Description:
Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated)
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Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed (Forwarded)
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ESA News [link] 5 September 2008 Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed The Rosetta control room at ESA's European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 22:14 CEST [2014 UTC], confirming a smooth fly-by. Closest approach took place at 20:58 CEST [1858 UTC] ground time, 20:38 CEST... more »
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Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons
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[link] Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 05, 2008 PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second... more »
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Cassini Update - September 5, 2008
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Cassini Significant Events for 08/27/08 - 09/02/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 2 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present position and speed of the Cassini... more »
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MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury
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[link] MESSENGER Mission News September 5, 2008 MESSENGER Sails on Sun's Fire for Second Flyby of Mercury On September 4, the MESSENGER team announced that it would not need to implement a scheduled maneuver to adjust the probe's trajectory. This is the fourth time this year that such a maneuver has been called off.... more »
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NASA Changes 2008 Shuttle Target Launch Dates, Schedules TCDT
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Sept. 05, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.cu...@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herr...@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 08-224 NASA CHANGES 2008 SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES, SCHEDULES TCDT... more »
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Jonathan's Space Report, No. 598
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Jonathan's Space Report No. 599 2008 Sep 4, Somerville, MA ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------- Test launch of Iranian satellite launch vehicle ------------------------------ ------------------- On Aug 17 the Fars news agency reported the launch of the Omid ('Hope')... more »
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Spiky Probe on Phoenix Raises Vapor Quandary
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[link] Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 04, 2008 TUCSON, Ariz. -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is... more »
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NASA Accepts Aeronautics Scholarship Applications
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Sept. 4, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dicke...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-220 NASA ACCEPTS AERONAUTICS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept scholarship applications from Sept. 5, 2008, through Jan. 16, 2009, for the academic year beginning in fall 2009. NASA expects to... more »
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NASA Challenges Students to Imagine Supersonic Airliner
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Sept. 4, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dicke...@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886 kathy.barnsto...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-219 NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO IMAGINE SUPERSONIC AIRLINER WASHINGTON -- A new NASA competition is challenging students in high... more »
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