Defense Secretary Robert Gates Statement on the National Space Policy  “Today, I’m pleased to welcome the release of the President’s National Space Policy.  I fully support the vision it lays out.  This policy clearly articulates the right space policies and priorities for our nation, and is also a pledge that the United States will maintain [...]

The President’s National Space Policy, released today, is a strong statement of our principles and goals regarding U.S. national interests and activities in space. It is a commitment that the United States will lead the way in preserving space for the benefits of all nations. Enhancing international cooperation and collaboration in space, both today and [...]

Scientists are assigning names to major features of the massive Martian impact crater Endeavour, that is the long-term destination of NASA’s Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover. The names — Cape Dromedary, Point Hicks and Cape Byron — pay tribute to the names of sites explored by British Navy Captain James Cook during his Pacific voyage between [...]

  Expect the unexpected. That’s likely to be the case on July 10 as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft encounters asteroid Lutetia. The spacecraft will whisk by the object, studying it with a bevy of scientific instruments. Lutetia will be the second asteroid studied during Rosetta’s lengthy journey. The craft made a flyby [...]

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