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NASA Administrator Accepts Columbia Accident Report
NASA Administrator Accepts Columbia Accident Report. This morning, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe received the report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) from the chairman, retired U.S. Navy Admiral Harold Gehman. The following is a statement from the NASA Administrator regarding the CAIB report.
Three Members Added To Stafford-Covey Task Group
Three Members Added To Stafford-Covey Task Group. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today announced the appointment of three additional members to the task group assigned to perform an independent assessment of the agency's implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's recommendations.
Columbia Data Recorder Recovered
Columbia Data Recorder Recovered - Orbiter Experiment Support System Recorder (OEX)
The Spacesuit
Spacesuits are necessary for working in space. To explore and work in space, human beings must take their environment with them because there is no atmospheric pressure and no oxygen to sustain life. Inside the spacecraft, the atmosphere can be controlled so that special clothing isn't needed, but when outside, humans need the protection of a spacesuit. Here, we discuss the evolution of spacesuits.
NASA Song Soars To Grammy Nomination
NASA Song Soars To Grammy Nomination. Singer Patti LaBelle has been nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of 'Way Up There.' The song was originally commissioned by NASA to commemorate the Centennial of Flight. LaBelle brought the song into national prominence, when she sang it at the first memorial service for the seven Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts.
Evidence Of Meteor Impact Found Off Australian Coast
An impact crater believed to be associated with the "Great Dying," the largest extinction event in the history of life on Earth, appears to be buried off the coast of Australia. Evidence Of Meteor Impact Found Off Australian Coast - Signs of a Massive Impact.
Congratulations to NASA
At a press briefing in London on Sunday, January 4, 2004, Professor Colin Pillinger - Open University, Beagle lead scientist, and Dr Mark Sims - University of Leicester, the mission manager, congratulated their colleagues at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the successful landing of the Spirit rover on Mars.
NASA Announces Press Conferences At AGU Meeting
NASA researchers will present findings on various topics at the American Geophysical Union Meeting at the Moscone Convention Center {MCC}, San Francisco, December 8-12.
CAIB Issues Preliminary Recommendation Four
CAIB Issues Preliminary Recommendation Four - Launch and Ascent Imaging
Lunar Eclipse
Thursday, May 15, 2003 (in Europe, the early morning hours of Friday, May 16, 2003) will see the first Lunar eclipse of the year. This total eclipse will be visible from North and South America as well as Europe, Africa, and Antarctica.
NASA Technology Helpful During Pregnancy
By keeping track of some very small American hearts with a new, portable fetal heart monitor, NASA technology is relieving some of the worry of a high-risk pregnancy. NASA technology comes to the aid of women during pregnancy. Researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., worked with Baby Beats Inc., & Washington State University's Small Business Development Center to transfer and develop aerospace technology to assist with pregnancy.
Saturn Pictures
Saturn pictures from the Cassini-Huygens mission. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 15, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft reached Saturn in July 2004. Here, we have a growing list of Saturn pictures sent back by Cassini-Huygens. Continue to check this page for new Cassini-Huygens Saturn pictures
Advanced Sightings Team Brings Together Many Data Sources
Advanced Sightings Team Brings Together Many Data Sources - CAIB Advanced Sightings Team
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Updates Foam Testing
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Updates Foam Testing - completed the first round
NASA, MIT Announce Professorship Honoring Challenger's Ron McNair
NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), are honoring the memory of Challenger astronaut and MIT alumnus Ronald E. McNair by establishing a teaching and research position in his name, the Ronald E. McNair-NASA Visiting Professorship. Ron McNair and his six crewmates aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger - Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Judith A. Resnik, Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory B. Jarvis, and S. Christa McAuliffe - died on January 28, 1986.
NASA Astronaut - Leland Melvin
Every football player dreams about being drafted by an NFL team. NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, a 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound wide receiver from the University of Richmond in Virginia, was one of the few collegiate athletes drafted by an NFL team.
Columbia Memorial At Arlington National Cemetary
Columbia Memorial At Arlington National Cemetary. The fallen heroes of the Space Shuttle Columbia are taking their place in the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery.
Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) Releases Working Scenario
After three months of intense investigation including thorough reviews of hardware forensic analysis, orbiter telemetry, MADS recorder measurements, general public still and video photography, hypersonic wind tunnel testing, and aerodynamic and thermal analysis, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, with the assistance of the NAIT, has reached some preliminary conclusions.
ESA Director General Comments On Columbia Report
ESA Director General Comments On Columbia Report. Commenting on the Columbia accident report delivered to NASA by the independent Investigation Board, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency, said
Space Shuttle Accident Investigation Board Chair Tours Recovery Area
Space Shuttle Accident Investigation Board Chair Tours Recovery Area - Views debris
Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation
NASA is still seeking help from the American public to supply video and still images of the Space Shuttle Columbia on its return flight to Earth. There has been a great public response, but more material will help the investigation of the Columbia accident. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board has said preliminary analysis by a NASA working group indicates the temperature indications seen in Columbia's left wheel well during entry would require the presence of plasma.
NASA Administrator Offers Support For Kennedy Space Center
A statement from NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe regarding the damage left behind at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Frances. "The Kennedy Space Center suffered significant damage as Hurricane Frances swept across Florida. However, our primary concern is for the safety and well being of the entire NASA family along the Space Coast."
Return to Flight Task Group Statement
Return to Flight Task Group Statement. On August 26, 2003, the following statement was released by Richard O. Covey, Co-chairman, Return to Flight Task Group. We are grateful to the members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board for their hard work and diligence in service to the nation and its space program over the past seven months.
Statement From The Families Of Space Shuttle Columbia Crew
On January 16th, (2003), we saw our loved ones launch into a brilliant, cloud-free sky. Their hearts were full of enthusiasm, pride in country, faith in their God, and a willingness to accept risk in the pursuit of knowledge - knowledge that might improve the quality of life for all mankind. Columbia's 16–day mission of scientific discovery was a great success, cut short by mere minutes yet it will live on forever in our memories.
NASA Statement On Loss Of Communications With Space Shuttlr Columbia
A Space Shuttle contingency has been declared in Mission Control, Houston, as a result of the loss of communication with the Space Shuttle Columbia at approximately 9 a.m. EST Saturday as it descended toward a landing at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. It was scheduled to touchdown at 9:16 a.m. EST.