Dr. Rinehart is hoping to change the way scientists study the stars. To do this he needs a group of interns…and one very large balloon. From a pool of 300 applicants came a group of seven summer interns to work with Dr. Stephen Rinehart, associate chief of the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.
Colorado-Based United Launch Services Will Boost The Spacecraft In 2016
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Englewood, CO. to launch the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to launch in September 2016 aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.
Mid-August Event Made Possible By Comet Swift-Tuttle
In astronomy, there's nothing quite like a bright meteor streaking across the glittering canopy of a moonless night sky. The unexpected flash of light adds a dash of magic to an ordinary walk under the stars.
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