|
Posted by United Press International on February 3, 2010, 3:54 pm
Please log in for more thread options
show/hide quoted text
<A HREF='clari.web.tw.aerospace'
show/hide quoted text
CLARI-XGN='clari.web.tw.aerospace'>clari.web.tw.aerospace</A>,
<A HREF='clari.web.tw.science'
show/hide quoted text
CLARI-XGN='clari.web.tw.science'>clari.web.tw.science</A>,
<A HREF='clari.web.tw.space'
show/hide quoted text
<A HREF='clari.web.tw.science+space'
show/hide quoted text
<IMG SRC='0203top.gifI01@web.clari.net?part=2' CLARI-XFN='xwd/al/0203top.gif'
show/hide quoted text
ALIGN=right WIDTH=35 HEIGHT=29 ALT="Logo [Feb 3]">
<I><A HREF='http://www.yellowbrix.com/ '>YellowBrix</A> <CLARI-ITEM
TYPE>story</CLARI-ITEM> <B><CLARI-ITEM SLUGWORD>US-NASA-CASSINI</CLARI-ITEM></B>
<I><B><CLARI-ITEM COPYRIGHT>Copyright 2010 by United Press International (via
ClariNet)</CLARI-ITEM></B></I> / <I><CLARI-ITEM DATE>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:54:49
</CLARI-ITEM HEADER>
<CLARI-ITEM STORY>
<P> PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency
says it will extend the Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn
show/hide quoted text
and its planets to at least 2017.</P>
<P> NASA said its fiscal 2011 budget provides a $60
million-per-year extension for continued study of the ringed planet.</P>
<P> "This is a mission that never stops providing us surprising
scientific results and showing us eye popping new vistas," said Jim
Green, director of NASA's planetary science division. "The historic
traveler's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our
show/hide quoted text
knowledge of Saturn and its moons."</P>
<P> Cassini was launched in October 1997 with the European Space
Agency's Huygens probe. The spacecraft arrived at Saturn in 2004.
The probe was equipped with six instruments to study Titan, Saturn's
show/hide quoted text
largest moon.</P>
<P> NASA said Cassini's 12 instruments have returned a daily
stream of data from Saturn's system for nearly six years. The
project was scheduled to end in 2008, but the mission received a
show/hide quoted text
27-month extension to Sept. 2010.</P>
<P> Scientists said the newly announced second extension will
enable researchers to study seasonal and other long-term weather
changes on the planet and its moons, as well as continue
observations of Saturn's rings and the magnetic bubble around the
show/hide quoted text
planet known as the magnetosphere.</P>
<P> The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA
and the European and Italian space agencies.</P>
</CLARI-ITEM STORY>
<BR CLEAR=all>
<CLARI-ITEM FOOTNOTE>
<HR ALT='-=-=-'>
<h2 align=center>
C O P Y R I G H T
show/hide quoted text
R E M I N D E R</h2>
<P> All articles in the clari.* news hierarchy are Copyrighted and licensed
to ClariNet Communications Corp. for distribution. Except for articles
in the biz.clarinet newsgroups, only paid subscribers may access
these articles. Any unauthorized access, reproduction or transmission
show/hide quoted text
is strictly prohibited.</P>
<P> We offer a reward to the person who first provides us with
information that helps stop those who distribute or receive our news
feeds without authorization. Please send reports to reward@clari.net.
show/hide quoted text
<IMG SRC='0203bottom.gifI01@web.clari.net?part=2'
CLARI-XFN='xwd/ar/0203bottom.gif' WIDTH=137 HEIGHT=47 BORDER=0 ALT="bottom [Feb
show/hide quoted text
3]"></A>
<IMG SRC='0203extra1.gifI01@web.clari.net?part=2'
show/hide quoted text
CLARI-XFN='xwd/ae/0203extra1.gif' BORDER=0 ALT="Icon [Feb 3]"></A>
</CLARI-ITEM TRAILER>
| 
XML Sitemap
<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT=3600>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<CLARI-ITEM HEADER>
<!-- <CLARI-ITEM XINFO>
<TABLE CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0>