Universe Today - September 5, 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. September 5, 2001 - Issue #474 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. ************************************** A note from Fraser, Thanks to everyone who got back to me. Your responses confirmed my suspicion that my mailing software doesn't work with AOL. Not the end of the world, I've got a workaround I can use while I get to the bottom of this. I appreciate your patience, I haven't gone anywhere. If you want some backissues for anything you missed let me know and I'll send them along. Fraser Cain Publisher Universe Today ************************************** -- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY -- * MirCorp Plans to Build their Own Space Station * Earth is Getting Greener * Students Head to Bed to Provide Data on Weightlessness MIRCORP PLANS TO BUILD THEIR OWN SPACE STATION ------------------------- With the destruction of the Mir earlier this year, space financeer MirCorp has decided to build their own space station to fulfill the potential space tourism market. MirCorp has signed an agreement with the Russian Space Agency and Mir-manufacturer Energia to design and develop a station called Mini Station 1. Once constructed, it will fly for 15 years and be able to fit 3 visitors for up to 20 days at a time. Original Source: http://www.mirstation.com/pressrelease_4.html Internet Coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1525000/1525156.stm http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/09/04/space.tourists.russia.reut/index.html http://www.cosmiverse.com/space09040106.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/623978.asp Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/russia.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/spaceexploration.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceexploration.html EARTH IS GETTING GREENER ------------------------- NASA satellite data seems to indicate that the Earth is gradually becoming more green in Northern latitudes - a trend scientists attribute to global warming. This news is good for the growing seasons in Canada and Northern Europe, but generally bad for the warmer parts of the planet. The data was gathered by comparing temperature data from thousands of weather stations with "greenness" satellite photographs. The researchers also noticed a dramatic difference in the turning of seasons; Fall is arriving later, and Spring is coming earlier. Original Source: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20010904greenhouse.html Internet Coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/09/04/greener.earth/index.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/624087.asp http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0109/05greenhouse/ Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/environment.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/earthobservation.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/earthobservation.html STUDENTS HEAD TO BED TO PROVIDE DATA ON WEIGHTLESSNESS ------------------------- Fourteen test subjects have agreed to spend the next four months in bed to help scientists understand the effect weightlessness has on the human body. During the study, the subjects will lie on a slight angle, which will mimic the way the body's fluids work in space. They won't be able to get up for any reason, including to eat, wash, or go to the bathroom, and at the end of the study they'll be paid $10,400 USD. Original Source: http://www.esa.it/export/esaCP/ESAXG12VMOC_index_0.html Internet Coverage: http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/09/04/operation.bedrest.reut/index.html http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0109/03bedrest/ http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/generalscience/bed_moon_010904.html Similar Stories: http://www.universetoday.com/html/topics/astrobiology.html Related Sites: http://www.universetoday.com/html/directory/spaceexploration.html Related Books: http://www.universetoday.com/html/books/spaceexploration.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 |