Sentences with phrase «agency joint missions»

The Administration's decision to cut funding for NASA's planetary science program, especially the decision to not participate in what was planned as NASA - European Space Agency joint missions to Mars in 2016 and 2018 — was also mentioned.

Not exact matches

The Joint Distinguished Park and Recreation Agency Accreditation Committee is part of the Illinois Association of Park Districts whose mission is to provide «outstanding park and recreation opportunities, preserve natural resources and improve the quality of life for all people in Illinois.»

Scientists have found the first direct evidence for explosive releases of energy in Saturn's magnetic bubble using data from the Cassini spacecraft, a joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency.

Among the beneficiaries would be scientists involved with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint mission between NASA and Germany's space agency.

Space agencies have just been presented with a bold plan to search for aliens on Jupiter's icy moon through a joint American - European mission

NASA and the Italian Space Agency are each paying about $ 180 million for the joint mission, which was agreed in 1984 but delayed by the Challenger accident.

The aim of the Cassini - Huygens mission, a joint project of NASA, ESA, and Italy's ASI space agency that began in 1997, was to gain new insights into the gas planet Saturn and its moons.

In 2006 NASA launched the Cloud - Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations, or CALIPSO, spacecraft — a joint mission between NASA and France's space agency, the Centre National d'Études Spatiales.

Previously, NASA proposed a joint mission to Europa with the European Space Agency (ESA).

That is the mission of the ExoMars 2018 rover, one component of a multipart joint mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are planning a joint mission called LISA to detect these waves.

Nevertheless, Steven Running, chair of a NASA earth science advisory committee meeting, was pleased both with the funding request, as well as with a year that had seen the launch of three major missions: the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, joint with the Japanese Space Agency; the Orbiting Carbon Observatory - 2 mission; and the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, which just launched on 31 January.

Steven Running, chair of a NASA earth science advisory committee meeting, was pleased both with the request, as well as with a year that had seen the launch of three major missions: the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, joint with the Japanese Space Agency; the Orbiting Carbon Observatory - 2 mission; and the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, which just launched on 31 January.

One surprise is the administration request for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint mission with the German space agency that consists of a converted 747 jet with a telescope riding in the rear.

Braukus and agency managers say the success of the Bion 11 mission, a joint U.S., Russian, and French project, now paves the way for the next monkey flight slated for early 1998.

The $ 3.2 billion Cassini - Huygens mission — a joint effort of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency — launched in October 1997 and arrived in the Saturn system on June 30, 2004 (PDT).

The $ 3.26 billion Cassini - Huygens mission — a joint effort of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency — launched toward Saturn in 1997 and arrived at the system in 2004.

The $ 3.26 billion Cassini - Huygens mission — a joint effort among NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency — arrived at the Saturn system in 2004.

The $ 3.2 billion Cassini - Huygens mission — a joint effort of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency — launched in October 1997 and arrived in orbit around Saturn on the night of June 30, 2004.

Japan is planning a joint mission with the European Space Agency (ESA) called BepiColombo, which will orbit Mercury with two probes: one to map the planet and the other to study its magnetosphere.

ISS - RapidScat is a joint partnership of JPL and NASA's International Space Station Program Office at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, with support from the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.

It's a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency and has been operational for more than 20 years.

SOLAR EXPLORATION The Ulysses spacecraft, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was launched from the space shuttle on October, 1990 to explore the sun.