What happens in the stratosphere, the atmospheric layer just above where commercial airplanes fly, may have…
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SPACE STATION AGENCY LEADERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE
Space agency leaders from the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia met Wednesday in Monterey,…
NEW AEROSPACE EXHIBIT COMMEMORATES CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ landmark flight on Dec. 17, 1903,…
OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM OZONE LAYER RECOVERY
NASA satellite observations have provided the first evidence the rate of ozone depletion in the Earth’s…
1,000 DAYS OF HUMAN PRESENCE ON SPACE STATION
A milestone will be marked in space Tuesday, the 1,000th consecutive day of people living and…
NEXT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW NAMED
Veteran NASA astronaut Michael Foale and seasoned Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri are set to be the…
NASA IDENTIFIES CAUSE OF X-43A FAILURE
The NASA mishap investigation board, charged to review the loss of the X-43A Hyper-X program research…
COOL “EYES” ABOVE HELP TRACK HOT FIRES BELOW
NASA satellites’ “eyes” above Earth are providing scientists and fire managers with powerful monitoring tools. NASA…
USA-FRANCE SATELLITE MISSION SERVING UP FRESH SEA FARE
Take one well-seasoned oceanography satellite, the joint NASA-CNES (French Space Agency) Topex/Poseidon, nearing its 11th year…
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION TRANSCRIPTS RELEASED
Transcripts from Mission Management Team (MMT) meetings held during the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) mission are…