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Advanced Space Transportation Media Update -- Solar Electric Propulsion Set for Flight Demonstration
May 13, 1999 — A solar electric propulsion system that could lead to cheaper in-space transportation is planned as the first flight experiment demonstration of NASA’s Future-X Program. NASA’s Marshall ... > full story -
The Hitchhiker In Discovery's Baggage Compartment -- USC Experiment Studies Ultraviolet Solar Radiation
November 6, 1998 — "We are measuring the sun's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation in order to better understand the photochemistry produced by the light absorbed in the atmospheres of planets, comets and ... > full story -
Spectrometer Measures Auroras' Impact On Ionosphere
November 4, 1998 — A new imaging spectrometer developed at the University of Illinois will assist scientists who are studying auroras and their effects upon Earth's atmosphere. By discerning spectral ... > full story -
Swarthmore Professor, Students Recreating Conditions On Sun Surface: First-Of-Its Kind Research Providing Up-Close Look At Solar Flares And Corona
October 31, 1998 — In a small, tungsten-lined chamber in a Swarthmore College laboratory, physicist Michael Brown and a team of undergraduates are recreating conditions found on the surface of the sun -- including ... > full story -
Deep Space 1 -- Futuristic Space Probe Powered By A Solar-Electric Propulsion System
October 21, 1998 — A University of Colorado at Boulder professor is part of a science team working with a miniaturized, futuristic space probe capable of navigating its own way through space and powered by a ... > full story -
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Program Encourages Use Of Renewable Energies In Mexico
October 5, 1998 — A growing number of people in Mexico are using renewable energy technology to irrigate their land, light their houses, pump well water, and otherwise improve their lives, thanks to a Sandia National ... > full story -
Solar-Powered Pathfinder-Plus Hits New Unofficial Altitude Record
August 19, 1998 — NASA's remotely piloted, solar-powered Pathfinder-Plus flying wing reached a record altitude of more than 80,000 feet during a developmental test flight Aug. 6 in Hawaii. The altitude is the ... > full story -
ASU Scientists Make Major Breakthrough With Photosynthetic Energy
April 16, 1998 — Scientists at Arizona State University have combined biology and electronics to create the world's first bionic photosynthetic energy system. Future applications of their technology could lead to ... > full story -
Los Alamos Researchers Working To Harness Photosynthesis
April 7, 1998 — Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory are hoping to harvest the sun's energy the way plants ... > full story -
Solar Mystery Nears Solution With Data From SOHO Spacecraft
November 7, 1997 — A likely solution to one of the major mysteries of the Sun has emerged from recent observations with the European Space Agency/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) ... > full story -
Deep Space Mission Ion Engine Passes 8,000-Hour Endurance Test
October 11, 1997 — Ion engine propulsion, a futuristic form of spacecraft propulsion referred to in science fiction novels and films for decades, is one step closer to becoming a reality. On September 25, JPL completed ... > full story -
Improved Solar Cell Efficiency In The Works
October 6, 1997 — Berkeley Lab researcher Scott McHugo has used the Lab's Advanced Light Source to study iron, copper, and nickel impurities at dislocations in polycrystalline silicon, the basic commodity in the ... > full story
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