Universe Today - December 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. December 22nd, 1999 - Issue #144 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 ************************************** Have you seen PhysLINK.com? This is a physics reference and education site. They have astro-physical data, physics departments, societies and journals worldwide, jobs, forums, fun and you can even ask experts your physics and astronomy questions. Visit PhysLINK.com at: http://www.physlink.com?ut ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Discovery Catches Hubble * Ariane-4 Launches the Largest Telcom Satellite into Orbit * Ashes for 36 People Sent into Space DISCOVERY CATCHES HUBBLE ------------------------- The crew of Discovery caught up with the troubled Hubble Space Telescope last night and captured it with shuttle's robot arm. With the shuttle firmly attached to the telescope, the crew is preparing for a series of three spacewalks over the next three days to replace the failed gyros and upgrade some of its older equipment. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/shuttle991221.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_574000/574591.stm http://cnn.com/1999/TECH/space/12/22/shuttle.01/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/science/122299/space_shuttle.sml http://www.msnbc.com/news/330873.asp http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/missions/sts-103/ http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/12/21d.html ARIANE-4 LAUNCHES THE LARGEST TELCOM SATELLITE INTO ORBIT ------------------------- The largest telecommunications satellite ever built has been successfully placed into orbit on board an Ariane 44L rocket. This launch from Kourou, French Guiana was the 51st successful consecutive launch for Arianespace. The 4.1 tonne Galaxy XI satellite was built by Hughes Space and Communications. http://cnn.com/1999/TECH/space/12/22/france.ariane.ap/index.html http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/12/21c.html ASHES FOR 36 PEOPLE SENT INTO SPACE ------------------------- Houston-based Celestis offers a unique service; for only $4,800, you can have your ashes sent into orbit, to circle the earth for 45-years. 36 seven-ounce capsules were sent into orbit on Monday alongside a $17.5 million NASA satellite launched on board a Taurus rocket from Vandenberg Air Force base. http://www.celestis.com/ http://cnn.com/1999/TECH/space/12/21/satellitelaunch.ap/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/science/122199/satellite_launch.sml http://www.msnbc.com/news/329383.asp To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER". All contents copyright (c) 1999 Universe Today |