Monthly Archives: April 2008

NASA news release on asteroid Apophis

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Mike

It’s amazing how inaccurate stories can be circulated so fast on the web as valid news or buzz. The asteroid Apophis was originally reported on about three years ago, but just yesterday there were online rumors about the odds changing about it impacting the earth. I just got this emailed news statement from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NEWS RELEASE #2008-063 dated April 16, 2008:
NASA Statement on Student Asteroid Calculations
PASADENA, Calif. — The Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has not changed its current estimates for the very low probability (1 in 45,000) of [...]

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Space Shuttle & NASA News

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Mike

Space Shuttle Discovery’s next mission is scheduled for a May 31st launch. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights to deliver components of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station.
With the increased pace of the shuttle program, it’s harder to keep up with their daily activities as it’s crews gear up to complete missions before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. However, Space Shuttle News can be found at nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/
NASA News:
The crew of the International Space Station will take part in a news conference on Tuesday April 15th at 10:00 [...]

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