July 2004 Top Stories
»» NASA Messenger Spacecraft Recieves its Sun Catchers
[Thursday, July 01, 2004] At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., the two solar arrays from the MESSENGER spacecraft are undergoing cleaning inspections and voltage checks in preparation for installation June 24-25.
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»» NASA MESSENGER Mission News July 2, 2004
[Friday, July 02, 2004] MESSENGER will rely on solar panels for power during its long voyage to and orbit around Mercury. The custom-developed panels, installed on the spacecraft June 24-25, were the next-to-last major components to be attached.
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»» MESSENGER Mission News July 9, 2004
[Saturday, July 10, 2004] MESSENGER is nearly ready to head to the launch pad. Last week the
engineering team loaded propellant - the fuel and oxidizer needed
for MESSENGER's thrusters - into the spacecraft.
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»» Messenger Media Opportunity Set for Wednesday, July 14
[Monday, July 12, 2004] A media opportunity for MESSENGER is set for Wednesday, July 14, 10:15 a.m. at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville.
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»» NASA is Sending a MESSENGER to Mercury
[Thursday, July 15, 2004] NASA's first trip to Mercury in 30 years -- and the closest look ever at the innermost planet -- starts in August with the predawn launch of the MESSENGER spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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»» Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists contribute to NASA Mercury MESSENGER Mission
[Saturday, July 17, 2004] Livermore's role was critical in ensuring that the spacecraft's gamma-ray spectrometer could withstand the heat of the galaxy's closest planet to the sun.
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»» NASA MESSENGER Mission News July 20, 2004
[Tuesday, July 20, 2004] The MESSENGER spacecraft is now firmly attached to the third stage
of its Delta II launch vehicle.
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»» $8.7 million CU-Boulder Instrument to fly on MESSENGER Mercury Mission
[Wednesday, July 21, 2004] A small, powerful instrument will fly on NASA's MESSENGER mission, slated for launch Aug. 2 to probe Mercury's searing surface, oddball atmosphere
and bizarre magnetic field.
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»» NASA MESSENGER Spacecraft to be launched on August 2nd
[Tuesday, July 27, 2004] The launch of MESSENGER, a NASA space probe set to conduct the first scientific investigation of Mercury as it orbits the planet, will be launched aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy expendable launch vehicle Monday, Aug. 2.
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»» MESSENGER Mission News July 27, 2004
[Wednesday, July 28, 2004] MESSENGER is now sitting atop the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 17.
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