From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Jan 02 2003 - 08:55:31 PST
Today in Science/Astronomy:
* Mysteries of Mercury: New Search for Heat and Ice
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mysteries_mercury_021231.html
Giuseppe Colombo helped NASA go to Mercury. Now it's his turn.
* Moon-Themed Casino: Place Your Bets
http://www.space.com/news/moon_casino_021230.html
A Moon-themed hotel and casino is like a roll of the dice to Michael Henderson. And if his vision comes to be, it's a sure bet there'll be no need to go the lunar distance for entertainment.
* Area 51: Bush Exempts Secret Base From Environmental Laws
http://www.space.com/news/area51_exempt_021230.html
That super-secret Air Force base near Groom Lake, Nevada -- purported site of everything from captured aliens to the highest of high-tech aircraft -- has been exempted by President Bush from environmental laws that would disclose classified information regarding base operations.
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Today in SpaceFlight:
* Arianespace Delays Time-Critical Rosetta Cometary Probe Launch
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/rosetta_delay_021230.html
The planned Jan. 12 launch of Rosetta -- the European Space Agency's comet research mission -- is being delayed several days while engineers continue to study the recent failure of an Ariane 5 rocket.
* China Orbits Shenzhou 4 as Nation's Space Strategy Evolves
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shenzhou_launch_021229.html
China has successfully rocketed into space an unpiloted Shenzhou 4 spacecraft, perhaps on a final shakeout test before a Chinese crew flies the craft into Earth orbit next year, according to Chinese media reports.
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