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... RELEASE: 13-182 - NASA'S HUBBLE UNCOVERS EVIDENCE OF FARTHEST PLANET FORMING FROM ITS STAR'' --WASHINGTON -- Astronomers ... light. The team's paper will appear online June 14 in The Astrophysical Journal. ''RELEASE: 13-183 - WARM OCEAN, NOT ICEBERGS, CAUSING MOST OF ANTARCTIC ICE SHELVES' MASS LOSS --PASADENA, Calif ...

First test of the German A-4 missile A-4 ( V-2 missile V-2 ) rocket unsuccessful at Peenemünde , Germany.

The first German V-1 flying bomb V-1 's fired in anger, launched from France against England with 4 of the 11 striking London. the first V-1 pulsejet winged missile crossed from the Pas de Calais to explode in the center of London. The V-1 missile had a speed of 400 miles per hour and a range of 190 miles. It carried a warhead of 1,988 pounds.

Department of Defense assigned range responsibilRies to the armed services: Army : White Sands, N. Mex., Proving Ground and nearby Holleman Air Force Base at Alamogordo; Navy: Point Mugu, Calif.; Air Force : Long-Range Proving Gronnd at Banana River, Fla. (now called Cape Canaveral ).

''RELEASE: 11-182 NASA SPACECRAFT CAPTURES VIDEO OF ASTEROID APPROACH'' WASHINGTON -- Scientists working with NASA's Dawn spacecraft have created a new video showing the giant asteroid Vesta as the spacecraft approaches this unexplored world in the main asteroid belt. The video loops 20 images obtained for navigation purposes on June 1. The images show a dark feature near Vesta's equator moving ...

The Manchester Astronautical Association meets at their HQ in Denton near Manchester. Trevor Cusack discussed the work of the BIS Technical Committee and Eric Burgess talked about photography and rockets.

An informal meeting of the BIS takes place in London at which it is decided to reform and incorporate the hibernating society.

''MEDIA ADVISORY M16-069'' '''NASA Joins White House in Addressing Gender Equality Achievements, Challenges''' NASA will host a conversation from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at NASA Headquarters in Washington on pathways for women and girls into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academic programs and careers. The event, Engaging Women and Girls in STEM through Data Science, ...

''MEDIA ADVISORY M17-071'' '''Media Invited to June 21 Science, Safety Briefings on August Total Solar Eclipse''' For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire nation Aug. 21. Representatives from NASA, other federal agencies, and science organizations, will provide important viewing safety, travel and science information during two briefings at the Newseum in ...

''RELEASE 18-053'' '''Ramp-Up in Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Sea Level Rise''' Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency). According to the study, ice losses from Antarctica are causing sea levels to ...

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