From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 09:17:52 PDT
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Subject: Today on SPACE.com -- Monday, August 4, 2003
Today on SPACE.com -- Monday, August 4, 2003 -- http://www.space.com/
In today's issue:
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The Apollo Moonwalks: Now on DVD for the First Time in new digital transfers, only from Spacecraft Films.
See the complete catalog at: http://www.spacecraftfilms.com/
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Spaceflight:
* Mission: SPACE Ready to Take Guests on Flights to Mars
* Futurists Flock to Telluride to Roadmap Space Exploration Goals
* Report: Japan's First Satellite Due Back to Earth After 33 Years
* Antenna Trouble Delays Delta 4 Several Days
* Astronotes: China Boasts Tech Breakthrough on Moon Probe
Science/Astronomy:
* Summer Space Shots No. 1: Hubble
* Bringing Down the House: How to Decommission Hubble Safely
* Mars Watch: Where is the Red Planet Now?
* Space Mailbag: Ideas for Saving Hubble, an 'American Icon'
* Image of the Day: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines ...
Recent Headlines:
* On the Edge: Organic Light Emitting Diodes
* Pentagon Report: China's Space Warfare Tactics Aimed at U.S. Supremacy
* Winged Man Soars Across English Channel Unpowered
* White House Seeks $103 Million To Plug Gaps in Earth Observation System
* Perseid Preview: Moon to Muscle in on Aug. 12-13 Meteor Shower
* Despite Pleas From Fans, Hubble's Days Are Numbered
* Mars Set for Brightest Appearance in History This Month
Plus...
* SpaceTV, SpaceWatch
* Solar and Space Weather
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Spaceflight:
* Mission: SPACE Ready to Take Guests on Flights to Mars
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/mission_space_030804.html
There's no need to wait for NASA to come up with a way to get astronauts to Mars.
* Futurists Flock to Telluride to Roadmap Space Exploration Goals
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/telluride_preview_030804.html
Visionary Arthur Clarke will be at his beaming best. Noted physicist, Freeman Dyson, is sure to offer speculation on humankind's status in the Cosmos. Mix in Nobel Laureate and inventor of the laser and maser, Charles Townes, and you're likely to find yourself at the galactic center of pondering what next for space exploration.
* Report: Japan's First Satellite Due Back to Earth After 33 Years
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/osumi_return_030803.html
Japan's first satellite is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up Saturday, 33 years after it was launched in a test mission, media reports said.
* Antenna Trouble Delays Delta 4 Several Days
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html
A last-minute requirement to replace an antenna on the Delta 4 rocket's range-destruct system has prompted Boeing and the U.S. Air Force to postpone this satellite delivery mission at least several days.
* Astronotes: China Boasts Tech Breakthrough on Moon Probe
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
Media outlets in China have reported that engineers working on that nation's first lunar probe have made technical breakthroughs in designing the craft. Work on the spacecraft began earlier this year.
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Science/Astronomy:
* Summer Space Shots No. 1: Hubble
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/space_shots_1_030804.html
First in a 4-week series of photographic celebrations.
* Bringing Down the House: How to Decommission Hubble Safely
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/hubble_demise_030804.html
NASA's upcoming verdict about the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) future is an unprecedented decision -- one that entails money, politics, orbital mechanics, and risk-avoidance ripple effects stemming from the Columbia space shuttle catastrophe.
* Mars Watch: Where is the Red Planet Now?
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html
On Aug. 27, 2003, Mars will be less than 34.65 million miles (55.76 million kilometers) away -- closer to our planet than it's been in nearly 60,000 years. The view will be stupendous. Track Mars' growing brightness with SPACE.com's exclusive Mars viewing maps and charts.
* Space Mailbag: Ideas for Saving Hubble, an 'American Icon'
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mailbag_hubble_030804-1.html
Last week's article about the planned demise of the Hubble Space Telescope in 2010 spawned several letters to Leonard David, SPACE.com's Senior Space Writer.
* Image of the Day: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines ...
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_030804.html
Those attending Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture air show held July 29-August 4 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, got a look at a pulsed detonation engine. The engine is often tied to classified aircraft, particular the mysterious Aurora Project.
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Recent Headlines:
* On the Edge: Organic Light Emitting Diodes
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/ontheedge_0308.html
* Pentagon Report: China's Space Warfare Tactics Aimed at U.S. Supremacy
http://www.space.com/news/china_dod_030801.html
* Winged Man Soars Across English Channel Unpowered
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/austrian_calais_030731.html
* White House Seeks $103 Million To Plug Gaps in Earth Observation System
http://www.space.com/news/earth_observation_030731.html
* Perseid Preview: Moon to Muscle in on Aug. 12-13 Meteor Shower
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/persied_preview_030801.html
* Despite Pleas From Fans, Hubble's Days Are Numbered
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/hubble_future_0306731.html
* Mars Set for Brightest Appearance in History This Month
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_august_030801.html
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* SpaceTV:
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/
* SpaceWatch:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/
* Uplink: Share your opinion!
http://uplink.space.com/
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SOLAR and SPACE WEATHER (August 4, 2003)
3-Day Solar Forecast
Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels.
3-Day Aurora Forecast
Earth's geomagnetic field is expected to be at predominantly active levels throughout the forecast period. Nighttime sectors may experience isolated minor storm conditions through Friday. The high speed stream should be in the waning phase by the end Saturday.
Solar Data
The current sunspot number is 63, and the solar wind speed recently clocked in at 838 kilometers per second.
The solar wind density was 2.5 protons per cubic centimeter.
(Speed and density values are snapshots in time and change during the day.)
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_weather.html
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