Universe Today - August 5, 1999 |
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the U N I V E R S E T O D A Y Space Exploration News From Around the Internet, Updated Every Weekday. August 5th, 1999 - Issue #77 http://www.universetoday.com info@universetoday.com To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". An HTML version of this Newsletter is available at: http://www.universetoday.com/html/misc/today.html ************************************** Space News from SpaceDaily.com for today Trimble Offers Internet GPS Time Standard http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/gps-99j.html Ariane 4 Rescheduled to August 12 http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/ariane-99h.html Is Braille A Chip Off Vesta http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/deep1-99u.html ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Ariane Launch Delayed * Chandra Isn't Quite Where It's Expected * Atlas Rockets Could be Ready to Fly Again by September ARIANE LAUNCH DELAYED ------------------------ An anomaly in the electrical system delayed the launch of an Ariane 42P rocket carrying an Indonesian Telkom 1 telecommunications satellite. The electrical system will need to be replaced, so the launch has been delayed for another - yet unannounced - launch date. http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/04/space.ariane.reut/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/080499/ariane.sml http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/08/04a.html CHANDRA ISN'T QUITE WHERE IT'S EXPECTED ------------------------ Recent course corrections by the Chandra X-Ray observatory have placed the space-based telescope a little off its final orbit - but well within operational parameters. Flight engineers plan to use the telescope's navigational thrusters to place it in its working orbit - 140,000 kilometers. http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/03/chandra.update.02/index.html http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/08/04b.html ATLAS ROCKETS COULD BE READY TO FLY AGAIN BY SEPTEMBER ------------------------ After a rash of disastrous launches, the Air Force called for the grounding of all launches. Now thorough investigations by both the Air Force and rocket manufacturers have turned up a series of flaws in the assembly of the engines. The rocket manufacturers are working quickly to upgrade the malfunctioning components, and hope to have the rockets ready to fly as early as next month. http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/080599c.htm To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". All contents copyright (c) 1999 Universe Today |