Aerospaceguide.net: Newsletter 39, Sunday 19th, Decemeber, 2004

Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year 2005. In this newsletter there are 2 new polls, pages
on Mars Science Laboratory Rover, List of Manned Missions to the
International Space Station, Space News and more.

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SPACE POLL 1:

The question is: "Should NASA service the Hubble Space Telescope
using the Space Shuttle?"

Choices:

1. Yes, the Space Shuttle should service Hubble.
2. No, service the Hubble robotically.
3. No, don't service Hubble, but return it to Earth to place in a
museum.
4. No, use a robot spacecraft to de-orbit it.
5. Don't know.

To vote now, click on the following link:

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

SPACE POLL 2:

The question is: "Is Pluto a planet?"

Choices:

1. Yes, Pluto is a planet.
2. No, Pluto is a Kuiper Belt Object.
3. Don't know

To vote now, click on the following link:

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

WHAT's NEW?

* Mars Science Laboratory
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/mars/science_laboratory.html

The Mars Science Laboratory is a long-range, long-duration, roving
mobile laboratory. It is scheduled for launch in December 2009 and to
arrive in October 2010.

* International Space Station Manned Missions
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/iss/missions.html

* Space Explorartion Books
http://www.aerospaceguide.net/shop/space_exploration_books.html

Added: Moonrush: Improving Life On Earth With The Moon's Resources.

SPACE NEWS IN BRIEF

* NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe resigned Monday 13th December 2004
to pursue a job as chancellor at Louisiana State University.

* On Friday 17 December 2004, NASA retired the B-52B jet that served
as the 'mothership' for a half-century of flight research projects
ranging from the X-15 program from 1959-68, carried wingless "lifting
bodies" aloft from 1966-75 in research that led to the space shuttle,
and dropped remotely piloted aircraft in the 1970s and '80s. The jet
first flew on June 11, 1955. The last research mission was launching
the X-43A scramjet on its record-setting flight to Mach 9.6 in
November 2004.

It also tested the parachute recovery system for space shuttle solid-
rocket boosters and the drogue chute used to slow shuttles during
landing.

* Deep Impact Spacecraft will be launched on January 12, 2005.

* On 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency Huygens Space Probe
will enter the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, and
descend via parachute onto its mysterious surface. The Huygens probe
will send its measurements and images to Cassini, which will then
beam them back to Earth.

See you in the next newsletter.

Regards,
Vic Stathopoulos
Web Master

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