What is the use of Earth Observation? Quite a lot is the short reply; the full…
Month: July 2004
TEST OF THE FIRST RTF ENGINE
Engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi have successfully tested one of the engines…
Galileo moves forward
The GalileoSat development and in-orbit validation phase is well under way and the European Space Agency…
Space tech captures toxic micro-organisms
Sophisticated technology developed to ensure clean air for astronauts onboard space stations is now used in…
35th anniversary of Moon Landing
During a special ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of human exploration of the Moon, Administrator…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-021
Aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 9 crew concentrated on a host of scientific experiments…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-20
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…
ROVERS ROLL INTO MARTIAN WINTER
As winter approaches on Mars, NASA’s Opportunity rover continues to inch deeper into the stadium-sized crater…
Space researchers gather in Paris
At the invitation of ESA and CNES, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is holding its…
SPACE CAMERA HELPS SURGEONS
Using an infrared video camera developed by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena,…