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NASA, ASTRONOMY & SPACEFLIGHT
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| Monday, 13-Oct-2008 06:55 EDT |
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NASA plans Mars launch next fall
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch a new exploration rover to Mars next fall, despite budget and technical concerns, a NASA official said Friday.
New Google Earth satellite image released
DULLES, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- GeoEye Inc. has released a high-resolution color image of a U.S. university to show what its new, highly accurate mapping satellite can do for Google Earth.
NASA to discuss next shuttle mission
HOUSTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will provide live TV coverage next month as it previews space shuttle Endeavour's next trip to the International Space Station.
Phoenix lander still operating on Mars
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's Phoenix Lander is investigating soil on Mars' northern plains for signs that water was once present.
North Greenland had record summer snowmelt
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. atmospheric scientists say satellite data indicates northern Greenland experienced a record number of melting days this summer.
NASA awards space network contract
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to the ITT Corp. to support its Space and Near Earth Communications Network.
New, smaller satellites are developed
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are developing a satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that will be deployed to study space weather.
NASA-derived technology is highlighted
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The 2008 edition of the U.S. space agency's Spinoff publication celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary by highlighting space technology now being used on Earth.
NASA studies 35-year-old Apollo equipment
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency scientists say they are studying a heat shield used 42 years ago on an Apollo space mission to develop more modern shields.
Missouri girl named 'Top Young Scientist'
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said Melissa Rey, 14, of Parkway Central Middle School in Chesterfield, Mo., has won the "America's Top Young Scientist" competition.
Satellites study Greenland ice shrinkage
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and Dutch scientists say they've developed a method of accurately determining the precise extent of Greenland's shrinking ice cap.
NASA awards future aircraft contracts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has awarded research contracts totaling $12.4 million for advanced concepts in subsonic and supersonic future aircraft.
Two Enceladus flybys scheduled this month
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency's Cassini spacecraft is to make two flyby's of Saturn's moon Enceladus this month, including the closest flyby yet of any Saturn moon.
NASA: Ready to explore outer solar system
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The first U.S. spacecraft designed to explore the extreme outer solar system is ready for launch.
NASA's final Future Forum to be in Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver the keynote address in Chicago this week marking NASA's final Future Forum.
NASA names astrobiology institute teams
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has picked 10 U.S. teams to study the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe.
Apple's iPhone arrives in Russia
MOSCOW, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Apple's third-generation iPhone went on sale in Russia Friday, retailers said.
New launch date set for GOCE satellite
PARIS, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has set a revised launch date for its GOCE -- Gravity Field and steady-state Ocean Circulations Explorer -- satellite.
NASA extends the space station contract
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has given a two-year, $650 million contract extension to the Boeing Co. for engineering support of the International Space Station.
NASA assigns crew for STS-129 mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has assigned the crew for space shuttle Discovery's STS-129 mission, which is targeted for launch in October 2009.
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