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Review of Columbia’s Data Recorder Will Begin This Weekend
Review of Columbia’s Data Recorder Will Begin This Weekend - Orbiter Experiments Supports System (OEX)

Columbia Accident Investigation Board Chairman Names New Members
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Chairman Names New Members - Including First Woman In Space

Advanced Sightings Team Brings Together Many Data Sources
Advanced Sightings Team Brings Together Many Data Sources - CAIB Advanced Sightings Team

CAIB Opens Washington Office
Board Opens Washington Office, Names Assistant for Government Relations

Hot Plasma Possible in Columbia Left Wheel Well
Thermal Analysis Shows Hot Plasma Possible in Columbia Left Wheel Well Area Preliminary analysis by a NASA working group this week indicates that the temperature indications seen in Columbia's left wheel well during entry would require the presence of plasma. Heat transfer through the structure as from a missing tile would not be sufficient to cause the temperature indications seen.

Space Shuttle Accident Investigation Board Chair Tours Recovery Area
Space Shuttle Accident Investigation Board Chair Tours Recovery Area - Views debris

Astronomy 101 - Astronomy History - Seeing Is Believing
Astronomy 101 - Astronomy History - Seeing Is Believing - Lesson 2: History - A Renaissance in Science

Astronomy 101 - Modern Astronomy
Astronomy 101 - Modern Astronomy - Lesson 3: Astronomy Enters the Twentieth Century

Celebrating a Century At Inventing Flight
Celebrating a Century At Inventing Flight - NASA Day Activities Feature Dayton's Own. Aviation's past and NASA's future come together at Inventing Flight in Dayton, Ohio, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of powered flight, in honor of the Wright Brothers and their achievements.

Practical Application For Space
Practical Application For Space - NASA Helps Fight Deadly Fires. NASA satellite data is providing scientists and fire managers with unparalleled insight into how deadly fires behave, and how to fight them. NASA's contribution to fire management is the topic of the next Earth Science Update (ESU). The ESU is Tuesday, July 22, at 3 p.m.

Teachers To Join Very Long Distance Teleconference
Expedition 7 Crew Talks With NASA Explorer Schools Educators. Educators participating in NASA's Explorer Schools Program will have the opportunity to talk with the Expedition 7 crew members on board the International Space Station in an interactive educational program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla., on July 22.

Quest Comes Through
Quest Comes Through - Asteroid Hunters Discover Near-Earth Object with New Camera. NASA astronomers in pursuit of near-Earth asteroids have already made a discovery with the newly installed Quasar Equatorial Survey, or 'Quest,' camera mounted in mid-April on Palomar Mountain's 1.2-meter (48-inch) Oschin telescope.

Astronomy 101 - Early History of Astronomy
Astronomy 101 - Early History of Astronomy - Lesson 1: History, Ancient Astronomers to The Renaissance

Astronomy 101 - Free Basic Astronomy Course
Astronomy 101 - Free Basic Astronomy Course - Introduction

Story Musgrave (M.D.)
Biography of Story Musgrave (M.D.) - NASA Astronaut (Former). Story Musgrave (M.D.) - NASA Astronaut (Former)

Space Shuttle Challenger Missions
Space Shuttle Challenger Mission - STS-6. Primary payload was first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-1(TDRS-1).

NASA Selects "Sharp" Students To Launch Academic Excellence
NASA Selects "Sharp" Students To Launch Academic Excellence - Summer High School Apprenticeship Program. NASA launched the 2003 Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP) after competitively selecting 340 students representing nearly every state, Puerto Rico, and St. Croix.

NASA Wins Emmy Award
Filmed here in Cleveland, the NASA CONNECT program, "Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Who Added the “Micro" to Gravity," was recently awarded a 2003 Emmy. Award. Falling in the Children/Youth Program category, the award is the seventh Emmy. for NASA CONNECT and was recently announced by The Cleveland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

NASA Announces Space Radiation Research Grants
NASA Announces Space Radiation Research Grants - NASA Has Selected 28 Researchers. NASA has selected 28 researchers to conduct ground-based research in space radiation biology and space radiation shielding materials.

NASA Inspires Student Ambitions
NASA Inspires Student Ambitions - Tulsa Students To Connect With ISS. NASA will engage Tulsa, Okla. area high school and aviation technology students in an interactive discussion with the International Space Station crew on July 17.

NESC To Examine All NASA Programs And Projects
NESC To Examine All NASA Programs And Projects - NASA Announces Independent Engineering And Safety Center

Soyuz 11
Soyuz 11 - Soviet Space Station Mission Turns Deadly. With the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon on July 20, 1969, the Soviets officially lost the race for the moon. So, they turned their attention in another direction, towards constructing space stations, a task they became quite good at, but not without problems. The second crew to attempt a docking met with tragedy.

Foam Impact Test Breaks Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Panel
Foam Impact Test Breaks Reinforced Carbon-Carbon Panel. The CAIB Has Not Reached Any Final Conclusions.

Is Pluto A Planet?
In recent years, there has been some debate about the status of Pluto as a planet. Is Pluto A Planet? - An Answer From the IAU

ILS Proton Successfully Launches AMC-9 Satellite
ILS Proton Successfully Launches AMC-9 Satellite - 300th Mission Flown by Proton Vehicle

 
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