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July 1998 – Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) Declared Operational
July 1998 – Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) Declared Operational

The Space Network’s Guam Remote Ground Terminal (GRGT) was operational. By the mid 1990’s, NASA decided to close the Zone…

Altus
Altus

The snow-capped peak of Mt. San Antonio in the San Gabriel range is visible as the remotely piloted Altus II…

The Stingray Nebula
The Stingray Nebula

Hubble unveils the youngest known planetary nebula.

December 1997 – South Pole TDRSS Relay (SPTR) Installed
December 1997 – South Pole TDRSS Relay (SPTR) Installed

The National Science Foundation (NSF), with cooperation from NASA, installed a fixed antenna for TDRS-1 at the South Pole –…

X-38 Taken from the B-52 Observation Deck
X-38 Taken from the B-52 Observation Deck

The X-38 under the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership prior to release of the lifting-body research vehicle.

November 1997 – Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Launched
November 1997 – Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Launched

After a 10 year dialogue between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Space Development Agency of Japan…

Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery
Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery

A journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and…

Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery
Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery

A journey to the ringed planet Saturn begins with the liftoff of a Titan IVB/Centaur carrying the Cassini orbiter and…

Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery
Cassini Processing and Launch Gallery

The mobile service tower has been retracted away from the Titan IVB/Centaur rocket carrying the Cassini spacecraft, marking a major…

The Pistol Nebula
The Pistol Nebula

Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known.