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November 2007 Top Stories
»» NASA Selects 23 Participating Scientists for MESSENGER Mission to Mercury
[Tuesday, November 20, 2007] NASA has selected 23 scientists for participation in the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) Mission. MESSENGER is on course to fly within 200 kilometers of Mercury on January 14, 2008
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»» MESSENGER Completes Fifty Percent of Cruise Phase
[Tuesday, November 20, 2007] In late January 2008 - shortly after its first flyby of Mercury - the probe's cruise speed (relative to the Sun) will reach its highest since launch: 62.5 kilometers per second (or 140,000 miles per hour).
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»» Grading NASA's Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Review, Committee on Assessing the Solar System Exploration Program, NRC
[Thursday, November 29, 2007] For each individual recommendation in these two reports the committee assessed NASA's progress and assigned an academic-style grade, explained the rationale for the grade and trend, and offered recommendations for improvement.
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