Press Release
Aug 3, 2011
MESSENGER Marks Seventh Anniversary of Launch
Seven years ago, on August 3, 2004, MESSENGER left Earth aboard a three-stage Boeing Delta II rocket to begin a journey that would take it more than 15 laps through the solar system, through six planetary flybys, and ultimately into orbit around Mercury.
Press Release
Jul 27, 2011
MESSENGER Makes Another Successful Orbit Adjustment
The MESSENGER spacecraft continued to fine-tune its orbit around Mercury yesterday afternoon when mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., successfully executed the second orbit-correction maneuver of the mission.
Press Release
Jul 26, 2011
Johns Hopkins APL ‘Mars Explorers’ Receive NASA Awards
Scott Murchie of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., principal investigator for the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument, has been awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest honor that NASA bestows to an individual working outside the government. Additionally, both the CRISM instrument and science teams were awarded the NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award.
Press Release
Jul 21, 2011
APL Names Schatz Head of Milton S. Eisenhower Research Center and Science and Technology Business Area
In his new role, Schatz will assume leadership of the premier research and advanced technology development organization within APL.
Press Release
Jul 5, 2011
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Honors MESSENGER Team Leaders
The Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named MESSENGER team members Peter Bedini and Eric Finnegan as Engineering Manager of the Year and Engineer of the Year, respectively, for 2011.
Press Release
Jun 22, 2011
MESSENGER Science Team Member Receives NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal
MESSENGER Co-Investigator Scott Murchie, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will be awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest honor that NASA bestows to an individual working outside the government.
Press Release
Jun 16, 2011
MESSENGER Data from Mercury Orbit Confirm Theories, Offer Surprises
After nearly three months in orbit about Mercury, MESSENGER’s payload is providing a wealth of new information about the planet closest to the Sun, as well as a few surprises.
Press Release
Jun 15, 2011
NASA’s Voyager Probe Edges Closer to Interstellar Space
Surprising observations from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft raise questions about the radial extent of the heliosheath — the heated outer shell of our sun’s sphere of influence — leading scientists to believe the intrepid probe is closer to interstellar space than they thought.
Press Release
Jun 15, 2011
MESSENGER Adjusts Its Orbit around Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft successfully completed its first orbit-correction maneuver today to reset its periapsis altitude — the lowest point of MESSENGER's orbit about Mercury relative to the planet's surface — from 506 kilometers to approximately 200 kilometers.
Press Release
Jun 14, 2011
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to Host International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions
Devising ways to explore space in tight fiscal times tops the agenda of the 9th International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, set for June 21–23, 2011, at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.