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Press Release
Dec 5, 2011
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ready for Space Environment Tests
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), twin spacecraft being built and tested at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., are about to enter a challenging series of tests designed to certify that they are ready for their August 2012 launch and two-year mission in Earth’s orbit.
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Press Release
Dec 5, 2011
MESSENGER Team Presents Latest Mercury Findings at AGU Fall Meeting
Members of the MESSENGER team will present a broad range of findings from the spacecraft's orbital investigation of Mercury during the 2011 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which takes place this week, December 5-9, in San Francisco.
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Press Release
Nov 21, 2011
APL Proposes First Global Orbital Observation Program
A consortium led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is proposing a geoscience program that would give scientists the first continuous real-time look at the Earth’s surface and atmosphere through a global network of sensors.
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Press Release
Nov 18, 2011
NASA Orbiter Captures Martian Sand Dunes in Motion
Images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Mars at dozens of locations and shifting up to several yards. These observations reveal the planet’s sandy surface is more dynamic than previously thought.
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Press Release
Nov 18, 2011
MESSENGER Recognized as “Best of What’s New” by Popular Science
MESSENGER was named a winner in Popular Science magazine's 24th annual "Best of What's New" in the Aviation and Space category.
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Press Release
Nov 16, 2011
Scientists Find Evidence for Subsurface ‘Great Lake’ on Europa
In a finding of significance in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa — which could represent a new potential habitat for life.
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Press Release
Nov 14, 2011
NASA Extends MESSENGER Mission
NASA has announced that it will extend the MESSENGER mission for an additional year of orbital operations at Mercury beyond the planned end of the primary mission on March 17, 2012.
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Press Release
Nov 3, 2011
APL’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Manager to Leverage New, Innovative Technology
Victor McCrary has been appointed the Emerging Technology and Innovation Manager in the Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD) at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md.
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Press Release
Nov 3, 2011
MESSENGER Mission Design Lead Named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow
MESSENGER mission design lead engineer James McAdams has been named an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
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Press Release
Nov 2, 2011
NASA Study: On Mars, Water Went Underground
A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet’s surface.