Universe Today - September 27, 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. September 27th, 1999 - Issue #102 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 Bringing Rocket Science Down To Earth http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/rv-99a.html Proton Lofts First LockMart Intersputnik http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/proton-99i.html Ariane Lofts US TV Sat http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/ariane-99n.html Russia Safely Returns Foton Capsule http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/foton-99b.html ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * NASA Abandons Search For Climate Orbiter * Ariane Launches Telstar 7 * Proton Launches with Lockheed Martin Satellite NASA ABANDONS SEARCH FOR CLIMATE ORBITER ------------------------ Listening stations around the world are giving up all hope of locating the missing Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft. It's presumed the probe crashed into the planet, or burned up in its atmosphere, when it attempted to perform a dangerous flyby maneuver. Only two of the last seven probes sent to Mars have successfully carried out their missions. http://www.astronomynow.com/mars/mco/990924/index.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_455000/455617.stm http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/25/AM-MarsOrbiter.ap/index.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/310187.asp http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/09/25b.html ARIANE LAUNCHES TELSTAR 7 ------------------------ An Ariane 44LP carried the U.S. Telstar 7 communications satellite into orbit on Friday. This is Ariane's 44th successful launch in a row, and the company claims it has contracts for 40 more satellite launches. http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/9909/25ariane_v121/index.html http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/09/25a.html PROTON LAUNCHES WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN SATELLITE ------------------------ The Baikonur cosmodrome is definitely back in business, with the recent launch of a Russian-made Proton booster carrying a Lockheed Martin Intersputnik 1 satellite. The first phases of launch were successful, and a final burn will place the satellite into geostationary orbit. http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/9909/26proton/index.html http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/27/russia.satellite.ap/index.html http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/09/26c.html To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". All contents copyright (c) 1999 Universe Today |