY WAY AND BEYOND
7/21/97
+ NASA STATEMENT ON PASSING OF GENE SHOEMAKER
7/18/97
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY MAY HELP ASSESS RISK OF BONE PROBLEMS
7/16/97
+ SOFTWARE USED ON MARS PATHFINDER WINS NASA'S SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD
7/14/97
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1997 STTR PHASE I SELECTIONS
+ (LIST OF SELECTIONS)
+ SOLAR-POWERED PATHFINDER SETS NEW RECORD; PREPARES TO MONITOR DEFORESTATION OF HAWAIIAN ISLAND
7/9/97
+ JEFF HOFFMAN RETIRES FROM ASTRONAUT CORPS
7/2/97
+ NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM ADJUSTS TO LOSS OF DATA FROM JAPANESE ADEOS SATELLITE
7/1/97
+ HUBBLE'S LOOK AT MARS SHOWS CANYON DUST STORM, CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR PATHFINDER LANDING
+ CORRECTION TO HUBBLE-MARS PRESS RELEASE
6/30/97
+ ASTEROID MATHILDE REVEALS HER DARK PAST
+ NASA LICENSES AIR QUALITY MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
6/26/97
+ FIRST U.S. SPACE STATION COMPONENT BEGINS LAUNCH PREPARATIONS
+ NASA RELEASES X-33 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT; PUBLIC MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR JULY
+ (Draft statement and schedule of public meetings.)
6/25/97
+ TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION SET FOR OCTOBER 31 LAUNCH
6/24/97
+ NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
+ JETT ASSUMES NASA MANAGER POSITION IN RUSSIA
6/23/97
+ SHUTTLE MISSION REFLIGHT IN QUEST OF SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES
6/20/97
+ EINSTEIN WAS RIGHT -- BLACK HOLES DO SPIN; NASA RESEARCH PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS ON THESE MYSTERIOUS OBJECTS
6/19/97
+ NASA AND NSF ANNOUNCE GRANTS TO STUDY MARTIAN METEORITE (Lists of recipients: Parts + 1 ,+ 2, and + 3)
+ NASA MOURNS DR. JURGEN H.RAHE, SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION SCIENCE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
6/17/97
+ NASA, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY TO TEST ADAPTABLE MOBILE ROBOT IN SOUTH AMERICAN DESERT
6/16/97
+ WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS SOUTHEASTERN CLIMATE CHANGE; RESULTS COULD SAVE LIVES, MONEY AND PROPERTY
+ LYNN CLINE APPOINTED DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
6/13/97
+ ASTRONAUTS MCMONAGLE, HARBAUGH TAKE ON NEW ASSIGNMENTS
6/12/97
+ NASA AMES 'FOOD GRADE' ANTI-ICING FLUID ALSO REDUCES AUTO RUST
+ PATHFINDER SETS NEW WORLD RECORD
6/11/97
+ NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF EARTH SCIENCE DATA AND PRODUCTS
6/10/97
+ PROTOTYPE MARS ROVER COMPLETES SIMULATED MARS TREK
+ HUBBLE IS FIRST TO SPOT COLLIDING SUPERNOVAS
6/9/97
+ KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS
+ STEADY STREAM OF DISCOVERIES COMING FROM NEW HUBBLE INSTRUMENTS
+ NASA JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES
+ SPACEWALKERS NAMED FOR SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY FLIGHTS
6/6/97
+ NASA NAMES SCIENCE HEAD
6/4/97
+ COLUMBIA PASSES MILESTONE TOWARD QUICK REFLIGHT
+ FIRST X-38 ATMOSPHERIC VEHICLE TO BEGIN FLIGHT TESTS IN JULY
6/3/97
+ STUDY CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR POSSIBLE FLYBACK BOOSTER
+ NASA STUDIES HIGH ALTITUDE RADIATION WITH UPGRADED ER-2
+ 1997 SHARP PLUS APPRENTICES SELECTED
6/2/97
+ WAKATA NAMED TO STATION ASSEMBLY FLIGHT
5/29/97
+ NASA, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, SIGN AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL SPACE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
+ COMPLEMENTARY SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS SUGGEST EL NINO IS BREWING AGAIN
+ TESTS BEGUN TO STUDY DECREASE IN AIRCRAFT DRAG; MAY PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL FUEL COST REDUCTIONS FOR AIRLINES
+ THERMAL MATERIAL PERFORMS WELL DURING FIRST FLIGHT TEST
5/28/97
+ POLAR SPACECRAFT IMAGES SUPPORT THEORY OF INTERPLANETARY SNOWBALLS SPRAYING EARTH'S UPPER ATMOSPHERE
5/27/97
+ WEATHER-PIERCING CAMERA MAY REDUCE AIR TRAFFIC DELAYS
5/23/97
+ GALILEO RETURNS NEW INSIGHTS INTO CALLISTO AND EUROPA
+ FIRST MISSION TO PLANET EARTH EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AWARDED
5/22/97
+ NASA SOLAR ENERGY DATA AIDS SOLUTION TO AFRICAN HUNGER
+ X-34 SYSTEMS DESIGN FREEZE COMPLETED
5/21/97
+ REMOTELY-PILOTED TAILLESS AIRCRAFT COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT
5/20/97
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY SPAWNS NEW CIVILIAN TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT
+ HUBBLE FINDS CLOUDY, COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MARS-BOUND SPACECRAFT
+ IMAX TO DOCUMENT SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY IN 3-D
5/19/97
+ ASTRONAUT SHANNON LUCID RECEIVES RUSSIAN ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP MEDAL
+ NEW NASA FACILITY TO REDUCE CHEMICAL WASTES; MAY PROVIDE BETTER STORAGE FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
+ NASA AWARDS GRANT TO CLEVELAND CLINIC TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SPACE FLIGHT ON ASTRONAUTS' HEARTS
5/16/97
+ UKRAINIAN PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS SELECTED FOR MISSION
5/15/97
+ SPACE STATION CONTROL BOARD APPROVES NEW ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
5/14/97
+ NASA AND JAPAN TO COOPERATE ON ASTEROID SAMPLE RETURN MISSION
+ NASA STUDYING HOW TO USE MOTHER NATURE'S AIR CONDITIONERS TO KEEP OUR CITIES COOL
+ BIENNIAL ASTRONAUT SELECTION PROCESS BEGINS
5/13/97
+ NASA EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH AIRCRAFT SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS
5/12/97
+ HUBBLE'S UPGRADES SHOW BIRTH AND DEATH OF STARS, DISCOVER MASSIVE BLACK HOLE
5/9/97
+ HYAKUTAKE X-RAYS SHOW ABILITY TO MONITOR COMETS AND SOLAR WIND
5/6/97
+ HEAT-RESISTANT MATERIAL LICENSED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE PISTONS
+ "MATHLETES" CONVERGE ON WASHINGTON MAY 9
5/5/97
+ SPACECRAFT WATCH FOR COMET HALE-BOPP TAIL DISRUPTION
5/2/97
+ NASA SENDS HIGH-TECH INVENTIONS TO ANAHEIM CONFERENCE
+ GODDARD SCIENTIST SELECTED FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
5/1/97
+ NASA AWARDS 36 MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH GRANTS
+ (List of recipients)
4/30/97
+ MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR TO AEROBRAKE IN MODIFIED CONFIGURATION
4/29/97
+ STUDENT WINNERS TO BE HONORED IN WASHINGTON DC
4/28/97
+ ANTIMATTER CLOUDS AND FOUNTAIN DISCOVERED IN THE MILKY WAY
+ PAYLOAD SPECIALISTS SELECTED FOR FUTURE SHUTTLE MISSION
4/25/97
+ NASA SELECTS PHASE II SMALL BUSINESS PROJECTS
+ (SBIR RECIPIENTS' LIST)
+ U.S. ASTRONAUT READY FOR MILESTONE SPACEWALK
+ MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE LABORATORY MISSION SET FOR JULY; REMAINING 1997 SHUTTLE MANIFEST ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY
4/23/97
+ FIVE DISCOVERY MISSION PROPOSALS SELECTED FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES
4/22/97
+ NASA CONCURS WITH INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BION 11 MISSION
4/21/97
+ APT RETIRES FROM ASTRONAUT CORPS
+ NASA EXPLAINS HOW MOLECULAR-SIZED GEARS MIGHT WORK
4/18/97
+ COMMANDER, PILOT, FLIGHT ENGINEER ROUND OUT STS-90 CREW
+ FOUR FIRMS RECEIVE NASA GEORGE M. LOW AWARD
+ GIRLS "CHAT" ON INTERNET WITH NOTABLE WOMEN ON DAUGHTERS' DAY
4/17/97
+ PLANT GROWTH IN NORTHERN LATITUDES INCREASED BY TEN PERCENT DURING 1980s
+ STUDENTS TEST ENGINEERING SKILLS IN FOURTH "GREAT MOON BUGGY RACE"
+ NASA'S LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER DONATES COMPUTERS TO EMPOWERMENT ZONE SCHOOLS
+ NASA AND AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND ANNOUNCE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS
4/9/97
+ SOLAR STORM SPOTTED BY SPACECRAFT
+ NEW IMAGES HINT AT WET AND WILD HISTORY FOR EUROPA
+ NASA REVISES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCHEDULE
4/8/97
+ LOW OZONE MEASURED OVER NORTH POLE
4/1/97
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY HALL OF FAME
+ HUBBLE TRACKS THE FADING OPTICAL COUNTERPART OF A GAMMA-RAY BURST
+ SHUTTLE EXPERIMENT TO STUDY MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF PLANTS
3/31/97
+ NASA HOSTS SPACE STATION RADIATOR TESTS
+ WILHIDE NAMED ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
3/28/97
+ SHUTTLE'S NEW LIGHTER, STRONGER EXTERNAL TANK COMPLETES MAJOR PRESSURE TESTS
3/27/97
+ HUBBLE AND IUE HALE-BOPP OBSERVATIONS SURPRISE ASTRONOMERS
+ NASA ANNOUNCES LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH GRANTS
+ (LIST OF RECIPIENTS)
+ STATE OF THE ART SOLAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT TO BE DEVELOPED
3/25/97
+ HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE CHECKOUT FINDS SUCCESSES, CONCERNS
+ SPACE SCIENCE AND HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT ENTERPRISES AGREE TO JOINT ROBOTIC MARS LANDER MISSION
3/24/97
+ NASA SELECTS MICROCRAFT, INC., TEAM TO FABRICATE HYPERSONIC VEHICLES
+ KIDS "TALK" TO EXPERTS VIA "SHUTTLE TEAM ONLINE" INTERNET SITE
3/21/97
+ FINDINGS OF COUNCIL SURVEY HIGHLIGHT SPACE PROGRAM'S IMPACT ON THE NATION'S OUTLOOK, NASA ADMINISTRATOR SAYS
+ NASA MANAGERS SET APRIL 3 AS LAUNCH DATE FOR THE MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE LABORATORY MISSION
3/20/97
+ NASA SELECTS 1996 GOVERNMENT INVENTION OF THE YEAR
+ ADVANCED X-RAY TELESCOPE MIRRORS PROVIDE SHARPEST FOCUS EVER
3/18/97
+ ROMINGER TO REPLACE ASHBY AS STS-85 PILOT
+ NEW MISSIONS SELECTED TO STUDY EARTH'S FORESTS AND GRAVITY FIELD VARIABILITY
+ MINORITY INSTITUTIONS SELECTED FOR PARTNERSHIP AWARDS
3/17/97
+ ANNIVERSARY MARKS MILESTONE OF U.S. PRESENCE IN SPACE
3/14/97
+ NASA NAMES A NEW BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3/13/97
+ NASA'S NEW NO-COST E-MAIL NOTIFIES VENDORS ABOUT UPCOMING CONTRACTS
+ NASA TECHNOLOGY CREATES MARKET FOR RECYCLED MILK BOTTLES
+ NASA ESTABLISHES NEW MICROGRAVITY CENTER
3/12/97
+ NASA SELECTS INSTITUTION FOR LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
+ LUNAR PROSPECTOR SPACECRAFT CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE
3/10/97
+ NASA-ESA AGREEMENT ENHANCES STATION WITH ADDITIONAL NODE
3/6/97
+ TEAMS SELECTED FOR STUDIES OF POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA TO DEVELOP NEW EARTH IMAGING RADAR SYSTEM
+ NASA RESEARCH IN SPACE MAY REDESIGN HOUSEHOLD WINDOWS
3/4/97
+ NEW WIND DATA IMPROVING ACCURACY OF WEATHER FORECASTS
+ WILCUTT TO LEAD CREW ON EIGHTH SHUTTLE/MIR DOCKING MISSION
2/27/97
+ PIONEER 10 SPACECRAFT NEARS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, END OF MISSION
2/24/97
+ SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON MIR
2/21/97
+ NEXT GENERATION INTERNET A MILLION TIMES FASTER THAN HOME COMPUTER MODEMS
2/18/97
+ ASTRONAUT CADY COLEMAN BEGINS TRAINING AS BACK-UP FOR STS-83
2/14/97
+ THOUGHT-PROVOKING IMAGERY SHOWS SUN'S PLACE IN THE GALAXY
2/12/97
+ NASA, FAA AND DOD CHALLENGED TO ACHIEVE WHITE HOUSE COMMISSION GOAL TO REDUCE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
2/7/97
+ NASA SENSORS PROVIDE SAFE PLATFORM FOR VOLCANO STUDIES
+ LAUNCH WILL CREATE A RADIO TELESCOPE LARGER THAN EARTH
2/6/1997
+ SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES FROM SPACE SHUTTLE EXPERIMENTS TO BE PRESENTED AT CONFERENCE
1/31/1997
+ GEORGE E. REESE NAMED ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA'S OFFICE OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
+ NASA MANAGERS SET FEB. 11 AS LAUNCH DATE FOR SECOND SHUTTLE SERVICING MISSION TO HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
1/29/1997
+ PLANETARY ASTRONOMERS START YEAR WITH TWO DISCOVERIES
1/27/1997
+ NASA CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR 1997 SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR AWARD
1/24/1997
+ ROY BRIDGES SELECTED AS KSC'S NEW CENTER DIRECTOR
+ NASA REMOTE SENSING HELPS REALTY COMPANY MAKE HOME BUYING EASIER
1/23/1997
+ NASA NAMES ACTING SPACE STATION DIRECTOR
1/21/1997
+ ROBOTIC HELICOPTER MAY OFFER NEW OPTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
1/17/1997
+ ICE VOLCANOES SHAPE EUROPA'S CHAOTIC SURFACE
+ MOBILE LAUNCHER PLATFORM DEVELOPS CRACK DURING STS-82 ROLLOUT
1/16/1997
+ SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MODIFICATION WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT PALMDALE FACILITY
1/15/1997
+ NASA SOLICITS STUDIES OF NEW EARTH-IMAGING RADAR SATELLITE
1/13/1997
+ MASSIVE BLACK HOLES DWELL IN MOST GALAXIES, ACCORDING TO HUBBLE CENSUS
1/9/1997
+ MONKEY DIES AFTER COMPLETING 14 DAY BION MISSION
+ KIDSAT BRINGS SPACE SHUTTLE EXPERIENCE TO CLASSROOMS
+ SOFTWARE FOR FIRST NEW MILLENIUM MISSION CLOSEST YET TO "HAL 9000"
1/8/1997
+ ASTRONAUT RICH CLIFFORD DEPARTS NASA
+ NASA ANNOUNCES 1996 SBIR PHAST I SELECTIONS
1/7/1997
+ CLIPPER GRAHAM INCIDENT REPORT RELEASED
1/3/1997
+ SOLAR SYSTEM'S BEST-OUTFITTED SPACECRAFT DONS ITS THERMAL CLOAK