From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003 - 17:33:40 PDT
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Today on SPACE.com -- Wednesday, October 8, 2003 -- http://www.space.com/
In today's issue:
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Science/Astronomy:
* Red Planet Calling: How Mars Probes Phone Home
* Space Seen as Finite, Shaped Like a Soccer Ball
* Image of the Day: Beware the Space Lasers!
* New Photos of 'Astounding' Mars
* What's Really Visible from Space
* Small Asteroid Makes Closest Earth Flyby Ever Noticed
Spaceflight:
* Zoom In: Satellite Spies Restricted Chinese Launch Site
* Astronotes: Report: China to Launch Human into Space Oct. 15
* China's Lunar Ambitions Have Produced Tensions at Home
* Tight Test Schedule Ahead For Missile Defense Shield
* Shuttle Return to Flight Now Targeted for September
Recent Headlines:
* The Autumn Dipper: Not Big, Not Little, Not Even Official
* SPACE.com Exclusive: Mars Agenda Needs Work, Report Concludes
* The Sky Isn't Falling, But Pieces Sure Are
* 'Playing with the Big Boys' -- China Ready for Human Spaceflight
* Inspections Could Delay Next Shuttle to September
* Tech Today: Flight of the Navigator
* Europe's SMART-1 Lunar Probe Ignites Ion Engine
Plus...
* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Science/Astronomy:
* Red Planet Calling: How Mars Probes Phone Home
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/calling_mars_031008.html
With four spacecraft from three space agencies on the way to Mars, a communications crunch at the Red Planet is hardly unexpected. But managers of NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) believe they are ready to handle the traffic.
* Space Seen as Finite, Shaped Like a Soccer Ball
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/universe_soccer_031008.html
Scientists have kicked around many possibilities for the shape of the cosmos and whether or not it has a boundary.
* Image of the Day: Beware the Space Lasers!
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_031008.html
Blasting away at Earth with satellite-based lasers doesn't always cause the wanton destruction implied by science fiction.
* New Photos of 'Astounding' Mars
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_mgs_031007.html
Like a celebrity under constant photographic scrutiny, Mars continues to show fresh and surprising faces.
* What's Really Visible from Space
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/visible_from_space_031006.html
There is a longstanding myth that the Great Wall of China is the only manmade object visible from space.
* Small Asteroid Makes Closest Earth Flyby Ever Noticed
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/asteroid_close_031006.html
A small asteroid was discovered in late September a few hours after it passed closer to Earth than any previously known space rock. Had it struck Earth's atmosphere, it was too small to pose any serious threat, astronomers said.
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Spaceflight:
* Zoom In: Satellite Spies Restricted Chinese Launch Site
http://www.space.com/news/china_launch_031008.html
A U.S.-built commercial satellite has used its high-power camera to focus on China's sprawling Jiuquan Space Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province, from where the country plans to make its first human foray into space.
* Astronotes: Report: China to Launch Human into Space Oct. 15
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
China's first launch of a human into space has been set for Oct. 15, according to a story on the Chinese-language Web site Sina.com. The report has been picked up by the Associated Press and Reuters news agencies, but it is not clear just how firm the date is.
* China's Lunar Ambitions Have Produced Tensions at Home
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_lunar_031007.html
As China prepares to rocket its first space traveler into Earth orbit, the country's space officials also appear keen in lobbing a robotic probe to the Moon within three years.
* Tight Test Schedule Ahead For Missile Defense Shield
http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_businessmonday_031006.html
Details are sketchy, but plenty of testing remains to be done before the Pentagon christens its rudimentary missile defense shield - an event scheduled to occur in September 2004.
* Shuttle Return to Flight Now Targeted for September
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts114_rtf_031003.html
It will be at least another year before space shuttles start flying again, NASA officials said Friday.
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Recent Headlines:
* The Autumn Dipper: Not Big, Not Little, Not Even Official
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/autumn_dipper_031003.html
* Antarctic Astronomy: Exoplanet Hunt Moves Way Down Under
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_planets_031002.html
* SPACE.com Exclusive: Mars Agenda Needs Work, Report Concludes
http://www.space.com/news/mars_report_031001.html
* The Sky Isn't Falling, But Pieces Sure Are
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/chicken_little_031001.html
* 'Playing with the Big Boys' -- China Ready for Human Spaceflight
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_update_031003.html
* Inspections Could Delay Next Shuttle to September
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts114_fl_031002.html
* Tech Today: Flight of the Navigator
http://www.space.com/techtoday/tech_today.html
* Europe's SMART-1 Lunar Probe Ignites Ion Engine
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/smart1_ion_031001.html
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