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--- Select --- 2002 Dec 12. NEAR Shoemaker's Silent Treatment 2001 Feb 23. NEAR Mission Extended Through February 28 2001 Feb 16. NEAR Mission Team Awaits Gamma-Ray Report 2001 Feb 14. NEAR Shoemaker's Historic Landing on Eros Exceeds Science, Engineering Expectations 2001 Feb 13. Spacecraft not to be relaunched from Eros 2001 Feb 13. NEAR Shoemaker Still Talking from Surface of Eros 2001 Feb 12. NEAR Shoemaker Makes Historic Touchdown on Asteroid Eros 2001 Feb 12. NEAR Is There 2001 Feb 12. NEAR Shoemaker Becomes First Craft to Land on an Asteroid 2001 Feb 12. Fourth Braking Maneuver Completed 2001 Feb 12. Third Braking Maneuver Completed 2001 Feb 12. Second Braking Maneuver Completed 2001 Feb 12. First Braking Maneuver a Success 2001 Feb 12. Controlled Descent Underway 2001 Feb 12. NEAR Team, Spacecraft Ready for Historic Controlled Descent to an Asteroid 2001 Feb 11. NEAR Team Seeks Answers in Descent Images 2001 Jan 28. Nose-to-Nose with an Asteroid 2001 Jan 24. Living on the Ends 2001 Jan 22. NEAR Shoemaker Scratches Below the Surface 2000 Dec 07. Closer Orbit Ahead for NEAR Shoemaker 2000 Nov 14. NEAR Team Releases Low-Flyover Movie 2000 Nov 03. NEAR Shoemaker Pulls Back for Last Long View 2000 Oct 26. Close Pass Successful, NEAR Shoemaker Moves Up 2000 Oct 26. NEAR Shoemaker Completes Low Pass Over Eros 2000 Oct 25. NEAR Shoemaker on Course for Low Flyover 2000 Oct 23. NEAR Shoemaker Completes Second of Three Burns for Close Encounter 2000 Oct 13. NEAR Shoemaker on Course for a Close Encounter 2000 Aug 28. NEAR Shoemaker spots square craters. 2000 Aug 28. NEAR Shoemaker on the Way Up 2000 Aug 01. Latest Orbit Looks Familiar to NEAR Shoemaker 2000 Jul 24. NEAR Shoemaker Taking a Longer View 2000 Jul 21. NEAR Team Seeks Clues in Close Orbit 2000 Jul 14. NEAR Shoemaker Senses Gravity of its Latest Assignment 2000 Jul 07. NEAR Shoemaker Maneuvers Toward Lower Orbit 2000 Jun 29. NEAR Shoemaker Has Eros Covered 2000 Jun 21. Asteroid Seasons 2000 Jun 16. Shifting Momentum 2000 Jun 07. Team Deactivates Near-Infrared Sensor 2000 Apr 30. Ideal Science Observation Orbit 2000 Apr 24. Cruising into Closer Orbit 2000 Apr 11. Mission Moves to the Next Stage 2000 Apr 02. Moving In For Better Look 2000 Mar 02. Busy Science Orbit Begins 2000 Feb 24. Gets a Little Closer to Eros 2000 Feb 15. Delivers a Scientific Sneak Peek 2000 Feb 14. Begins Historic Orbit Around Eros 2000 Feb 14. Orbit Maneuver a "Go" 2000 Feb 13. Approaching Eros on Schedule 2000 Feb 08. Final Flight Adjustment 2000 Feb 03. Rendezvous Burn a Success 2000 Feb 03. Rendezvous Burn Rescheduled 2000 Feb 02. Rendezvous Burn Delayed 2000 Jan 24. Aces Final Flight Test 2000 Jan 17. Snaps New Approach Photos 2000 Jan 10. Watching 'Rock' Around the Clock 2000 Jan 06. Set to Observe Eros 1999 Dec 28. Gears Up for Busy Y2K 1999 Dec 17. Passes Key Mission Tests 1999 Dec 10. Operators Steer Toward Eros 1999 Aug 12. Engine Burn Puts S/C on Target 1999 Mar 04. Resumes Normal Operations 1999 Mar 01. NEAR in safe mode 1999 Jan 29. Team Recovers Mission After Fault 1999 Jan 20. Hydrazine Engine Burn Successful 1999 Jan 15. Clean-Up Hydrazine Burn Scheduled 1999 Jan 03. Major Engine Burn Completed 1998 Dec 30. /C Set for Main Engine Burn 1998 Dec 28. The Next Rendezvous Maneuver 1998 Dec 24. NEAR Sends Back Images of Eros 1998 Dec 23. Spacecraft Makes Flyby of Eros 1998 Dec 22. Press Release on NEAR Mission 1998 Dec 22. Eros Flyby Scheduled for Dec. 23 1998 Dec 22. Contact Reestablished 1998 Dec 21. Update on Aborted Burn 1998 Dec 21. Rendezvous Burn Aborted

Science Update Archive:

--- Select --- 2001 Feb 20. Landing on Eros 2000 Dec 28. More Mysteries 2000 Nov 21. Things we do not understand 2000 Oct 17. Dancing the Tango 2000 Oct 03. Consolidated but Undifferentiated 2000 Sep 07. The Story of Topography 2000 Aug 21. Cratering and Explosions 2000 Aug 07. Craters 2000 Jul 19. Movements of the Regolith 2000 Jul 05. The Regolith of Eros 2000 Jun 20. Differentiation and X-rays 2000 Jun 01. Boulders, Grooves, and Ridges 2000 May 05. Orbiting a Nonspherical Mass 2000 Apr 18. Gravity and Magnetic Fields 2000 Apr 07. Searching for Magnetic Field 2000 Mar 31. Lighting Conditions 2000 Mar 22. Shoemaker's Contributions 2000 Mar 09. Detecting Gamma Ray Bursts 2000 Mar 02. First Laser Returns from Eros 2000 Feb 22. Global Fabric; Layered Structure? 2000 Feb 15. Geologic Diversity 2000 Feb 13. Eros Heart-Shaped Feature 2000 Feb 08. Imaging at 3827 km 2000 Feb 04. After Small Problem, Back on Course 2000 Jan 24. Rehearsing for Orbit Insertion 2000 Jan 14. Science Ops w/in 41,000km of Eros 2000 Jan 03. Cruise Phase Preparations

APL Press Release Archive:

--- Select --- 2001 Nov 20. Popular Science "Best of What's New" Award 2001 Nov 20. Smithsonian Selects NEAR Mission for 2001 Aerospace Trophy 2001 Jul 31. Approach to an Asteroid 2001 Feb 28. The End of an Asteroidal Adventure 2001 Feb 14. NEAR Shoemaker's Historic Landing on Eros Exceeds Science, Engineering Expectations 2001 Feb 12. NEAR Shoemaker Makes Historic Touchdown on Asteroid Eros 2001 Jan 31. NEAR Mission Meets Science Goals; Ready for First-Ever Controlled Descent to an Asteroid 2001 Jan 10. NEAR Shoemaker Primed for Final Weeks in Orbit 2000 Dec 13. NEAR Shoemaker Engine Burn Puts Spacecraft on Track for Final Months in Orbit 2000 Oct 24. NEAR Scientists Gathering Solid Data on Complex Asteroid Eros 2000 Oct 23. NEAR Shoemaker Closes in For Unprecedented View of an Asteriod 2000 Sep 21. NEAR Mission Discoveries Highlighted In Latest Issue of Science 2000 May 30. Eros Linked to Primordial Solar System 2000 Mar 14. Spacecraft Renamed for Planetary Scientist 2000 Mar 13. Team Reports Exciting First Month 2000 Feb 17. Team Digs into Data from Eros 2000 Feb 13. Captures an Asteroid's Heart 2000 Feb 08. Poised for Historic Asteroid Encounter 1999 Aug 12. Engine Burn Puts Spacecraft on Target 1999 Aug 03. Asteroids Named for APL Researchers 1999 Feb 08. NEAR S/C Reveals Major Features Of Eros 1998 Dec 14. NEAR S/C Closing in on Eros 1998 May 29. S/C Sighting Record 1998 Jan 23. Earth Swingby Flawless 1998 Jan 15. Earth Swingby; Eros Approach 1997 Sep 29. Gamma ray burst detection 1997 Jul 03. Maneuver For Earth Swingby 1997 Jun 30. Mathilde Reveals Past 1997 Jun 18. Mathilde Fast Approach 1997 Jun 16. "Mathilde Encounter Day" 1996 Nov 25. Popular Science Awards 1996 Apr 09. Cost & Schedule Award 1996 Feb 17. Launch

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