CONTOUR Mishap Board Completes Investigation http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12784
"NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) identified four possible causes for the failure of the comet-rendezvous mission launched in July 2002. The Board concluded the probable proximate cause for this accident was structural failure of the spacecraft due to plume heating during the embedded solid-rocket motor burn." -- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory: Live Fast, Blow Hard, and Die Young http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12781 "Massive stars lead short, yet spectacular lives, as a new multi-wavelength image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes shows. X-ray (blue) and optical (red and green) data reveal dramatic details of a portion of the Crescent Nebula, a giant gaseous shell of gas created by powerful winds blowing from the doomed massive star HD 192163." STATUS REPORTS ______________ For more status reports click here: http://www.spaceref.com/news/statusreports.html NASA Mars Image of the Day: Northern Plains Patterns http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=10655 NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS Image: Dunes on Ice http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=10654 PRESS RELEASES ______________ NASA Webcast: Changes in Arctic Ice Affect Life Around the Globe http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12778 New NASA Facility WIll Help Protect Space Crews From Radiation http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12776 House Science Committee Hearing: Exploring Options for the Future of Human Space Flight http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=12775 |
