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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
May. 10, 2009 | 10:05 PDT | 17:05 UTC
"Go" at T-2 days from launch -- Hubble Science Instruments Preview
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 9, 2009 | 22:14 PDT | May. 10 05:14 UTC
Once a Decade
by Jim Bell
Jim Bell joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005 and became President of the Board in 2008. A professor of astronomy at Cornell University, Bell is also the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging systems on the... More»
May. 9, 2009 | 21:50 PDT | May. 10 04:50 UTC
Astronauts Fly into Cape. Countdown Clock Ticking for Mission to Save "The People's Telescope"
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 7, 2009 | 15:09 PDT | 22:09 UTC
NASA's Final Servicing Mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
Planetary Society volunteer Ken Kremer is reporting for us from the Kennedy Space Center, where he is anticipating the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope on May 11. Kremer is a research scientist and freelance journalist... More»
May. 7, 2009 | 10:53 PDT | 17:53 UTC
NASA 2010 Budget: Strong Support for Science and Exploration
by Susan Lendroth
Planetary Society board members gave a thumbs up to the proposal for NASA's 2010 budget that was released today, with Executive Director Lou Friedman commenting that the Administration's "strong support for science and exploration... More»
May. 5, 2009 | 14:47 PDT | 21:47 UTC
Take us to our leader...
by Jim Bell
Jim Bell joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005 and became President of the Board in 2008. A professor of astronomy at Cornell University, Bell is also the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging systems on the... More»
May. 4, 2009 | 09:46 PDT | 16:46 UTC
Fly me to the Moon...
by Jim Bell
Jim Bell joined The Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2005 and became President of the Board in 2008. A professor of astronomy at Cornell University, Bell is also the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging systems on the... More»
Apr. 30, 2009 | 15:55 PDT | 22:55 UTC
Final Update from Planetary Defense Conference
by Bruce Betts
At the Planetary Defense Conference in Granada, Spain -- in addition to talking a lot about finding near Earth objects (NEOs) -- there has also been a lot of discussion about what to do if we actually detect one headed toward Earth,... More»
Apr. 30, 2009 | 13:03 PDT | 20:03 UTC
Planetary Defense Conference: Interesting Tidbits
by Bruce Betts
A lot gets covered during a multi-day science conference, especially one like this that schedules 12 hours of programming a day (scientists can be quite devoted). Since I can cover only a fraction of what's been happening here, I'm... More»
Apr. 29, 2009 | 14:52 PDT | 21:52 UTC
Dawn Journal: Upgrades!
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc!
by Dr. Marc D. Rayman
Dear Dawngrades,
The upgraded Dawn spacecraft is now traveling in a new direction in its orbit... More»
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