NASA

Faulty premise

The investigation into the Columbia shuttle disaster in February has thrown up a startling detail. Inaccurate computer data misled flight engineers into thinking that the shuttle could return safely

Publication Date:

14/05/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20030515

pp:

0

Tags:

Space Technology, United States Of America (US), Computers, NASA

Industry

Website review: Stargazers delight

http://www.science.nasa.gov This National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA maintained website should be of immense interest to space watchers. Its purpose is to update the public on exciting developments in NASA research and help the organisa

Publication Date:

14/05/2003

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Space Technology, Research, Internet, NASA

Agriculture

Nobody s palette

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Publication Date:

29/11/2002

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

11

Issue:

20021130

pp:

0

Tags:

NASA

India

Unearthing a duplicate

Discovery of a new planet raises hopes of finding planets similar to the Earth

Publication Date:

14/09/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Astronomy, Space Technology, Research, Research Agencies, United States Of America (US), Global, Planets, NASA

Energy

Titanic winds

Winds blow on Titan

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Physical Science, Astronomy, United States Of America (US), Planets, NASA

Industry

Solar wings

The world s first solar powered aircraft completes its test flight successfully

Publication Date:

14/08/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Solar Energy, Air Transport, Solar Cells, United States Of America (US), NASA

Water Resources

THAILAND

The Thai government will use the satellites of the National Aeronautical Space Administration ( nasa ) to assess the spread of the country's worst outbreak of malaria in five years. The

Publication Date:

30/07/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Malaria, Thailand, Diseases, NASA

Biodiversity