Member 12NASA spacecraft to soar over Mercury (AFP)02-10-2008 10h02AFP - A US space probe will fly over Mercury next week to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, NASA announced on Wednesday. U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week (Reuters)02-10-2008 05h01Reuters - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before. 50 Years in Space: NASA's Roadmap to 2058 (SPACE.com)01-10-2008 23h02SPACE.com - Editor's note: As NASA celebrates its 50th birthday today, the agency looks back on a history of stunning successes while honoring those lost in its tragic setbacks. Here, space commentator Jim Banke takes a look at what the future might bring for America's space program in the 50 years to come. Listening In: Lander to Record Mars Sounds (SPACE.com)01-10-2008 20h16SPACE.com - NASA scientists hope to hear what it sounds like on the surface of Mars for the first time when they attempt to switch on the Phoenix Mars Lander's microphone in the next week or two, mission leaders announced on Monday. How Much is $700 Billion? (LiveScience.com)01-10-2008 06h55LiveScience.com - The short answer: a lot. The long answer: depends on how you look at it. Whatever your viewpoint, here's how $700 billion - the figure inked in the initial dead-in-the-water government bailout bill for Wall Street - compares to other vast sums. NASA in fiscal year 2009 will launch several missions into space and pay for hundreds of people to operate a host of space telescopes and even remote robots on Mars and run a PR and media department that puts most large corporations to shame. The agency's budget: $17.6 billion, or 2.5 percent of the bailout sum. ... NASA Chief: Moon Base Must Precede Mars Mission (SPACE.com)01-10-2008 06h47SPACE.com - GLASGOW, Scotland NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin defended his agency's determination to establish a lunar colony before embarking on a manned Mars mission Sept. 30, arguing that those who prefer to focus only on Mars are overestimating what is known about the Moon and underestimating the difficulties of going to Mars. Let it snow -- on Mars: NASA (AFP)01-10-2008 02h23AFP - In an unprecedented discovery, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has found snow falling from clouds on Mars, scientists said Tuesday. Mars lander finds minerals suggesting past water (AP)30-09-2008 19h24AP - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has discovered evidence of past water at its Martian landing site and spotted falling snow for the first time, scientists reported Monday. Soil experiments revealed the presence of two minerals known to be formed in liquid water. Scientists identified the minerals as calcium carbonate, found in limestone and chalk, and sheet silicate. <<< Prev member Next member >>> Randon Members Member 2893 Member 4699 Member 1920 Member 2230 Member 4853 Member 1715 Member 2066 Member 1931 Member 3991 Member 1975 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 | |
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