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Astronaut Don Pettit Shares Passion for Science from Space

Mapex — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:07 +0000

NASA and the American Physical Society (APS) have begun a partnership to share videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans around the world.

ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean

Mapex — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient shorelines on Mars.

NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth

Mapex — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:20:06 +0000

NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s first orbital flight by an American.

Mars Express reveals wind-blown deposits on Mars

Mapex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

New images from ESA’s Mars Express show the Syrtis Major region on Mars. Once thought to be a sea of water, the region is now known to be a volcanic province dating back billions of years.

NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status

Mapex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:05 +0000

NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international partner and commercial space vehicles.

Vega set for its inaugural flight

Mapex — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:28:00 +0000

PR 2 2012 – On 13 February, the European Space Agency will perform the first qualification flight of its brand new Vega launch vehicle.

Call for Media: briefing on new results from ESA Planck mission

Mapex — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Media representatives are invited to a briefing on new observations of the Milky Way and other galaxies by ESA’s Planck mission.

NASA Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar Matter

Mapex — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:02 +0000

NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has captured the best and most complete glimpse yet of what lies beyond the solar system.

Toulouse Space Show: call for papers

Mapex — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

ESA is a partner in the Toulouse Space Show being held 25–28 June. Experts from all over the world will gather for conferences on space applications, space and law, knowledge management for space missions, and antenna technology and applied electromagnetics.

Papers are invited for presentation at the conferences; the closing date for submission of abstracts is 15 February.

NASA Releases First Multi-Player Facebook Game

Mapex — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:05 +0000

NASA has launched its first multi-player online game to test players’ knowledge of the space program.