Aerospaceguide.net: Newsletter 35, Sunday 30th, May, 2004

Hi Everyone,

This newsletter features news and info on the Transit of Venus, first
private rocket in space, Rosetta comet spacecraft, books on Mars,
Star Wars Trilogy Dvd, a new space poll and more.

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SPACE POLL

The question is: "Where do you live on Earth?"

Choices:

Africa, Asian Continent, Australia, Canada, Continental Europe,
India, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, South or Cental America, Russia,
South or Cental America, UK, USA, Not mentioned on list.

To vote now, click on the following link:

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

WHAT's NEW?

* Rosetta Spacecraft
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceprobe/rosetta.html

Rosetta Spacecraft is a comet explorer that will land on a comet and
study the composition of the comet.

* Books on Planet Mars
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/spacebook/mars.html

- 'A Traveler's Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red
Planet' and 'Magnificent Mars' are good for general reading.

- For enthusiasts I recommend 'Expedition Mars: How Are We Going to
Get to Mars'.

* Planet Venus
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/planet/planetvenus.html

This page has more info on it and links to the Transit of Venus page.

* Transit of Venus
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/planet/transitofvenus.html

The Transit of Venus will occur on Tuesday June 8th 2004. The page
explains what a Transit of Venus is, where to see it, safety issues
and why it is an rare occurrence. If you find the info useful, email
this newsletter to all your friends.

* Star Wars Dvd
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/starwars/dvd.html

The Star Wars Trilogy will be released September 21, 2004 in USA,
September 20, 2004 in UK and October 21, 2004 in Canada. If you plan
to buy it or pre-order it, please use the links on this page.

SPACE NEWS IN BRIEF

* The Civilian Space Exploration Team's 6.5m GoFast rocket is the
first private rocket to make it into space.

The GoFast rocket - named after one of the project's sponsors -
lifted off from the Black Rock Desert on Monday 17 May 2004. It was
witnessed by officials from the US Federal Aviation Administration.

* SpaceShipOne performed its 3rd Powered Flight on May 13th.
SpaceShipOne was built by aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan. It is
competing to win the Ansari X-prize of $10m (£5.7m) for the first
private flight into space.

* China plans to launch a Moon Rover in 2012 to follow the 2007 lunar
orbiter mission.

* Cassini will begin a four year main mission in orbit around Planet
Saturn when it will arrive on July 1, 2004. It will release the ESA
Huygens probe about six months later for descent through Titan's
thick atmosphere. the probe could impact in what may be liquid
methane ocean. Titan is the largest moon of Planet Saturn.

* The Ulysesses spacecraft mission has been extended until March
2008. This is the third time the joint ESA-NASA mission has been
extended. The third extension will enable Ulysses to further survey
the higher lattitude heliosphere. In 2007 and 2008, the European
built space probe will fly over the poles of the sun for the 3rd time.

* The Space Shuttle may return to flight in March 2005. The Columbia
Accident Investigation recommendations are being implemented. These
include preventing debris falling from the external tank, designing a
repair kit for patching damage in orbit and utilizing satellites to
check for damage after orbit.

See you in the next newsletter.

Regards,
Vic Stathopoulos
Web Master

Aerospaceguide.net
http://www.aerospaceguide.net
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