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... continued to disagree on the cause and effect of the temperature rise. (USA Today, June 2/93) Writing in the Baltimore Sun, Gwynne Dyer, syndicated columnist, described the plan for "terraforming ... some of the technology envisioned for Mars to maintain our own planet. (B Sun, June 2/93) NASA announced that the material that keeps the Space Shuttle from burning up when ... some workshop manuals were being rewritten to eliminate discrepancies and ambiguities. (0 Sen Star, June 2/93; LA Times, June 3/93) May 1993 May June 1993 June Jun 1 1993 ...

... that they were not fully involved in key decisions involving the Station. (Av Wk, Aug 2/93) Joseph R. Cipriano, associate director of the department's Energy Research Office, recommended that ... universities, Universities Research Association, Inc., was under contract to build the instrument. (W Post, Aug 2/93) The Hooker Telescope on Mt. Wilson in California, which once ranked as the world ... another $250,000 to make the telescope useful into the 21st century. (LA Times, Aug 2/93) A Titan 4 rocket carrying an expensive military spy satellite system exploded minutes after ...

... Space Shuttle Columbia until March 4 because of a severe storm. (AP, Mar 2/94; Reuters, Mar 2/94; NY Times, Mar 3/94; P Inq, Mar 3/94; USA Today, Mar ... , were of high quality and the cost of the program was relatively low. (Reuters, Mar 2/94; W Times, Mar 20/94) Businessman James Robertson of James M. Beggs Associates consulting ... to accepting inside bid information involving NASA contracts at Johnson Space Center , Houston. (AP, Mar 2/94) February 1994 February March 1994 March Mar 1 1994 1 Mar ...

... United States, and the difficulty of readjusting physically to Earth's atmosphere. (B Sun, May 2/94) NASA's last SCOUT (Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test) launch vehicle was scheduled to ... out of the unmanned rocket business, which was transferred to commercial manufacturers. (Fla Today, May 2/94; NASA Release 94-72; Fla Today, May 9/94; Reuters, May 9/94) NASA ... 15, heard speakers and then trailed their parents or other staff members. (Federal Tames, May 2/94) Vice President Al Gore made a brief fundraising stop in Huntsville, Alabama. He said ...

... , Sep 13/95; W Tmes, Oct 12/95; UPI, Sep 20/95; Av Wk, Jan 2/95; Science, Oct 20/95) The United States and Russia began taking practical steps toward ... in order to boost Mir 's electrical out-put by six kilowatts. (Av Wk, Jan 2/95; San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan 4/95) Scientists at the University of Chicago advanced ... that five mass extinctions have occurred on Earth, one every 120 million years. (AP, Jan 2/91; C Trib, Jan 3/95) NASA selected the IBM Thinkpad 755C as the Space ...

... schedule, because of problems in Japan's shuttle program, as well as in its H-2 rocket program. Japan had originally conceived its planned 20-ton (18,000-kilogram or 18 ... conduct scientific experiments and to carry into space payloads of up to 3 tons (2,700 kilograms or 2.7 tonnes). Technical and financial setbacks within Japan's shuttle program contributed to ... television and the Internet. July 2000 July August 2000 August Aug 1 2000 1 Aug 2 2000 2 Aug 3 2000 3 Aug 4 2000 4 Aug 5 2000 5 Aug 6 ...

... returned to Earth. During the flyby, Stardust flew within 240 kilometers (149 miles) of Wild 2, capturing images of the comet's nucleus at resolutions ranging from 6.5 to 32 ... formed. (NASA JPL , “NASA Spacecraft Makes Great Catch . . . Heads for Touchdown,” news release 2004-001, 2 January 2004; NASA JPL , “ Stardust : NASA's Comet Sample Return Mission ~ Encounter with Comet Wild ...

... lifetime.” ''NASA, “Joint Statement by International Space Station Heads of Agency,” news release 06-084, 2 March 2006, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/mar/HQ_06084_HOA_statement.html ... of Representatives, Committee on Science, “NASA Budget Puts Key Science Priorities at Risk,” news release, 2 March 2006, http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=1057 (accessed 12 July 2010 ...

... its original launch point, and land successfully. The lander must complete the entire exercise within 2 hours and 15 minutes. NASA provided the prize money for the Level-1 and Level ... . ''NASA, “NASA and X Prize Announce Winners of Lunar Lander Challenge,” news release 09-258, 2 November 2009, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/nov/HQ_09-258-Lunar_Lander ... Innovation panel. ''NASA, “NASA Announces Advisory Council Chairs and Committee Structure,” news release 09-256, 2 November 2009, http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/nov/HQ_09-256_NAC.html ...

... = Eccentricity = Inclination = 38 degrees Orbital_Period = Apoapsis = Periapsis = Orbits = Alternate Names = OSTA 1/STS 2,Shuttle OFT 2,12953 Experiments = http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentSearch.do?spacecraft=STS%20%20 ... '''Commander: Joe Engle ''' '''Pilot: Richard Truly ''' Mission The second flight of the Space Shuttle (STS-2) carried the first scientific payload OSTA-1 (Office of Space and Terrestrial Application 1). The ...

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