Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
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RELEASE: 12-101
NASA SCIENCE CHIEF STATEMENT ON NAMING OF SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE'S ASTRONOMICAL DATABASE FOR SENATOR MIKULSKI
WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from NASA's Chief
Scientist, Waleed Abdalati, on the Space Telescope Science Institute
naming its astronomical database the Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for
Space Telescopes (MAST). MAST holds science data from the Hubble
Space Telescope and 14 other NASA missions.
"The Space Telescope Science Institute's decision to name its database
for Senator Mikulski is an honor very much deserved. She is a
tremendous advocate and supporter for science, NASA and the
astrophysics community.
"Thanks to Hubble and other space observatories, our view of the
universe and our place within it has forever been changed. Space
research holds tremendous benefits for our lives here on Earth.
Images and data capture the imagination of people everywhere,
especially of our youth. Images from this collection have permeated
American society and culture and are internationally recognized icons
of science and exploration.
"We live in an age of extraordinary scientific advancement with
astronomy at the forefront. NASA is committed to conducting
world-class science from our space observatories, and the data that
will be returned to the Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space
Telescopes are sure to yield many exciting new discoveries."
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