Universe Today - July 16, 2001 |
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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. July 16, 2001 - Issue #454 http://www.universetoday.com info@universetoday.com An HTML version including pictures is available at: http://www.universetoday.com/html/misc/today.html For information on unsubscribing or changing your email address, check the bottom of this newsletter. ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * Astronauts Install New Airlock * Problem with Propulsion in Ariane Launch * Solar Plane Completes Test Flight ASTRONAUTS INSTALL NEW AIRLOCK ------------------------- Astronauts Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly II completed a six-hour spacewalk Saturday night to install a new airlock on the International Space Station. The $164 million airlock will allow astronauts to leave the station without having to depressurize an entire module. Two more spacewalks are planned for this week to attach high-pressure gas tanks for the airlock. The space shuttle Atlantis is expected to return to Earth on July 23. Original Source: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/reports/sts104/STS-104-07.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1439000/1439568.stm http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/16/atlantis.alpha/index.html http://dsc.discovery.com/news/reu/20010709/station.html http://spaceflightnow.com/station/stage7a/010715fd4/ Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/shuttle.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/nasa.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceshuttle.html PROBLEM WITH PROPULSION IN ARIANE LAUNCH ------------------------- An Ariane 5 rocket placed two satellites into flawed orbits on Thursday evening. An investigation is underway, but initial reports indicate it was a problem with the rocket's upper stage. The ESA communications satellite, Artemis will have enough fuel to reach its proper orbit, but this will cut its lifespan dramatically because it won't have enough fuel to maintain its orbit. The other Japanese BSAT-2b satellite is a total write-off. Original Source: http://www.arianespace.com/us/news/pressrelleas/presrel01_7_16.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1438000/1438200.stm http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/13/space.ariane.reut/index.html http://www.space.com/spacenews/launchindustry/newariane_071301.html http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v142/010713followup.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/ariane.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/satellites.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/satellites.html SOLAR PLANE COMPLETES TEST FLIGHT ------------------------- NASA's Helios solar-powered aircraft completed its first test flight on Sunday when it launched from Hawaii's Barking Sands and reached an altitude of 22,800 metres. Later this year, managers hope to send the airplane as high as 30,000 and break the record for unmanned flight. NASA hopes a future version of the Helios will eventually serve some functions currently handled by satellites - at a fraction of the cost. Original Source: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Projects/Erast/helios.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1440000/1440598.stm http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/16/helios.flight.ap/index.html http://dsc.discovery.com/news/reu/20010716/helios.html http://www.space.com/news/helios_hawaii_010716.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/nasa.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/nasa.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/nasa.html ------------------------- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, just reply with only the subject line "UNSUBSCRIBE !*EMAIL*!". If you just want to change your address, just reply to this email with a quick note on what your old and new email addresses are. It's actually a bit of a manual process. :-) All contents copyright (c) 2001 Universe Today |