From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Oct 30 2003 - 07:30:08 PST
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Subject: Today on SPACE.com -- Thursday, October 30, 2003
Today on SPACE.com -- Thursday, October 30, 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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Science/Astronomy:
* Target Earth: Second Major Space Storm May Join First Blast
* Message to Congress Embedded in Huge Space Storm
* Lynx Arc a Hot-house for Star Formation
* All That Planetary Jazz
* Solar Storms Cut Airplane Radio Contact
* Astronotes: Galaxy's X-ray Underbelly Revealed
* Step by Step: SMART-1's Slow Path to the Moon
* New Image Gallery: Slow Ride to the Moon
* Image of the Day: Site of the Storm
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
Spaceflight:
* U.S. Senators Debate Scientific Value of Space Station
* O'Keefe Says OSP Plan Consistent With 2004 Budget Request
* CAIB's Gehman Tells Congress NASA Headed in Right Direction
* Brian 'Rocket Guy' Walker Sets the Record Straight
* Columbia Accident Board Report Complete with New Volumes
* Zoom View: California Fires
* NASA: On the Road to Ruin ... or Recovery?
* Soyuz Crew Makes 'Dream Landing,' Glad to be Home
NEW! Entertainment: A Special Section created in partnership with Cinescape Magazine!
* ALIEN: The Director's Cut Opens in Time for Halloween
* Spotlight: A new PHANTOM Film
* 'Scary Movie 3' Conjures Up Nearly $50M
* Halloween Descending
Recent Headlines:
* The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed
* Huge Sunspots Fuel More Space Storms
* Columbia Board to Release Additional Report Volumes
* Final Concorde Flight Lands in Great Britain
* Astronaut Reveals Truth About Ball Point Pens in Space
* U.S. Air Force Moves Ahead With Studies On Air-Breathing Engines
* China May Send Two Into Space Next Time
Plus...
* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Science/Astronomy:
* Target Earth: Second Major Space Storm May Join First Blast
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_onslaught_031030.html
The most powerful solar storm in decades continued to buffet Earth Thursday morning while another major storm appeared headed for the planet by Friday. The back-to-back pairing of two historically huge flares is unprecedented, one physicist says.
* Message to Congress Embedded in Huge Space Storm
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/storm_puzzles_031030.html
If Nature ever wished to send a strong message to Congress, she did so this week.
* Lynx Arc a Hot-house for Star Formation
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/lynx_arc_031030.html
Astronomers have found a fiery cauldron of star formation, the biggest and hottest ever seen in space.
* All That Planetary Jazz
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_planet_jazz_031030.html
Among the most exciting and challenging questions facing 21st century astronomy are these: Is our solar system typical of the planetary systems around stars? In what sense? And how does this affect the chances for life elsewhere?
* Solar Storms Cut Airplane Radio Contact
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_airplanes_031030.html
Airplanes flying north of the 57th parallel experienced some disruptions in high frequency radio communications Wednesday due to the geomagnetic storm from solar flares.
* Space Storm Hits, Earth Survives
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_flare_031029.html
A major solar flare unleashed Tuesday punished Earth's protective magnetic field early Wednesday, but the planet and its high-tech communication systems appear to have weathered the worst of the storm.
* Astronotes: Galaxy's X-ray Underbelly Revealed
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
Astronomers have exposed a violent underworld of X-ray activity within the spiral galaxy NGC 1637 that belies its otherwise serene optical appearance.
* Step by Step: SMART-1's Slow Path to the Moon
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/smart1_route_031028.html
In the slowest trip to the Moon ever attempted, the SMART-1 robotic spacecraft has completed 50 orbits around the Earth as mission managers work on a glitch in a craft they purposely designed to frustrate.
* New Image Gallery: Slow Ride to the Moon
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=ss
A step-by-step look at the 18-month journey of Europe's SMART-1 lunar orbiter.
* Image of the Day: Site of the Storm
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_031029.html
The Sun sent a powerful storm toward Earth yesterday -- one of the strongest in recorded history -- and backyard astrophotographer Becky Ramotowski captured the source of the blast.
* NEW! Daily Space Trivia
http://www.space.com/php/trivia/
One of Today's 5 New Questions: Are Russian spacecraft capable of landing on water?
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Spaceflight:
* U.S. Senators Debate Scientific Value of Space Station
http://www.space.com/news/iss_senate_031030.html
A pair of U.S. senators sought answers Wednesday from NASA and others as to the true scientific value of the International Space Station, with one wondering why the United States -- among other examples -- is spending billions to learn how toys work differently in space.
* O'Keefe Says OSP Plan Consistent With 2004 Budget Request
http://www.space.com/news/osp_senate_031029.html
NASA's schedule for the Orbital Space Plane does not move the program out ahead of the ongoing inter-agency space review being led by the White House, the agency's administrator Sean O'Keefe said Oct. 29 in response to recent Congressional concerns about the program.
* CAIB's Gehman Tells Congress NASA Headed in Right Direction
http://www.space.com/news/gehman_senate_031029.html
The head of the board that investigated the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster told a congressional panel that NASA's response to concerns about deteriorating conditions aboard the international space station is a step in the right direction, but that the U.S. space agency has a long way to go to reform the way it manages risky programs.
* Brian 'Rocket Guy' Walker Sets the Record Straight
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/brian_walker_031029.html
Toy inventor, Brian Walker, has built a shoot-for-the-sky playground. Spread out over 13-acres here, you'll find all the techno-ingredients of a homemade space program, including his own personal astronaut boot camp.
* Columbia Accident Board Report Complete with New Volumes
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/caib_report_031028a.html
Five additional volumes of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report were released to the public Tuesday, offering additional insight into the panel's requirements for return to flight and repeating warnings about shuttle systems that need attention to avoid future disasters.
* Zoom View: California Fires
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=sanberdofire
ASTER captured this image of the Old Fire/Grand Prix fire burning on either side of Interstate 15 near the Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains 80 km east of Los Angeles.
* NASA: On the Road to Ruin ... or Recovery?
http://www.space.com/news/nasa_future_031028-1.html
NASA has taken on the look of a lost-in-space agency. Its shuttle fleet is stuck on the ground. A multi-billion dollar international space station project seems to some observers more a pork barrel claptrap than a hoped-for "world class" research laboratory.
* Soyuz Crew Makes 'Dream Landing,' Glad to be Home
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/exp7_lands_031028a.html
A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American, a Russian and a Spaniard to Earth from the International Space Station landed smoothly and on target in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, but bad weather delayed the crew's return to Moscow
* House Committee Urges NASA To Halt Work on Orbital Space Plane
http://www.space.com/news/osp_congress_031027.html
The leadership of the House Science Committee, the Congressional panel that authorizes NASA programs, wants NASA to halt work on the Orbital Space Plane, because of budget issues and concerns over the direction of the agency's human space flight program.
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NEW! Entertainment:
http://www.space.com/entertainment/
* ALIEN: The Director's Cut Opens in Time for Halloween
http://www.space.com/entertainment/alien_directorcut_031028.html
For ALIEN fans who've been anxiously anticipating seeing Ridley Scott's classic monster movie return to the silver screen, Wednesday is their big day.
* Spotlight: A new PHANTOM Film
http://www.space.com/entertainment/spotlight.html
There may be another PHANTOM movie coming soon. Film producing companies Crusader Entertainment and Hyde Park are teaming up with screenwriter Mel Stewart to work on a new film version of THE PHANTOM, based on the superhero of the same name.
* 'Scary Movie 3' Conjures Up Nearly $50M
http://www.space.com/entertainment/box_office_031027.html
The "Scary Movie" franchise has risen from the grave, with part three of the horror-spoof series opening as the top weekend flick with $49.7 million, the best October debut ever.
* Halloween Descending
http://www.space.com/entertainment/tv_wasteland.html
Booga Booga Cinescapers! Well it looks like the greatest Holiday ever is about to arrive and you know I'm talking about All Saints Day
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Recent Headlines:
* The Great Storm: Solar Tempest of 1859 Revealed
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_monday_031027.html
* Huge Sunspots Fuel More Space Storms
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/space_storms_031027.html
* China May Send Two Into Space Next Time
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shenzhou6_update_031026.html
* Columbia Board to Release Additional Report Volumes
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/caib_new_volumes_031024.html
* Final Concorde Flight Lands in Great Britain
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/concorde_031024.html
* Astronaut Reveals Truth About Ball Point Pens in Space
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/exp8_mission_page.html
* U.S. Air Force Moves Ahead With Studies On Air-Breathing Engines
http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_031027.html
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