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Space Shuttle/Station in the News* Headlines1999 Press ReleasesDecember
December 27, 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery glided to a smooth landing December 26, 1999: Crew turned its attention to preparing for the return to KSC December 25, 1999: Discovery's astronauts delivered a Christmas present to the world today, December 25, 1999: Christmas Day onboard the Shuttle Discovery December 24, 1999: Discovery astronauts completed their third and final space walk December 24, 1999: Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to receive its final upgrades December 23, 1999: Hubble Space Telescope received a new advanced computer December 22, 1999: Discovery astronauts completed the two highest priority tasks December 21, 1999: Santa to check out new vehicle hangar at Shuttle runway December 21, 1999:
STS-103 Mission Status Report #03 December 21, 1999:
STS-103 Mission Status Report #03 December 20, 1999:
STS-103 Mission Status Report #02 December 19, 1999: STS-103 Mission Status Report #01 December 16, 1999: 1999 International Space Station Status Report #49 December 13, 1999: Launch Countdown for STS-103 Set to Begin December 14 December 13, 1999: Weather Buoys Vital for Forecasts but Need Seclusion December 7, 1999: Airspace, Bridges and Waterway Restrictions in Effect for all Space Shuttle Launches December 2, 1999: Status Report #47: International Space Station's altitude raised December 2, 1999: Launch of Hubble Servicing Mission Set for December 11 November
November 15, 1999: Hubble Telescope Placed into Save Hold as Gyroscope Fails November 12, 1999: Third Interview Group Begins Astronaut Selection Process November 10, 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Rollout to Launch Pad 39B Nov. 13 November 5, 1999: NASA Provides 21st Century Solutions to 1999 Drought November 2, 1999: NASA Technology Tracks Consequences of Hurricane Floyd November 2, 1999: NASA Honors Missile Pioneers at Launch Vehicle Conference November 1, 1999: Preflight Briefings for Hubble Servicing Mission Set of Nov. 9 October
October 27, 1999: First Female Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins Receives Jackie Robinson Medal October 26, 1999: International Space Station's orbit was raised, ISS Status Report #41 September
September 28, 1999: NASA Teams with Swedish Firm to Study Changes in Astronauts' Spines September 28, 1999: CHANDRA Discovers X-Ray Ring around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula September 24, 1999: Culbertson and Parazynski Lend Exeprtis to Space Station Crews September 23, 1999: Columbia Scheduled to Arrive for Major Modifications in Palmdale September 23, 1999: Briefing Sept. 28 Presents CHANDRA Discovery of Ring Around Cosmic Powerhous in Crab Nebula September 20, 1999: NASA Forms Independent Industry-Government Team to Review Shuttle Maintenance and Refurbishment Practices September 15, 1999: Preliminary Assessment: No Major Hurricane Damage at KSC September 14, 1999: NASA Preparations for Hurricane Floyd September 10, 1999: Historic Space Shuttle Crew Comes to Washington September 10, 1999: NASA Joins Congress, U.S. Drug Control Office in Deploying Internet Site to Fight Drug Use August
August 24, 1999: NASA, Thiokol Complete $1.7 Billion Shuttle Motor Agreement August 23, 1999: First Images from Chandra X-Ray Observatory to be Released August 17, 1999: NASA to Host Houston Conference Exploring Commercial Interest in Space Station Living Quarters July
July 15, 1999: Reporters Invited to Apollo 11 30th Anniversary Events July 15, 1999: NASA Scientists use Satellites to Help Track a Disease and Keep it Under Control July 15, 1999: "Art Aboard!"--NASA Art Rides the Rails to Tour U.S. July 13, 1999: Armstrong and Aldrin to Meet Press in Florida July 9, 1999: NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin's Statement on the Death of Charles "Pete" Conrad July 9, 1999: Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident July 9, 1999: NASA Managers set July 20 as Launch Date for CHANDRA Telescope July 2, 1999: Historic Glenn Mission Helps Explain Solar Mystery June
June 25, 1999: Briefings set for Launch of Next "Great Observatory" in Space June 25, 1999: Investigation Finds Design Errors Caused Wire Spacecraft Failure June 25, 1999: X-34 Rocket Plane takes to the Sky as part of Safety Check June 16, 1999: NASA Selects Key Space Flight Managers May
May 19, 1999: Managers Set May 27 as Target Launch Date for Discovery May 19, 1999: Terriers Satellite Out of Power; Recovery Team to be Formed May 14, 1999: Student-built Satellite Scheduled to Launch May 18 May 14, 1999: STS-96 Mission Press Kit Available Online May 14, 1999: Discovery Launch Postponed to Repair Fuel Tank Hail Damage May 10, 1999: NASA, USDA Will Bring Space Technology Down to Earth May 4, 1999: NASA to Rename Center in John Glenn's Honor May 4, 1999: NASA Working to Improve Crime-Scene Technologies May 3, 1999: NASA Telemedicine: Improving Health from a Distance April
April 22, 1999: New X-34 Spaceplane to be Unveiled at Dryden April 13, 1999: Neurolab Team to Discuss Results, Potential Health Benefits April 9, 1999: International Space Station Service Module Rollout Set
March
March 25, 1999: Space Shuttle Simulation - Live on the Internet March 12, 1999: Shuttle Veterans Complete Hubble Servicing Crew March 12, 1999: NASA Selects Top Inventions of the Year March 11, 1999: Space Research May Accelerate Development of Flu Fighting Drug March 8, 1999: NASA to Commemorate Spacelab: A Bridge to the Future March 3, 1999: X-33 Launch Site Briefing Set for March 5 March 1, 1999: NASA Administrator Appoints Daniel C. Tam Special Assistant for Commercialization March 1, 1999: NASA Announces Field Center Name Change
February
February 24, 1999: Space Shuttle Development Conference Set for June; National Forum to Focus on Shuttle of the Future February 22, 1999: Chandra will target the age of the Universe February 18, 1999: NASA Aircraft Takes Student Experiments to New Heights February 12, 1999: Cosmonauts Named to STS-96 AND STS-101 February 11, 1999: Guidoni to Accompany First Italian Space Station Element to Orbit February 5, 1999: Launch Advisory: Space Shuttle Managers Reorder Next Two Flights, Set Planning Launch Dates for other 1999 Missions February 4, 1999: Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel to Present Report to NASA February 4, 1999: Space Station Crew Return Vehicle to take Final Test February 3, 1999: X-33 Metallic Heat Shield 'Ready for Flight' February 1999: SpaceTalk by Jim Lovell: Soaring Above the Setbacks: African-Americans in Space
January
January 21, 1999: NASA Scientists, Engineers will Talk to Students on the Internet during Black History Month January 20, 1999: NASA Announces Delay in Shipment of Chandra Observatory January 15, 1999: NASA Hurricane Study Reveals Intriguing Results January 7, 1999: STS-95 Crew to visit Washington January 7, 1999: NASA Technology Assists in Detecting Natural Oil Seeps in the Gulf of Mexico
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