NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and
dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's
equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost
completely flat, but new images reveal the heights of some newly
discovered bumps in the rings are as high as the Rocky
Mountains.
Payloads Will Fly On Sounding Rockets Or High-Altitude
Balloons
NASA has selected nine scientific teams to work on future
high-altitude balloon and sounding rocket payloads. The selected
proposals address a wide range of astrophysical mysteries from dark
matter and cosmic-ray antiprotons to studies of galaxy clusters and
supernova remnants.
Draws On ISS, Shuttle, And Constellation Program
Experience
The Boeing Company submitted a proposal to NASA on Tuesday to
accelerate the development of commercial human space transportation
as defined by NASA in its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev)
announcement. Boeing's submission draws on the company's experience
with proven human-rated spacecraft.
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