http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/1/ Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated) en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:03:01 -0400 info@air-space.us http://www.air-space.us/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-Systems-Engineering-Student-Competition-article7915.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-Systems-Engineering-Student-Competition-article7915.htm March 12, 2010 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 2023581756 ashley.edwards1@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 3218672468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10064 NASA ANNOUNCES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STUDENT COMPETITION WASHINGTON NASAs Exploration Systems .. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:09:21 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--March-11-2010-article7914.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--March-11-2010-article7914.htm Cassini Significant Events for 03/03/10 03/09/10 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Mar. 9 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 th .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:44 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-TV-Provides-Coverage-of-One-Space-Station-Crews-Return-to-Earth-and-Anothers-Journey-There-article7912.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-TV-Provides-Coverage-of-One-Space-Station-Crews-Return-to-Earth-and-Anothers-Journey-There-article7912.htm March 11, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 john.yembrick1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 2814835111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10042 NASA TV PROVIDES COVERAGE OF ONE SPACE STATION CREWS RETURN TO EARTH AND ANOTHER .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:44:38 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-TV-Media-Channel-Provides-Clean-Feeds-for-News-Organizations-article7913.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-TV-Media-Channel-Provides-Clean-Feeds-for-News-Organizations-article7913.htm March 11, 2010 Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 2023580713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10044 NASA TV MEDIA CHANNEL PROVIDES CLEAN FEEDS FOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WASHINGTON NASA Television provides a standard digital television channel as a resource for news media. T .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:22 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Offers-FAST-Opportunities-For-ZeroG-Technology-Testing-article7911.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Offers-FAST-Opportunities-For-ZeroG-Technology-Testing-article7911.htm March 11, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 2023581761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10064 NASA OFFERS FAST OPPORTUNITIES FOR ZEROG TECHNOLOGY TESTING WASHINGTON NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:42:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Heads-of-Agency-International-Space-Station-Joint-Statement-article7910.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Heads-of-Agency-International-Space-Station-Joint-Statement-article7910.htm March 11, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 2023581979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10063 HEADS OF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JOINT STATEMENT TOKYO The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the Unit .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:56 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Data-Show-Ice-and-Rock-Mixture-Inside-Titan-article7909.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Data-Show-Ice-and-Rock-Mixture-Inside-Titan-article7909.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010084 Cassini Data Show Ice and Rock Mixture Inside Titan Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 11, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. By precisely tracking NASAs Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturns moon Titan, scientists have determined the di .. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:33:04 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--March-10-2010-article7908.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--March-10-2010-article7908.htm MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 10, 2010 o At the Summit of Arsia Mons Volcano http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP0021571715 o Northern Hemisphere Gullies with Layers http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP0015282210 o Candidate Landing Site in Possible Salt Playa http://hiri .. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:16:30 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Launches-Interactive-Simulation-of-Satellite-Communications-article7907.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Launches-Interactive-Simulation-of-Satellite-Communications-article7907.htm March 9, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 6506040643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10062 NASA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS MOFF .. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:12:21 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Historic-Deep-Space-Network-Antenna-Starts-Major-Surgery-article7906.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Historic-Deep-Space-Network-Antenna-Starts-Major-Surgery-article7906.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010083 Historic Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major Surgery Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 08, 2010 Like a harddriving athlete whose joints need help, the giant quot;Mars antennaquot; at NASAs Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif .. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:29:10 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Exploration-Rovers-Update-February-24--March-3-2010-article7905.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Exploration-Rovers-Update-February-24--March-3-2010-article7905.htm http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Winter Preparations Nearly Complete sols 21852191, February 24 March 02, 2010: Spirit is in her winter position, still embedded in the area called quot;Troyquot; on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts are nearing comple .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:27:02 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Is-That-Saturns-Moon-Titan-or-Utah-article7904.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Is-That-Saturns-Moon-Titan-or-Utah-article7904.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010078 Is That Saturns Moon Titan or Utah Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 04, 2010 Planetary scientists have been puzzling for years over the honeycomb patterns and flat valleys with squiggly edges evident in radar images of Saturns moon Tita .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:51:43 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Briefing-Highlights-Education-Outreach-During-Next-Shuttle-Flight-article7903.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Briefing-Highlights-Education-Outreach-During-Next-Shuttle-Flight-article7903.htm March 5, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 john.yembrick1@nasa.gov Jenna C Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 2814835111 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10040 NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT Next mission .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:42:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-and-NOAAs-GOESP-Satellite-Successfully-Launched-article7902.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-and-NOAAs-GOESP-Satellite-Successfully-Launched-article7902.htm March 4, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 2023500918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA Satellite and Information Service, Suitland, Md. 3017132087 john.leslie@noaa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 3218672468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:42:02 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--March-5-2010-article7901.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--March-5-2010-article7901.htm Cassini Significant Events for 02/24/10 03/02/10 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Mar. 2 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Information .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:41:25 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Student-Teams-Ready-to-Battle-Lunar-Terrain-at-NASAs-17th-Annual-Great-Moonbuggy-Race-article7900.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Student-Teams-Ready-to-Battle-Lunar-Terrain-at-NASAs-17th-Annual-Great-Moonbuggy-Race-article7900.htm March 4, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 2023581761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 2565440034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10060 STUDENT TEAMS READY TO BATTLE LUNAR TERRAIN AT NASAS 17TH ANNUAL GREAT .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-Phobos-Flyby-Success-article7899.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-Phobos-Flyby-Success-article7899.htm http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/MarsExpress/SEMIPX6K56G0.html Phobos Flyby Success European Space Agency 4 March 2010 Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars enigmatic moon. The data collected coul .. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:35:24 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Herschel-Finds-Possible-LifeEnabling-Molecules-in-Space-article7898.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Herschel-Finds-Possible-LifeEnabling-Molecules-in-Space-article7898.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010077 Herschel Finds Possible LifeEnabling Molecules in Space Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 04, 2010 The Herschel Space Observatory has revealed the chemical fingerprints of potentially lifeenabling organic molecules in the Orion nebula, a .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:58:15 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Dunes-On-the-Move-article7895.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Dunes-On-the-Move-article7895.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010076 Mars Dunes: On the Move Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 04, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. New studies of ripples and dunes shaped by the winds on Mars testify to variability on that planet, identifying at least one place where ripples are act .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:57:00 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Science-Team-Says-Giant-Meteorite-Not-Volcanoes-Killed-Dinosaurs-article7894.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Science-Team-Says-Giant-Meteorite-Not-Volcanoes-Killed-Dinosaurs-article7894.htm http://www.psi.edu/press/ SCIENCE TEAM SAYS GIANT METEORITE, NOT VOLCANOES, KILLED DINOSAURS Ed Stiles Public Information Office Planetary Science Institute 5202487119 psinews@psi.edu March 4, 2010 A team of scientists, including Elisabetta Pierazzo, a senior scientist at the Tucsonb .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:54:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASAs-International-Space-Station-Program-Wins-Collier-Trophy-article7897.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASAs-International-Space-Station-Program-Wins-Collier-Trophy-article7897.htm March 3, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 2814835111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10058 NASAS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM WINS COLLIER TROPHY WASHINGTON NASAs I .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:46:25 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Robot-vs-Robot-Live-In-Washington-and-Across-the-Nation-article7896.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Robot-vs-Robot-Live-In-Washington-and-Across-the-Nation-article7896.htm March 4, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 2023581726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10039 ROBOT VS. ROBOT: LIVE IN WASHINGTON AND ACROSS THE NATION WASHINGTON NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms and sponsors, launches a nationwide series of high .. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:45:14 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--March-3-2010-article7892.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--March-3-2010-article7892.htm MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES March 3, 2010 o Craters on an IceRich Dbris Apron http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP0078321385 o Northern Meridiani Etched Terrain and Hematite Plains Contact http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP0023241815 o Gullies and... Gullies in Terra Siren .. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:39:12 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Mars-Orbiter-Speeds-Past-Data-Milestone-(MRO)-article7893.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Mars-Orbiter-Speeds-Past-Data-Milestone-(MRO)-article7893.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010073 NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 03, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. NASAs newest Mars orbiter, completing its fourth year at the Red Planet next week, has just passed a datavolume milestone unimagin .. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:37:22 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Radar-Map-of-Buried-Martian-Ice-Adds-to-Climate-Record-(MRO)-article7891.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Radar-Map-of-Buried-Martian-Ice-Adds-to-Climate-Record-(MRO)-article7891.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010072 Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 02, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. Extensive radar mapping of the middlelatitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite com .. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:42:02 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Aquarius-Satellite-Shaken-By-Quake-But-Not-Stirred-article7890.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Aquarius-Satellite-Shaken-By-Quake-But-Not-Stirred-article7890.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010070 SaltSeeking Satellite Shaken By Quake, But Not Stirred Jet Propulsion Laboratory March 01, 2010 NASAs Aquarius instrument, and the Argentinian spacecraft that will carry it into space, the Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas (SACD), s .. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:39:59 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-Heading-for-Closest-Flyby-of-Phobos-article7889.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-Heading-for-Closest-Flyby-of-Phobos-article7889.htm http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMFKA6K56Gindex0.html Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos European Space Agency 1 March 2010 ESAs Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars largest moon Phobos on Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio tracking will allo .. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32:25 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-Agency-Center-Management-Changes-article7888.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-Agency-Center-Management-Changes-article7888.htm March 1, 2010 Morrie Goodman Headquarters, Washington 2023581600 morrie.goodman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10054 NASA ANNOUNCES AGENCY CENTER MANAGEMENT CHANGES WASHINGTON Administrator Charles F. Bolden announced Monday leadership changes involving three of the agencys field centers, .. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:40 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Radar-Finds-Ice-Deposits-at-Moons-North-Pole-Additional-Evidence-of-Water-Activity-on-Moon-article7887.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Radar-Finds-Ice-Deposits-at-Moons-North-Pole-Additional-Evidence-of-Water-Activity-on-Moon-article7887.htm March 1, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10055 NASA RADAR FINDS ICE DEPOSITS AT MOONS NORTH POLE; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF WATER ACTIVITY ON MOON WASHINGTON Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard Indias Ch .. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:49:15 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MESSENGERs-Odometer-Reading-Four-Billion-Miles-article7886.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MESSENGERs-Odometer-Reading-Four-Billion-Miles-article7886.htm http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/newsroom/details.phpid142 MESSENGER Mission News February 27, 2010 MESSENGERs Odometer Reading: Four Billion Miles Today the MESSENGER spacecraft crossed the fourbillionmile mark since its launch. The probe has completed about 81 percent of its journey toward .. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:46:11 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Pioneer-Aaron-Cohen-Dies-article7885.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Pioneer-Aaron-Cohen-Dies-article7885.htm Feb. 26, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 2023581730 david.steitz@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 2814835111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10053 NASA PIONEER AARON COHEN DIES WASHINGTON Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, a former .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:46:52 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Expendable-Launch-Vehicle-Status-Report--February-26-2010-article7883.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Expendable-Launch-Vehicle-Status-Report--February-26-2010-article7883.htm Feb. 26, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 3218672468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV022610 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOESP) Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Launch Pad: Complex 37, Cape Canave .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:44:24 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Opens-High-Frontier-to-Education-and-NotForProfit-Groups-article7884.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Opens-High-Frontier-to-Education-and-NotForProfit-Groups-article7884.htm Feb. 26, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 john.yembrick1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10052 NASA OPENS HIGH FRONTIER TO EDUCATION AND NOTFORPROFIT GROUPS WASHINGTON NASA is announcing a new initiative to launch small cubeshaped satellites for education and notfo .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:43:36 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-2010-Carl-Sagan-Fellows-article7881.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Announces-2010-Carl-Sagan-Fellows-article7881.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010066 NASA Announces 2010 Carl Sagan Fellows Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 26, 2010 PASADENA, Calif. NASA has selected seven scientists as recipients of Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in exoplanet exploration for 2010. The Sagan Fe .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:56:48 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/No-Signal-Heard-During-First-Day-of-Resumed-Listening-for-Phoenix-article7882.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/No-Signal-Heard-During-First-Day-of-Resumed-Listening-for-Phoenix-article7882.htm http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfmrelease2010063 No Signal Heard During First Day of Resumed Listening for Phoenix Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 23, 2010 Mars Odyssey and Phoenix Mars Lander Missions Status Report PASADENA, Calif. NASAs Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Mon .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:52:26 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Odyssey-THEMIS-Images-February-2224-2010-article7880.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Odyssey-THEMIS-Images-February-2224-2010-article7880.htm MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES February 2224, 2010 o Gale Crater (22 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom20100222a o Dunes (23 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom20100223a o Pasteur Crater (24 February 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom20100224a All of the THEMIS images are ar .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:45:54 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-and-Italian-Space-Agency-Find-New-Use-for-Module-article7879.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-and-Italian-Space-Agency-Find-New-Use-for-Module-article7879.htm Feb. 26, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 2023581979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10044 NASA AND ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY FIND NEW USE FOR MODULE WASHINGTON NASA and the Italian Space Agen .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:43:21 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--February-26-2010-article7878.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Update--February-26-2010-article7878.htm Cassini Significant Events for 02/17/10 02/23/10 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Feb. 23 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Informatio .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:42:42 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Helene-Flyby-on-March-3-2010-article7875.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Helene-Flyby-on-March-3-2010-article7875.htm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/helene20100303/ Cassini Helene (Quasitargeted) Flyby March 3, 2010 Helene Quasitargeted Flyby Following a day after a targeted flyby of the moon Rhea, the Cassini spacecraft makes its closest approach of the mission to Helene at about 1,800 kilomet .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:40:53 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Rhea-Flyby-on-March-2-2010-article7876.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Cassini-Rhea-Flyby-on-March-2-2010-article7876.htm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/flybys/rhea20100302/ Cassini Rhea Flyby (R2) March 2, 2010 Cassini swoops down to within about 100 kilometers of Rhea to quot;sniffquot; the moon. Particle and fields instruments will try to determine what is coming off Rhea. The last targeted flyby of Rh .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:37:32 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Extends-Johnson-Space-Center-Facilities-Contract-article7874.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Extends-Johnson-Space-Center-Facilities-Contract-article7874.htm Feb. 25, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 2023581730 david.steitz@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 2814835111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10010 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER FACILITIES CONTRACT HOUSTON NASA exercise .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:25:23 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/New-Horizons-The-Approach-Begins-article7873.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/New-Horizons-The-Approach-Begins-article7873.htm http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/news/20100225.php New Horizons The Approach Begins February 25, 2010 Another milestone passed Today NASAs New Horizons spacecraft is 15.96 astronomical units (about 2.39 billion kilometers, or 1.48 billion miles) from the Sun putting it halfway between Ea .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:24:38 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-to-Make-Closest-Ever-Approach-to-Phobos-article7877.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Mars-Express-to-Make-Closest-Ever-Approach-to-Phobos-article7877.htm http://sci.esa.int/sciencee/www/object/index.cfmfobjectid46571 Mars Express to make closest ever approach to Phobos European Space Agency 24 Feb 2010 On 3 March 2010 Mars Express will make its closest ever approach to Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons. During a series of flybys, .. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:19:23 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASAs-Space-Shuttle-Program-Successfully-Conducts-Final-Motor-Test-In-Utah-article7872.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASAs-Space-Shuttle-Program-Successfully-Conducts-Final-Motor-Test-In-Utah-article7872.htm Feb. 25, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 2565440034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10057 NASAS SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS FINAL MOTOR TEST IN UTAH .. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:53:05 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Science-Team-From-Ames-Research-Center-Wins-2009-NASA-Software-Of-Year-Award-article7871.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Science-Team-From-Ames-Research-Center-Wins-2009-NASA-Software-Of-Year-Award-article7871.htm Feb. 25, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 2023581761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 6506040643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10049 SCIENCE TEAM FROM AMES RESEARCH CENTER WINS 2009 NASA SOFTWARE OF YEAR AWARD .. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:51:50 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-GroundBreaking-Unearths-New-Generation-Of-Deep-Space-Network-Antennas-article7869.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-GroundBreaking-Unearths-New-Generation-Of-Deep-Space-Network-Antennas-article7869.htm Feb. 25, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 2023581100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov JiaRui C. Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 8183540850 jiarui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10050 NASA GROUNDBREAKING UNEARTHS NEW GENERATION OF DEEP SPACE NET .. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:50:11 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Dawn-Journal--February-24-2010-article7870.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/Dawn-Journal--February-24-2010-article7870.htm http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal022410.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman February 24, 2010 Dear Dawnthropoids, Pushing ever farther into space, deeper into the asteroid belt, Dawn is continuing to progress smoothly on its solar system journey. The spacecraft spends most days climbi .. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:47:47 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Hosts-RockOn-2010-University-Rocket-Science-Workshop-in-June-article7868.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Hosts-RockOn-2010-University-Rocket-Science-Workshop-in-June-article7868.htm Feb. 24, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 2023584997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 7578241579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov Chris Koehler Colorado Space Grant Consortium, Boulder 3034923141 Koehler@colorado.edu RELEASE: .. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:42:10 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--February-24-2010-article7867.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/MRO-HiRISE-Images--February-24-2010-article7867.htm MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES February 24, 2010 o DTM: Channels from Hale Crater http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/dtm/dtm.phpIDPSP0056091470 o A Field of Secondary Craters http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP0022812115 o Central Deposits in Pasteur Crater http://hirise.lpl.ari .. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:41:31 -0500 http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Awards-AgencyWide-Mission-Network-Services-Contract-article7866.htm http://www.air-space.us/sci.space.news/14/NASA-Awards-AgencyWide-Mission-Network-Services-Contract-article7866.htm Feb. 23, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 2023581730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 2565440034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10007 NASA AWARDS AGENCYWIDE MISSION NETWORK SERVICES CONTRACT WASHING .. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:42:23 -0500