Universe Today - October 18, 2001
A note from Fraser...
Daniel Goldin's going to resign. I guess it doesn't really come as much of a surprise (Nasawatch has been predicting it for about 6 months), but I must admit I found the timing a little strange, considering the US' current focus in the Middle East.
To be honest, I have no informed opinion about Goldin's legacy, or what this is going to do to NASA, but lots of other people seem to. So, as an eternal linkmiester, I'll pass you along to some very interesting conversations.
Nasawatch has been posting the feedback they've been recieving so far.
And I also like this conversation over at Slashdot.
If you have an opinion about this development, I'd love to hear what you think. Maybe I'll post a few comments in an upcoming newsletter. Or maybe I'll spend the rest of the day putting out the fiery emails.
Fraser Cain
Publisher
Universe Today
P.S. Sorry about yesterday's wallpaper image. It's a little... busy. I'll give you relief in a few days. As several readers pointed out, "my God, it's full of stars."
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Goldin Resigns from NASA
NASA administrator Dan Goldin announced on Wednesday that he will be resigning from the space agency next month. Goldin's most memorable, and controversial, legacy will probably be the policy of "cheaper, faster, better", where inexpensive (and sometimes unsuccessful) spacecraft performed the tasks traditionally done by multi-billion dollar probes. Goldin is the longest serving administrator in the history of the agency, taking the job in 1992.
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NASA Press Release
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Station Crew Prepares to Move Soyuz
Expedition 3, the current crew of the International Space Station, will pile into their Soyuz capsule on Friday, fly it around the station and dock with the newly installed Pirs module. This will clear up the station's docking port so a new Soyuz launched on October 21 will have room. The relocation will only take 18 minutes to complete.
Original Source:
NASA Status Report
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Orionid Meteor Shower Begins on Sunday
Tiny pieces of Halley's comet will strike the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday during the annual Orionid meteor shower. The shower is expected to peak early Sunday morning, when alert watchers in dark skies will be able to see 15-20 meteors per hour. For the best chance to see the meteors, look in the general direction of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. This is just a warm up for the Leonid meteor storm next month which could have thousands of meteors every hour.
Original Source:
NASA Science Story
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