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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | $75 million HESSI spacecraft Damaged in NASA Testing Error NASA Administrator Admits Agency Stretched Too Thin IMAGE to Reveal Magnetosphere $75 MILLION HESSI spacecraft DAMAGED IN NASA TESTING ERROR A NASA spacecraft designed to study solar flares was heavily damaged on March 21st during a test at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) was shaken 10 times stronger than originally planned during a test used to simulate launch vibrations. Two of the craft's four solar panels were damaged, and the mission will be delayed at least six months. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/hessi000323.html http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/2000a/032400b.htm http://www.msnbc.com/news/386019.asp http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/03/24a.html NASA ADMINISTRATOR ADMITS AGENCY STRETCHED TOO THIN Wednesday NASA's administrator Daniel S. Goldin addressed the Senate Commerce subcommittee on space. Goldin admitted that the agency made management mistakes that contributed to recent mission failures, due to trying to do more missions with less money. He also blames workforce cutbacks and the loss of veteran engineering staff for poor training, leadership and communication breakdowns between engineers, technicians and management. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/nasatrouble000323.html http://www.foxnews.com/science/032300/nasa.sml IMAGE TO REVEAL MAGNETOSPHERE The invisible magnetic world that surrounds our planet will be seen for the first time with NASA's launch of the Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration, or IMAGE. The magnetosphere will be photographed, allowing us to view solar particles battering our magnetic bubble in the beautiful aurora borealis. http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/image-eo-00c.html
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