From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Aug 02 2003 - 10:37:45 PDT
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Subject: Delta 4 launch delayed / Mars orbiter sees stair-stepped mound
NEWSALERT: Friday, August 1, 2003 @ 1716 GMT
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DELTA 4 LAUNCH DELAYED
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Sunday's scheduled launch of the Boeing Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral
is being delayed 24 hours to give engineers time to complete tests of
thermal protection material on the vehicle. Liftoff is tentatively reset
for Monday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d300/status.html
MARS ORBITER CAPTURES VIEW OF STAIR-STEPPED MOUND
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This Mars Global Surveyor image shows a stair-stepped mound of sedimentary
rock on the floor of a large impact crater in western Arabia Terra.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0307/31marsmound/
SPACECRAFT CONFIRM EXPECTED OZONE RECOVERY
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NASA satellite observations have provided the first evidence the rate of
ozone depletion in the Earth's upper atmosphere is decreasing. This may
indicate the first stage of ozone layer recovery.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0307/31ozone/
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