Science news articles about 'national aeronautics and space administration'

  • NASA approves May 31 space shuttle launch

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 20 (UPI) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials have selected May 31 as the launch date for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission.
  • NASA, USDA sign space research pact

    WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed an agreement to enable space-based plant research.
  • National Briefing | Science: NASA Destroys Errant Rocket

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration destroyed an unmanned rocket 27 seconds into its ascent during an early-morning launching from Wallops Island, Va.
  • NASA names space shuttle mission crews

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has identified the crews assigned to space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131.
  • From outer space to the eye clinic: New cataract early detection technique

    ... . Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collaborated to develop a simple, safe eye ...
  • National hypersonic science centers named

    WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and U.S. Air Force have created national hypersonic centers in California, Texas and Virginia.
  • Space missions focus on salmonella

    HOUSTON, March 12 (UPI) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists say two recent U.S. space missions have produced discoveries concerning salmonella bacteria.
  • NASA hosts a national student symposium

    HOUSTON, April 29 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is holding a symposium for students and teachers from across the United States.
  • Panel will review NASA space flight plans

    WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. government officials Thursday announced a review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spaceflight plans.
  • Bolden becomes NASA's 12th administrator

    WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed former astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 12th leader.
  • A woman in space

    ... year the U.S. government established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and in April 1959, ... orbit the earth. Two Men's Vision for Space Sometime before the mid-1950s two ...
  • UNH space scientists help catch the interstellar wind

    ... s Space Science Center will celebrate the announcement of the first major results from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, which will be ...
  • NASA to televise astronaut ceremony

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 30 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it will provide live TV coverage of the 2008 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
  • Satellite may help explore ancient Mexico

    ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. archeologist plans to use National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite imagery to study ancient Mexico.
  • Another NASA satellite ready for launch

    PASADENA, Calif., June 12 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to launch its OSTM/Jason 2 satellite on June 20 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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