From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 10:31:48 PST
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From: science.webmaster@esa.int
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 11:28 AM
To: ljk4@msn.com
Subject: Set your own course for the stars
To get around, satellites sailing through space use
the same tools that ancient mariners used to navigate
the inhospitable oceans - the stars. However, soon,
instead of sending back details of their position to
experts here on Earth, spacecraft will be able to
calculate and adjust their course all by themselves.
ESA now has special software that it will test on its
SMART-1 mission, due for launch in Spring 2003.
Read more at:
http://sci.esa.int/content/news/index.cfm?aid=10&cid=33&oid=30911
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