Aerospaceguide.net: Newsletter 33, Sunday 21st, December, 2003

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year 2004. In this newsletter we have a preview of new
space missions of 2004 and list some of the significant events of
2003. In addition,there is information on how to send your name to a
comet and a new space poll.

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SPACE POLL

The question is: "Is it safe to use Nuclear Propulsion in the Space
Programme?"

To vote now, click on the following link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aerospaceguide/polls

WHAT's NEW?

* 2004 Space Missions
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/space/2004.html

* 2003 Space Missions
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/space/2003.html

If you have any suggestions to add to this page, then please contact
us via the aerospaceguide.net contact info page.

* New Book Releases
http://aerospaceguide.net/spacebook/index.html

Added a few new books

* Extrasolar Planets
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/extrasolar.html

In reponse to an email, info has been added in how they find the
planets.

* Star Trek Merchandise
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/startrek/index.html

SPACE NEWS IN BRIEF

* International Space Station (ISS) assembly operations will be on
hold at least for another 11 months while the Space Shuttle is
grounded. The ISS will continue to use Soyuz Manned Spacecraft for
crew ferrying and the Progress M-1 as a cargo carrier. Hopefully the
first European Space Agency's ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) will
successfully launch in September 2004 and it will supplement the ISS
cargo carrying capacity.

The first Space Shuttle flight since the Columbia accident will be
STS-114 and it may be lauched in October 2004. It will consist of
seven crew. Eileen Collins will commander.

* According to the Russian Academy of Science Institute of Astronomy
there are approximately 10,000 pieces of debris longer than one metre
in earth orbit, weighing a total of 300,000 tonnes.

* China plans a lunar sample return mission in 2010.

* The Deep Impact project is offering you to Send Your Name to a
Comet! If you want your name and the names of your friends and
relatives to make a Deep Impact, take a moment and Send Your Name to
a Comet! This project will stop taking names in January of 2004.

The link is located under December 2004.

http://www.aerospaceguide.net/space/2004.html

ANY SUGGESTIONS or COMMENTS?

Please email me =) space_projects@...

Happy New Year 2004 and I will see you in the next newsletter.

Regards,
Vic Stathopoulos
Web Master

Aerospaceguide.net
http://www.aerospaceguide.net
Space Projects and Info

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