From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Oct 02 2003 - 09:15:36 PDT
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Subject: Today on SPACE.com -- Thursday, October 2, 2003
Today on SPACE.com -- Thursday, October 2, 2003 -- http://www.space.com/
In today's issue:
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The Commercial Space Age. A new book describing current advancements in commercializing the space frontier. X-Prize, satellites, reusable rockets, tourism, energy, mining, manufacturing, and more. Fully illustrated.
Click here for more information
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1410720756/qid=1061872661/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-8516925-9966226?v=glance&s=books
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Science/Astronomy:
* Antarctic Astronomy: Exoplanet Hunt Moves Way Down Under
* Image of the Day: A Hat, by Hubble
* SPACE.com Exclusive: Mars Agenda Needs Work, Report Concludes
* The Sky Isn't Falling, But Pieces Sure Are
Spaceflight:
* Inspections Could Delay Next Shuttle to September
* Astronotes: Canadian Astronauts Win Stamp of Approval
* Tech Today: Flight of the Navigator
* Europe's SMART-1 Lunar Probe Ignites Ion Engine
Recent Headlines:
* Dream Machine: Quantum Step to Mars Set for 2005
* Virtual Space Tour presented by Acura
* Sea Launch Zenit 3SL Orbits Single Bird for Pair of Users
* NASA Chief Says Station Can Operate With Small Crews
* New Image Gallery: SpaceShipOne's Race to Space
Plus...
* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Science/Astronomy:
* Antarctic Astronomy: Exoplanet Hunt Moves Way Down Under
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_planets_031002.html
Sometimes being left out in the cold is a good thing. Or so thinks SETI Institute astrophysicist, Dr. Douglas Caldwell, whose planet hunting team has set up shop in one of the most cold, remote areas of the planet, the South Pole.
* Image of the Day: A Hat, by Hubble
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_031002.html
The Sombrero galaxy, officially named Messier 104 (M104), is widely photographed. And now the Hubble Space Telescope has provided a rich new view.
* SPACE.com Exclusive: Mars Agenda Needs Work, Report Concludes
http://www.space.com/news/mars_report_031001.html
NASA faces thorny technological problems and money woes in furthering its Mars exploration agenda over the years to come, SPACE.com has learned.
* The Sky Isn't Falling, But Pieces Sure Are
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/chicken_little_031001.html
A host of mostly coincidental recent events make Chicken Little sound ever-so-slightly more credible.
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Spaceflight:
* Inspections Could Delay Next Shuttle to September
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts114_fl_031002.html
NASA is set to push its first post-Columbia shuttle launch back to mid-July, but work to make certain Atlantis is safe to fly could ultimately prompt a delay until next September or later.
* Astronotes: Canadian Astronauts Win Stamp of Approval
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
Canada sure loves its local spacefarers - all eight of them. The nation's official letter carrying service, Canada Post, has issued a series of stamps commemorating those Canadians who have made the leap into space.
* Tech Today: Flight of the Navigator
http://www.space.com/techtoday/tech_today.html
Road trips usually mean relying on cumbersome maps or a shotgun buddy who barks bad directions between nacho-induced naps. Now, however, there's the Navman iCN 630, a digital wingman that changes that whole road trip dynamic.
* Europe's SMART-1 Lunar Probe Ignites Ion Engine
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/smart1_ion_031001.html
Europe's first science probe to the Moon successfully test fired its ion thruster this week and all other systems are checking out fine, program officials reported Wednesday.
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Recent Headlines:
* Dream Machine: Quantum Step to Mars Set for 2005
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/mars_recon_031001-1.html
Save a lot of room in your Mars picture book. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a you-haven't-seen-anything-yet spacecraft.
* Virtual Space Tour presented by Acura
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/virtualspacetour/
SPACE.com's animated encyclopedia reveals all the secrets of our neighboring worlds.
* Sea Launch Zenit 3SL Orbits Single Bird for Pair of Users
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/zenit_launch_031001.html
Sea Launch successfully staged a satellite delivery mission early Wednesday from its platform on the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
* NASA Chief Says Station Can Operate With Small Crews
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/iss_sn_030930.html
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe on Tuesday suggested that the International Space Station can be operated and produce sufficient science with far fewer than the six or seven astronauts initially planned.
* New Image Gallery: SpaceShipOne's Race to Space
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=se
Get an inside look at the SpaceShipOne's journey to capture the X PRIZE.
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* SpaceTV:
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/
* NightSky:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/
* Uplink: Share your opinion!
http://uplink.space.com/
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