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The Marshall News Release archive contains the latest news, media advisories, and status reports from Marshall, organized by date and year. Associated photos, audio files, and video files are listed with the release title. For additional news releases, see also:

2004, Jan, - June  
2003, July - Dec.  
 
 
 
 
   
 
2000 News Releases
Date Title Multimedia
12/18/00 NASA Space Technology Shines Light on Healing Photos Video
12/15/00 Manteniendo la tripulacion de la Estacion Espacial viva: Puertorriquena presenta detalles en la conferencia Tecnologia 2001
12/15/00 Keeping crews healthy on the Space Station: Puerto Rico native tells how at Technology 2001 Conference
12/14/00 Satellite interview: Is there life out there? Work by NASA scientist in Earth's extreme environments may lead to discoveries of life forms in solar system
12/12/00 Gatesville, Texas, students prepare experiment samples headed for International Space Station Photos
12/11/00 Students using NASA and NSF data make stellar discovery; win science team competition Photos
12/11/00 From co-op student to deputy director: Carolyn Griner, one of NASA's female pioneers, to retire from Marshall Center Photos
12/08/00 X-33 aerospike engine news conference Dec. 13
12/04/00

A cooling flow in the Galaxy Cluster Abell 1795

Photos
12/01/00

STS-97 launch begins new century for Space Shuttle

11/30/00

Marshall employees pledge $504,000 to charities

11/29/00

NASA revamp of Space Station propulsion system underway

11/27/00 NASA Administrator, Alabama lawmakers to celebrate Space Launch Initiative funding
11/21/00 Satellite interview: Gatesville, Texas, students get hands-on science experience; experiments will go to the International Space Station in January
11/20/00 NASA Marshall Center science Web site becomes bilingual
11/20/00 Next Space Shuttle mission on track for Nov. 30 launch; media press kit available online
11/17/00 U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to sign agreement for shared technology development
11/16/00 St. Louis students to 'star' in NASA video
11/15/00

Express lessons from NASA coming to classrooms soon

11/15/00

Marshall Center selects schools to build and launch student rockets

11/14/00

Leonids meteor shower could be brightest over North America

Video
11/13/00

Countdown: Marshall Center to announce Schools in student rocket design

11/13/00

Chandra X-ray Observatory team wins Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Trophy

11/06/00

Catching a galactic football: Chandra examines Cygnus A

Photos
11/06/00

NASA'S Chandra captures telling Gamma-Ray afterglow

Photos
11/06/00

Chandra observes cosmic traffic pile-up in energetic Quasar jet

Photos
11/03/00

Dr. Paul Munafo named manager of NASA program to develop new space materials

Photos
11/01/00

Industry and education forge partnership, kick off discussions at NASA Marshall Center Thursday

11/01/00

STS-106 crew to visit Marshall Center Nov. 2

11/01/00

NASA Marshall Center's eighth annual Great Moonbuggy Race set April 6-7, 2001

10/31/00

NASA awards $1.15 billion contract for Shuttle External Tanks

10/31/00

Shuttle Main Engine test investigation points to fuel system contamination

10/27/00

Marshall seeks 2nd Generation RLV proposals

10/26/00

Baton Rouge students to 'star' in NASA video

10/24/00

Twin engine tests for X-33 rocket plane take shape in Mississippi

Photos
10/18/00

NASCAR's Bobby Allison to talk about safety at Marshall Center's Safety Awareness Day Oct. 25

10/17/00 Talk to an expert about science, math and space fun
10/12/00 Charles Scales recognized for efforts at Marshall's National Hispanic Heritage month celebration Photos
10/11/00 Marshall Center sponsors three area high schools in annual robotics competition
10/10/00 Stephen Rodgers to head NASA's Propulsion Research Center at Marshall Photos
10/06/00 Sverdrup Technology selected for Marshall Center engineering, science, technical services contract
10/06/00 Marshall Center employees to volunteer at local agencies during Community Service Days
10/06/00 The new Marshall Institute: higher education and beyond Ñ training for the 21st century
10/02/00 Marshall Center begins Combined Federal Campaign charitable drive Oct. 5
9/29/00 NASA, Lockheed Martin agree on X-33 plan
9/27/00 Cutting-edge TV technology arrives at NASA; First high-definition equipment from Dreamtime readied for missions Photos
9/22/00 NASA selects new financial management software
9/22/00 NASA Marshall Center selects Hernandez Engineering for $35 million contract
9/22/00 Satellite interview: Space technology holds promise of faster wound healing; light emitting diodes may reduce recovery time
9/20/00

NASA Marshall Space Transportation Day 2000 to focus on new-generation technologies

9/18/00

Iowa opens new teacher resource
center Sept. 21

9/18/00

Marshall Center to celebrate 40th Anniversary Sept. 21

9/14/00

Teresa Vanhooser named to key International Space Station position at NASA Marshall Center

Photos
9/13/00

Preparations under way for final phase of testing to qualify unique engine for X-33 rocket plane

Photos
9/13/00

Four Alabama companies make cut for NASA research proposals

9/12/00

Chandra clinches case for new type of black hole

Photos
9/11/00

Satellite Interview: Student experiments now flying high aboard the International Space Station; Get the latest from a NASA expert

9/08/00

Space Station's 'doorway to the infinite' to leave NASA Marshall, bound for Florida

Photos
9/08/00

Space Station's 'gateway to the stars' to depart NASA Marshall Center Sept. 13

9/06/00

Warren native, NASA engineer native develops revolutionary tool for welding process

Photos
9/06/00 Athens resident, NASA engineer develops revolutionary tool for welding process Photos
9/06/00 NASA engineer develops revolutionary tool to overcome hurdle for welding process Photos
9/05/00

Reading, writing and rockets:
Thanks to NASA, mom takes home school beyond basics with 'high-tech' know-how

Photos
9/05/00 NASA Marshall's 40th anniversary: Paving a highway to space for ordinary people to 'live the adventure'
9/05/00 NASA's Marshall Center marks 40th anniversary
9/05/00 Media Advisory: NASA's Marshall Center to mark 40th anniversary
8/31/00 NASA recognizes more than 100 companies contributing
to Space Shuttle success
Photos
8/30/00 NASA helps cops catch criminals on Earth with video technology invented by space scientists Photos Video
8/30/00

Conference on Aerospace Materials, Processes and Environmental Technology set for Sept. 18-20

8/30/00

Students participate in first long-duration experiment for the International Space Station

Photos
8/28/00

Three Marshall Center women recognized for outstanding leadership

Photos
8/25/00

Satellite Interview: NASA scientists invent video enhancement technology that helps police fight crime

8/25/00

NASA awards study contracts for Space Station contingency cargo launch services

8/22/00

One year later: Chandra 'changes way we look at the universe'

8/18/00

Satellite Interview: U.S. middle and high school students help ready first science experiments to fly on International Space Station

8/18/00

Marshall Center Director Art Stephenson announces plan to help local students launch reusable rockets with science payloads

8/16/00

Chandra image of colliding galaxies shows "superbubbles"

Photos
8/15/00

Chandra marks first year: media invited to interview Marshall project scientist and program manager

8/14/00

Space research may help reduce dependency on petroleum and 'leapfrog' to fuel of the future

Photos
8/11/00

Satellite interview media advisory: Chandra Observatory marks one-year in orbit with many firsts; World's most powerful X-ray telescope exceeding expectations

8/9/00

See the International Space Station from your backyard!

Video
8/8/00

NASA, Alabama officials sign agreement creating National Space Science and Technology Center

8/7/00

Birmingham native joins new NASA rocket program office

Photos
8/7/00

Indianapolis native heads new NASA rocket program office

Photos
8/3/00

NASA Marshall employee embarks on a mission to bring 'Jetson' technology to real Americans

Photos
8/2/00

X-34 pre-flight tow test aborted

Photos
8/2/00

NASA's Marshall Center to help rocket-building students get their project off the ground

Photos
8/1/00

Space Shuttle parts ID system: Barcodes with an attitude you can't see

Photos
7/26/00 NASA's X-34 experimental rocket plane begins new pre-flight test series Photos
7/25/00 Summer program at NASA Marshall Center fires students' dreams of space Photos
7/25/00 University of Texas student spends summer working for NASA: Why I pounded hardware with a hammer on my 'summer vacation' at NASA's Marshall Center
7/25/00 Spelman students win NASA scholarships, summer jobs: Students forego 'summer vacation' to work, learn at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
7/25/00 Internship program promotes math, science and engineering degrees: Down-to-earth students spend summer vacation working in space program
7/25/00 Ohio State student spends summer on NASA scholarship: How I helped with the International Space Station on my 'summer vacation'
7/25/00 Florida A&M student plans to use knowledge to benefit career: Student foregoes 'summer vacation' to work on the International Space Station project
7/25/00 Promotes technical degrees for minorities NASA's Marshall Center launches mentorship program with Huntsville-area universities
7/25/00 Morehouse students are Ronald E. McNair scholars: Students forego summer vacation to work at NASA
7/25/00 Backbone of International Space Station departs NASA Marshall July 26 for Kennedy Center
7/25/00 Students forego summer vacation to work at NASA
7/25/00 Backbone of International Space Station departs NASA Marshall July 26 for Kennedy Center Photos
7/24/00 Professors bring space to classroom through summer research at NASA Marshall Center Photos
7/21/00 Marshall Web site lets skywatchers
track International Space Station
7/14/00

Satellite Interviews Advisory:See the International Space Station from your backyard! Enjoy family fun tracking NASA's newest shining 'star'

7/11/00

Chandra captures flare from brown dwarf star

Photos
6/28/00

Marshall Center employees learn sign language to help talk with hearing-impaired colleagues

6/26/00

Satellite Interviews Advisory: Here comes the Sun: Solar activity to reach 11-year peak this year; NASA scientist has more reliable solar max forecast technique

6/22/00

NASA forms team to review Space Shuttle Main Engine test incident

6/22/00

NASA Marshall Center to present checks from annual employee fund drive to local charities

6/21/00

NASA Marshall Center engineer appointed to National Science and Technology Council

Photos
6/20/00

NASA and the Marshall Center recognize employees during annual honor ceremony

6/19/00

NASA scientists designing new instrument to detect the most powerful blasts in the universe

Photos
6/16/00

May I have the envelope, please?
Employees to be recognized at annual honor ceremonies at NASA Marshall Center

6/15/00

NASA chief Goldin honors Marshall Center managers, engineer

Photos
6/14/00

Technical exposition highlights new X-vehicles

6/13/00

Paul McConnaughey named to Marshall engineering management position

Photos
6/12/00

Satellite Interviews Advisory: What's hot and what's not? NASA 'heat hunters' find ways to reduce urban heat islands and improve quality of life in big cities

6/8/00

Marshall Radio: NASA scientist: Lightning studies may provide earlier tornado alerts

Video Video
6/8/00

Allen to head Technology Evaluation Department at Marshall Center

Photos
6/8/00

Fisher named to head X-34 rocket plane project at NASA Marshall Center

Photos
6/8/00

NASA Marshall Center names managers within Space Transportation Directorate

6/7/00

Determination, "can-do" attitude lead NASA employee to build harp for daughter

6/7/00

Chandra catches cannibal galaxy in the act

Photos
6/6/00

Images unveiled during national astronomical meeting: Chandra X-ray images continue to ‘wow’ astronomers

6/5/00

Chandra observes cloud powered by black hole in distant galaxy

Photos
6/2/00

Marshall Center protocol officer earns consultant certification

Photos
6/2/00

Satellite Interviews Advisory: Experts find direct link between lightning flash rates and tornadoes; space research may improve severe weather predictions, save lives

6/1/00

NASA Materials Conference features science results, experts on technologies for exploration

6/1/00

Burst And Transient Source Experiment mission highlights

Photos
6/1/00

Gamma ray ‘watchdog’ ends a stellar career

Photos
6/1/00

NASA Marshall Center signs research agreement with East Tennessee State University

5/31/00

Advanced Space Transportation Media Update, May 2000: Air-breathing rocket engine technology achieves testing milestone

Photos
5/30/00

Science historian/author James Burke to speak at 12th Von Braun Forum in Huntsville

Photos
5/30/00

NASA Marshall Center reaches agreement with Air Force and Department of Energy in Tennessee

5/25/00

NASA Marshall Center selects companies to help identify new space transportation technologies

5/25/00

Vietnamese couple follows their dream of education to America and NASA’s Marshall Center

Photos
5/25/00

Chandra Clocks 1 million mph wind expanding from vicinity of black hole

Photos
5/24/00

Marshall Director Art Stephenson 'disappointed’ by budget action on NASA Space Launch Initiative

5/22/00

NASA Takes Delivery of Boeing-Built X-40A: Major milestone reached in X-37 space plane project

Photos
5/18/00

Marshall Center’s Fastrac engine team wins technology award

Photos
5/17/00

Chandra survey of distant galaxies provides evidence for vigorous starbursts

Photos
5/17/00

Turning Goals into Reality: ‘TGIR 2000’ award recipients to be honored by NASA at aerospace conference May 18

5/16/00

Aerospike engine sets new duration record in abbreviated test

Photos
5/16/00

London named manager of Marshall Center Pathfinder Program Office

Photos
5/15/00

Conference, Open House activities offer variety of media opportunities at NASA Marshall Center

5/15/00

Out-of-this-world experiences will be FREE at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Open House on Saturday, May 20

5/12/00

Popular music meets space program at NASA Marshall Open House on Saturday, May 20

5/11/00

NASA charts course to sail to the stars on largest spacecraft ever

5/11/00

Impact! Chandra images a young supernova blast wave

Photos Video
5/11/00

NASA charts course to sail to the stars on largest spacecraft ever built

Photos Video Video
5/9/00

Experience thrill of space exploration for free at NASA Marshall Open House Saturday, May 20

Photos
5/8/00

New Chandra Observations shed light on young supernova: Space Science Update May 11

5/5/00

Live satellite TV interviews on giant space sails

5/5/00

Marshall Center awards $137 million contract option to CSC for information support services

4/28/00

Advanced Space Transportation Media Update, April 2000: Pulse detonation rocket engine testing begins at Marshall Center

Photos
4/27/00

U.S. Space Foundation honors NASA Marshall program manager

4/25/00

Chandra shows new way to measure cosmic distances

Photos
4/25/00

NASA scientist: Lightning strike patterns may improve early tornado warnings

Video
4/21/00

Author, futurist Ben Bova headlines NASA’s ‘Turning Goals into Reality’ conference May 18-19

4/18/00

Shuttle veteran joins X-33 program as deputy manager

Photos
4/17/00

Live satellite TV interviews on space weather

4/17/00

NASA Marshall Center to Celebrate Earth Day -- in Spades

4/13/00

NASA Marshall Center Boosts Alabama Economy With $735 Million in Fiscal 1999 Expenditures

4/12/00

NASA Astronaut to Speak to Professional, Amateur Astronomers Gathering in Huntsville April 13-15

4/10/00

XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine Test Status Report

4/10/00

Rocket Science, Astronauts and Out-of-this-World Rides Highlight Marshall Center’s Free, Public Open House Saturday, May 20

Photos
4/10/00

Scientists look to crystals grown in space to help reduce dependency on petroleum and leap frog to fuel of the future

4/8/00

New Jersey School Powers to Top of College Division at NASA's 7th Annual 'Great Moonbuggy Race'

Photos
4/7/00

Team From Pittsburg, Kan., Powers to Top of High School Division at NASA’s 7th Annual ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’

Photos
4/6/00

NOTICE TO HUNTSVILLE RADIO ANNOUNCERS: For inclusion in your ‘Calendar of Events’ announcements

4/5/00

Marshall Center to Post Results of NASA’s 7th Annual ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’

4/3/00

Chandra discovers possible hidden black hole

Photos
4/3/00

NASA ‘Goes to the Stars’ Baseball Game Thursday

4/3/00

Student Teams from Your Area to Compete in
NASA’s 7th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race

4/3/00

Giant space sail could take spacecraft to the stars: Humankind’s first venture beyond the solar system may begin soon

3/31/00

Students Tackle NASA Engineering Challenge

3/31/00

XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine Test Status Report

3/31/00

Air-breathing rocket test series completed; new tests begin

Photos
3/31/00

‘Turning Goals Into Reality’ Conference May 18-19 To Showcase NASA Achievements, Introduce Next-Level Technology

3/24/00

Marshall Center’s Assistant Director for Propulsion Elected to National Academy of Engineering

3/24/00

New NASA Educator Resource Center Opens March 31 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston

3/24/00

Teams from 17 States and Puerto Rico to Compete in 7th Annual ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’

3/23/00

NASA Educator Resource Center Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunities

3/21/00

New NASA Web Site Features Women’s Contributions to NASA’s Microgravity Research Program

3/21/00

Marshall Associate Director Sidney Saucier receives NASA’s highest honor

Photos
3/21/00

Marshall engineers undertake real-life ‘Mission’ to protect NASA spacecraft, crews

Photos
3/20/00

Gadsden students help NASA test communication link for future science studies onboard the International Space Station

3/20/00

Chandra finds what may be a rare type of black hole

Photos
3/17/00

Students Across America Help NASA Prepare For Science Aboard International Space Station

Photos
3/15/00

Alabama researchers receive more than $1.5 million in NASA materials science grants

Photos
3/13/00

XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine Test

3/10/00

To Protect Spacecraft Damaged by Meteoroids or Debris, NASA Engineers Develop "Fix It" Repair and Tool Kit

3/9/00

NASA Brings Space Transportation Technology to Chicago for National Manufacturing Week

3/8/00

Scientists announce microgravity results from Glenn Shuttle mission

3/8/00

NASA Seeks Ideas for Future Space Transportation Plan

2/00

Advanced Space Transportation Media Update, February 2000

3/1/00

Cosmic Pressure Fronts Mapped by Chandra

Photos
2/28/00

NASA’s 7th Annual "Great Moonbuggy Race" on Track for April 7-8

2/25/00

Deep Space Detectives Use X-rays to Unlock Mysteries; Orbiting Chandra Observatory is Exceeding Expectations

2/24/00

Marshall Center's Sidney Saucier Honored With NASA's Space Flight Awareness Leadership Award

Photos
2/23/00

‘Planet in a Test Tube’ Provides Valuable Data on Atmospheres of Planets and Stars

Photos
2/18/00

NASA Scientist, Former Astronauts’ Search for Life in Antarctica May Lead to Discovery of Life in Solar System

2/17/00

Chandra Reads the Cosmic Bar Code of Gas Around a Black Hole

Photos
2/1600

High in the Sky, NASA ‘Heat Hunters’ Combat Urban Phenomenon

Photos
2/15/00

Public Invited to Glimpse America's Future in Space At NASA Marshall Center's Free Open House Saturday, May 20

2/14/00

Media Invited Feb. 16 as Local Students Show Off Robot Being Built for National Competition

2/14/00

Three Managers Appointed to New Positions in Space Shuttle Office at NASA’s Marshall Center

2/10/00

X-33 Linear Aerospike Engine Reaches Significant Milestone At Stennis Space Center

Photos
2/9/00

Marshall Center to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Plans For 35 Center Sites in 'Superfund' Program

2/8/00

NASA Educator Resource Center Opens Feb. 11 At the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

2/8/00

NASA/Industry Completes First Component for
Experimental X-34 Composite Oxygen Tank

Photos
2/3/00

NASA Administrator Goldin to Brief Media Feb. 7 on 2001 NASA Budget; Marshall Director to Discuss Center Outlook

2/2/00

Alabama and Tennessee Students Star in National TV Series Produced by NASA's Marshall Center, to Push Math, Science

Photos
2/2/00

Missouri Scientist Takes ‘Rocky’ Road to Improve Eyesight, Farming, Weather Analysis at NASA’s Marshall Center

1/31/00

Advanced Space Transportation Media Update, January 2000: Second magnetic levitation track installed at NASA Marshall

Photos
1/26/00

NASA Scientist Improves Solar Predictions

1/21/00

Here Comes the Sun: Solar Activity to Reach 11-Year Peak in 2000; NASA Scientist Has New, More Dependable Forecasting Technique

1/20/00

NASA’s Marshall Center to Celebrate Black History Month With Special Events in February

1/19/00

Media Invited Jan. 20 as Local Students, NASA Marshall Center Engineers Team Up to Design, Build Robot

1/14/00

Chandra Finds a ‘Cool’ Black Hole at the Heart of the Andromeda Galaxy

Photos
1/14/00

Chandra Images the Seething Cauldron of Starburst Galaxy

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1/14/00

Chandra Finds X-ray Star Bonanza in the Orion Nebula

Photos
1/14/00

Chandra Image May Reveal Black Hole in the Milky Way

Photos
1/14/00

Chandra Finds Oxygen and Neon Ring in Ashes of Exploded Star

Photos
1/14/00

NASA Marshall Center Manager Tapped for International Committee

1/13/00

Chandra Resolves X-ray Glow into Millions of Objects

Photos
1/13/00

NASA Scientist Hopes New Study Will Help Resolve Global Warming Controversy

1/12/00

Astronomers End Year with a Bang: NASA Uses Teamwork to Learn about One of the Most Powerful Explosions in the Universe

1/6/00

NASA Announces Research Grants in Microgravity Materials Science

1/4/00

Y2K Transition at Marshall Center is Smooth