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Space News from SpaceDaily.com for today

Did Supernova Zap Earth Life
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/extrasolar-99l.html

A Global Vision For Space
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/unspace-99l.html

DS1 Returns Asteroid Science
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/deep1-99t.html

NASA Budget Cuts Narrows Horizons
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/nasa-99b.html

Humanity and Asteroids
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/spaceguard-99d.html

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-- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY --

* Prospector Crash Somewhat Disappointing
* Chandra Boosts to Higher Orbit
* Columbia Fuel Leak Cause
* NASA's Budgets Marginally Restored


PROSPECTOR CRASH SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING
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Lunar Prospector served its final mission well enough - it crashed
into the moon near the southern pole Saturday morning - but the
results of the experiment are still inconclusive. Astronomers were
hoping to see a cloud of dust and ice rising from the collision which
would provide evidence of water on the moon.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mooncrash990731.html
http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/9907/31lunarprosp/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_409000/409157.stm
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/31/lunar.prospector.crash.04/index.html
http://explorezone.com/archives/99_08/01_lunar_prospector.htm
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/073199/moonwater.sml
http://www.msnbc.com/news/292829.asp
http://www.flatoday.com/space/explore/stories/1999b/080199a.htm
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/water-99j.html
http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/07/31a.html


CHANDRA BOOSTS TO HIGHER ORBIT
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In the first of five orbital maneuvers it will make, the Chandra
X-Ray observatory boosted its orbit so that the high point would
take it nearly 68,000 kms away from the Earth (1/3 of the distance
to the moon). Controllers have been systematically activating the
observatory's systems with great success.

http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/9908/01chandra/index.html
http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/bigbang-99h.html


COLUMBIA FUEL LEAK CAUSE FOUND
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It turns out a loose pin from one of the Space Shuttle Columbia's
engines possibly caused the fuel leak shortly after launch last week.
Gold-plated, and only 1-inch long, the pin was knocked from its tube
from the force of the engines firing, where it punched a hole in
the engine nozzle.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/073199/shuttle.sml
http://www.msnbc.com/news/295542.asp
http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/08/01a.html


NASA'S BUDGETS MARGINALLY RESTORED
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After a day's budget hearings, the House Appropriations Committee
has decided to restore some of NASA's slashed budget - $400 million.
This still leaves total budget cuts, however, of $1 billion.

http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/07/30d.html


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