Universe Today - November 22, 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. November 22nd, 1999 - Issue #127 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 ************************************** This week on Deep Sky: Next stop... The Red Planet? With the Mars Polar Lander’s much anticipated touchdown on the red planet just weeks away, Business Week Senior Science Editor Paul Raeburn will give us a timeline of our past encounters with our nearest neighbor in the solar system. In his book, "Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet," Raeburn gives an account of past missions to Mars and what we can hope for in the future. Watch it at http://www.spacewatch.com ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Deep Space 1 in Safe Mode * Chinese Unmanned Launch a Success * Io's Volcanoes Provide Clues to Earth's Past * Battery Problem Delays Atlas Launch DEEP SPACE 1 IN SAFE MODE ------------------------ After a problem with its star tracker, the Deep Space 1 spacecraft placed itself into safe mode. The sensor helps the craft determine its location in solar system, and is one of the 12 new technologies tested on DS1. NASA engineers are working to determine the exact cause of the problem, and its solution. http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/9911/19ds1/index.html CHINESE UNMANNED LAUNCH A SUCCESS ------------------------ China took one of its most important steps on the way to becoming a nation capable of lifting people into space with the successful launch of an unmanned capsule. According to Chinese space officials, the Shenzhou capsule was in space for 21 hours, and circled the Earth 14 times. It was launched on board a new version of the Long March rocket. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_530000/530398.stm http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/21/china.space.01/index.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/211770.asp http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/china-99o.html http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/11/20d.html IO'S VOLCANOES PROVIDE CLUES TO EARTH'S PAST ------------------------ With over 100 volcanoes, Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic objects in the solar system, and recent observations by the Galileo spacecraft should provide geologists with many clues about our own planet's earlier days. Although it's already provided detailed photographs, the spacecraft is due to fly past the moon at an altitude of only 300 kms - its closest flyby yet. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_529000/529511.stm http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/19/io.volcan/index.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/337804.asp http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/11/19c.html BATTERY PROBLEM DELAYS ATLAS LAUNCH ------------------------ The launch of a Navy communications satellite on board an Atlas 2A rocket has been delayed for 24 hours because of a drained battery in the booster rocket. Technicians are replacing the battery - a task that takes 7 hours - and will have to wait until late Monday for the next launch window at Cape Canaveral. http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/11/21c.html ************************************** Space News from SpaceDaily.com for today HyMap Finds The Minerials http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/eo-99t.html Sniffing Out Ozone Polluters http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/ozone-99a.html Global Warming Evidence Found In Ancient DeepSea Cores http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/greenhouse-99f.html China Successfully Reenters Spacecraft http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/china-99n.html China Finds Prestige In Orbit http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/china-99o.html To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". All contents copyright (c) 1999 Universe Today |