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Friday, August 20, 2004 Livermore scientists contribute to NASA Mercury Messenger missionA team of scientists and engineers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in collaboration with University of California Berkeley's Space Science Laboratory and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, have designed and built a high resolution gamma-ray detector that will enable NASA's Mercury Messenger to measure the elemental composition of the planet's crust. NASA's first trip to Mercury in 30 years - and the closest look ever at the innermost planet - successfully launched on Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is operated by the University of California. To read the release, click here. Other Headlines COMPASS Web site has new information more... Nominations sought to assist chief science officer more... Laboratory Northern New Mexico Day is Sept. 6 at Isotopes Park more... Faster, smaller, cheaper supercomputer ... and more more... Livermore scientists contribute to NASA Mercury Messenger mission more... |
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