Marshall Space Flight Center Space News Archives

Space Station Science Ops News: Breaking news and background information on Space Station experiments and payload operations

Gravity Probe B News: the Gravity Probe B experiment will test unverified portions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity

Chandra X-ray Telescope News: The most current discoveries from the world's most powerful X-ray telescope

National Space Science and Technology Center News: A partnership between NASA, universities, industry and other federal agencies to further future research endeavors

Diversity News: Information on how Marshall is advancing the opportunities for many diversified groups

NASA Hurricane Photos: A current gallery of NASA hurricane photos and animations; a continuing feature from NASA's CAMEX-4 hurricane study

Starship 2040 News: NASA’s vision for the future of commercial spaceflight

Marshall Traveling Exhibits News: Information on the Marshall Center's traveling exhibits and how to request a visit to your area

DART News: Developed by Orbital Sciences, Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) will flight demonstrate in-orbit autonomous rendezvous and close proximity operations.

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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		1999
2003, July - Dec.		1998
2003, Jan. - June		1997
2002, July - Dec.		1996
2002, Jan. - June		1995
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Marshall Headlines

Motions in nearby galaxy cluster reveal presence of hidden superstructure

Gravity Probe B mission begins collecting science to test Einstein's theory

Date Release Title Multimedia
06/30/03	NASA experiments validate 50-year-old hypothesis	Photo
06/30/03	Firehose-like jet discovered in action	Photo
06/26/03	Latina scientist keeps an eye on smallest inhabitants of space	Photo
06/26/03	Livingston native Charles H. Scales, Equal Opportunity Director at NASA's Marshall Center, honored by national association	Photo
06/25/03	'Sister Act' from Rocket City follows dreams to support International Space Station	Photo
06/24/03	NASA biotechnology activities enhancing quality of life	Photo
06/20/03	NASA studies 'fire from above' — to save lives, protect property; national lightning safety awareness week is June 22-28
06/19/03	Powerful 'conveyor belts' drive Sun's 11-year cycle, new evidence suggests	Photo
06/19/03	The secret lives of galaxies unveiled in deep survey	Photo
06/18/03	Space Station utility hub ready for date with 'Destiny'	Photo
06/12/03	Talk to an expert about lightning, 'the fire from above'
06/11/03	Chandra offers hot news for cold dark matter	Photo
06/09/03	Marshall Center breaks ground June 10 on new building complex	Photo
06/05/03	CROOKS, CRIMINALS AND SADDAM BEWARE! NASA-developed technology helping put lawbreakers behind bars	Photo
06/05/03	Three NASA Marshall employees awarded administrator fellowships to conduct research at minority institutions
06/03/03	Chip Dobbs Profile	Photo
05/27/03	Astronaut Eileen Collins, next Space Shuttle commander, to visit Marshall Center May 28 to help celebrate anniversary of flight	Photo
05/27/03	Chandra finds rich oxygen supply inside glowing ring	Photo
05/27/03	Chandra adds to story of the way we were	Photo
05/27/03	Major survey suggests finding intermediate-mass black holes will be a challenge	Photo
05/22/03	David A. King named Marshall Space Flight Center Director	Photo
05/23/03	Marshall Space Flight Center director steps down	Photo
05/23/03	Teachers and students are New York's first to prepare biological samples headed to International Space Station
05/22/03	Wedowee native Joseph Kerr was co-inventor of eye screening system inducted into Space Technology Hall Of Fame
05/21/03	Chandra provides new view of biggest construction sites in universe	Photo
05/15/03	'All systems go' as high school students in NASA's rocketry program count down following weather delay	Photo
05/15/03	Three-time shuttle astronaut Dr. Jan Davis wins award for communicating promise of engineering and space exploration	Photo
05/14/03	James Webb Space Telescope Advanced Mirror Demonstrator tests under way at NASA's Marshall Center	Photo
05/09/03	Auburn native David Reynolds follows in parents' footsteps in space program	Photo
05/08/03	Stephan's Quintet: Intruder galaxy shocks tightly knit group	Photo
05/07/03	Step aboard the International Space Station at McWane Center May 24 to Sept. 1	Photo
05/07/03	Huntsville students 'star' in NASA education video series	Photo
05/05/03	NASA'S top educator to visit Marshall Center May 5-6
05/03/03	Marshall Center to play major role in new space telescope	Photo
05/01/03	High school students to launch rockets — and maybe careers — Saturday	Photo
04/24/03	NASA Marshall Center manager Vernotto McMillan awarded James E. Webb fellowship by National Space Club chapter	Photo
04/24/03	Fred Schramm to receive technology transfer award for work on NASA parts identification marking system	Photo
04/24/03	Chandra, radio image offers detailed look at jet in Centaurus A	Photo
04/24/03	Maine Discovery Museum hosts NASA experience NASA's futuristic Starship 2040 to touch down in Bangor April 26-27
04/22/03	Huntsville area high school students turn dreams into reality with NASA's Student Launch Initiative	Photo
04/21/03	InSPACE experiment gets first run in Space Station's glovebox
04/21/03	Speakers, laboratory tours to mark opening of new research facility Wednesday	Photo
04/18/03	NASA's Marshall Center to 'Talk Trash' on Earth Day	Photo
04/14/03	X-rays found from a lightweight brown dwarf	Photo
04/12/03	North Dakota triumphs in college division of NASA's 10th annual 'Great Moonbuggy Race'	Photo
04/11/03	Team from Higginsville, Mo. wins high school division in NASA's 10th Annual 'Great Moonbuggy Race'	Photo
04/07/03	NASA revamps 'Starship 2040' web presence	Photo
04/07/03	Opening ceremonies for NASA's 10th annual 'Great Moonbuggy Race' to feature parade of buggies, patriotic music
04/07/03	Get 'Great Moonbuggy Race' results from NASA Marshall Center Web site this Friday and Saturday
04/04/03	NASA awards $135 million to continue Space Launch Initiative work
04/03/03	Race like you’re on the moon; student team from your area to compete in NASA’s 10^th annual 'Great Moonbuggy Race'
04/03/03	Testing children’s eyes in a flash: NASA-developed system heads to Technology Hall Of Fame
04/02/03	Albertville native David McGaha named NASA’s Marshall Center contracting officer representative of the year	Photo
04/01/03	NASA chooses services provider at Marshall Space Flight Center
03/31/03	Lights on as the Space Station’s Microgravity Science Glovebox prepares for more science	Photo
03/28/03	Marshall employee shares gift of music with community	Photo
03/27/03	Innovation by two Marshall Center employees named NASA Commercial Invention of the Year	Photo
03/24/03	International Space Station Expedition Six science operations status report for the week ending Feb. 6, 2003
03/24/03	Cosmic forensics confirms gamma-ray burst and supernova connection	Photo
03/17/03	NASA to bring excitement of space exploration to Huntsville Air Show
03/17/03	Shuttle STS-113 crew, Expedition Five scientist to visit NASA’s Marshall Center Tuesday	Photo
03/12/03	Chandra image reveals supernova origin	Photo
03/10/03	Space Station commander acts as repairman and test subject	Photo
03/07/03	Rick Helmick named to key NASA information technology position	Photo
02/28/03	Marshall Center boosts Alabama economy with $897 million in expenditures last year
02/27/03	A cocoon found inside the Black Widow's web	Photo
02/24/03	High school, college teams get ready to roll in 10^th Annual ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’ April 11-12
02/20/03	International Space Station crew focuses on two 'P's of space research - Physiology and physical science	Photo
02/19/03	Chandra and Hubble compose stunning picture of spiral galaxy	Photo
02/18/03	Initial requirements set for Orbital Space Plane System
02/18/03	Marshall Director Art Stephenson receives Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Award	Photo
02/14/03	Chandra image reveals heart-shaped gas cloud	Photo
02/13/03	Media may cover the departure of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board from Huntsville Saturday
02/13/03	Pamela Cucarola named to key Marshall financial management position	Photo
02/12/03	Expedition Six Space Station crew focuses on science mission	Photo
02/11/03	Marshall Center continues Black History Month celebration
02/11/03	News media to get a preview of local high schoolers' robots Thursday
02/03/03	NASA awards $80 million contract extension to CSC
01/30/03	NASA 2004 budget briefing set for Monday, Feb. 3
01/29/03	Space Station crew studies how humans adapt to living in space	Photo
01/28/03	Space water recycling experiment flying high aboard Space Shuttle	Photo
01/27/03	Earthquake experiment on the Space Shuttle could help improve structural engineering concepts and prevent damage during soil shifts!
01/24/03	Space Station crew finishes processing fourth set of zeolite crystals
01/24/03	Students tackle out-of-this-world challenge
01/22/03	New insulation design on Shuttle’s Solid Rocket Motor nozzle set for final okay with flight motor test onThursday in Utah	Photo
01/22/03	Chandra Observatory reveals spiral galaxy's boisterous activity	Photo
01/16/03	Space Station research focuses on lung experiment, longer space missions	Photo
01/16/03	Birmingham native George Hopson receives NASA’s highest honor for 40 years of space science contributions	Photo
01/15/03	Space Shuttle mission features medical research, water-recycling, fire-fighting equipment tests and more
01/13/03	Holly Pond native oversees water recycling test on Space Shuttle	Photo
01/10/03	Manufacturing, life science experiments begin new year aboard Space Station	Photo
01/07/03	During January Shuttle flight, companies to test environmentally friendly, mist fire-fighting system	Photo
01/07/03	Race like you’re on the Moon; NASA’s 10^TH Annual Great Moonbuggy Race for students set for April in Huntsville, Ala.
01/06/03	Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show	Photo
01/03/03	Improved processing of fuels experiment completes run on Space Station	Photo

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