| From: [email protected] (Erazm J. Behr)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: NASA SpaceLink sample
Date: 2 Mar 88 08:43:25 GMT
Here is a sample (short) session on the SpaceLink BBS; the phone #
(*including* the area code) is (205) 895 0028 [Huntsville, Alabama]
W E L C O M E
to
NASA SPACELINK
A Space-Related Informational Database
Provided by the NASA Educational Affairs Division
Operated by the Marshall Space Flight Center
On a Data General ECLIPSE MV7800 Minicomputer
******IMPORTANT!******
Do not press RETURN until you have read the following information.
You are about to be asked to provide a Username and a Password.
If this is your first call to NASA Spacelink,
Enter NEWUSER as your Username and enter NEWUSER as your Password.
If you have called before, enter your assigned Username and Password.
You may now press RETURN, or
To redisplay this message press CONTROL-D.
AOS/VS 7.57.00.00 / EXEC-32 7.57.00.00 2-Mar-88 2:19:26 @CON3
Username: XXXXX
Password:
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Last previous logon 2-Mar-88 2:16:00
NASA/SPACELINK MENU SYSTEM Revision:1.13.00.00
NASA Spacelink Main Menu
1. Log Off NASA Spacelink
2. Review Introduction to NASA Spacelink
3. Current NASA News
4. Aeronautics
5. Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle
6. Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond
7. NASA Installations
8. NASA Educational Services
9. Materials for Classroom Use
10. Space Program Spinoffs
Enter your choice: 3
Current NASA News
0..Previous Menu
1..Main Menu
2..NASA Educational Programs
3..NASA News Releases
4..Shuttle Status Reports
5..Current NASA Speeches
6..Space Shuttle Manifest (Baseline October, 1987)
7..1987 In Review
Enter your choice: 3
Current NASA News Releases
0..Return to Previous Menu 1..Return to Spacelink Main Menu
2..ASTRONAUT GROUP PROVIDES INTERFACE WITH SPACE SHUTTLE CUSTOMERS
3..NASA TO ACQUIRE SECOND SPACE SHUTTLE CARRIER AIRCRAFT
4..MAJOR MILESTONE REACHED IN RETURNING SHUTTLE TO FLIGHT
5..NASA TO SEEK SPACE ABOARD COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED FACILITY
6..SHUTTLE CREW POLE ESCAPE SYSTEM TEST
7..SPACE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY GROUP FORMED CHAIRMAN NAMED
8..SHUTTLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR NOZZLE JOINT TEST SCHEDULED
9..NASA BUDGET PRESS CONFERENCE
10..NASA CONTINUES ROCKETBORNE STUDIES OF SUPERNOVA FROM AUSTRALIA
11..SAN MARCO ATMOSPHERIC SATELLITE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18 LAUNCH
12..SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE ESTABLISHED
13..ADVANCED IMAGING SPACE RADAR COMPLETES FIRST FIELD TESTS
14..National Space Policy Press Briefing
15..NASA EXAMINES 72 NOZZLE BOLTS
16..PROPOSALS SELECTED FOR NEW SPACE EXPLORATION STUDIES
17..STOFAN TO RETIRE FROM NASA ON APRIL 1
18..NASA SUPERCOMPUTER STUDIES AIRCRAFT CONTROL PHENOMENON
Enter your choice: 0
Current NASA News
0..Previous Menu
1..Main Menu
2..NASA Educational Programs
3..NASA News Releases
4..Shuttle Status Reports
5..Current NASA Speeches
6..Space Shuttle Manifest (Baseline October, 1987)
7..1987 In Review
Enter your choice: 4
Current Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Status
0..Return to Previous Menu 1..Return to Spacelink Main Menu
2..KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Tuesday Feb. 23 1988
3..KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Thursday Feb. 18 1988
4..KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Friday Feb. 12 1988
(...)
18..KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Tuesday Dec. 15 1987
Enter your choice: 2
KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1988
DISCOVERY (OV 103) - OPF BAY 1
The left hand orbital maneuvering system pod was transferred
to the Orbiter Processing Facility yesterday evening and is now
on the hook in preparation for installation. Preparations are
continuing to install the forward reaction control system (FRCS).
Technicians have about 15 thermal blankets to install along with
carrier panels and testing of a radio frequency wave guide in the
FRCS cavity prior to installing the FRCS.
Systems testing continues to prepare the orbiter for the
upcoming August mission. The main engine controller on engine one
was removed last Friday after a problem with its internal power
supply was discovered. Another controller is being shipped to KSC
and is scheduled to arrive this week. The engine flight readiness
test (FRT) will be conducted after the spare controller has been
installed.
ATLANTIS (OV 104) - OPF BAY 2
The check valve line in the main propulsion system (MPS) was
installed and passed the leak test. Preparations are underway
today for the test of the MPS helium regulators. The regulators
regulate the amount of helium pressure to the main engines during
powered flight. The test is scheduled to be conducted Wednesday
through Friday.
Deservicing of one of the water coolant loops is continuing
along with orbiter modifications. Technicians are scheduled to
install the rudder speed brake's power drive unit today and
tomorrow. The PDU directs the speed brake hydraulically.
COLUMBIA (OV 102) - OMRF
Removal of cold plates is continuing today along with
scheduled orbiter modifications and inspections.
STS-26 SOLID ROCKET MOTORS - RPSF
Yesterday, the left aft skirt was transferred from the
Assembly and Refurbishment Facility to the Rotation Processing and
Surge Facility. The forward center segments are scheduled to
arrive later this week.
# # # #
Current Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Status
0..Return to Previous Menu 1..Return to Spacelink Main Menu
2..KSC SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT FOR - Tuesday Feb. 23 1988
(...)
Enter your choice: 0
Current NASA News
0..Previous Menu
1..Main Menu
(...)
Enter your choice: 1
NASA Spacelink Main Menu
1. Log Off NASA Spacelink
2. Review Introduction to NASA Spacelink
3. Current NASA News
4. Aeronautics
5. Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle
6. Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond
7. NASA Installations
8. NASA Educational Services
9. Materials for Classroom Use
10. Space Program Spinoffs
Enter your choice: 7
NASA Installations
0. Previous Menu
1. Return to Main Menu
2. NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
3. Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.
4. Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.
5. Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
6. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
7. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
8. Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
9. Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
10. Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
11. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
12. Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, La.
13. National Space Technology Laboratories, Miss.
14. Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md.
15. Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
Enter your choice: 2
NASA HEADQUARTERS
Washington, D. C. 20546
NASA Headquarters is located at 400 Maryland Avenue,
S.W. Washington, D.C., and also occupies other buildings in
the District of Columbia. It has more than l,500 employees
and administers the total NASA budget, which for FY l987
amounted to $10.5 billion. Dr. James C. Fletcher is
administrator.
NASA Headquarters exercises management over the space
flight centers, research centers and other installations that
constitute the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Responsibilities of Headquarters cover the
determination of programs and projects, establishment of
management policies, procedures and performance criteria;
evaluation of progress; and the review and analysis of all
phases of the aerospace program.
Planning, direction and management of NASA's research
and development programs are the responsibililty of six
program offices which report to and receive overall guidance
and direction from an associate or assistant administrator.
The Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST)
is responsible for the planning, direction, execution,
evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the results
of all NASA research and technology programs. These
programs are conducted primarily to demonstrate the
feasibility of a concept, structure, or component system
which may have general application to the nation's
aeronautical and space objectives. OAST has institutional
management repsonsibility for Ames Research Center,
Mountain View, Calif.; Langley Research Center, Hampton,
Va.; and Lewis Research Center, Cleveland. Dr. Raymond S.
Colladay is associate administrator.
The Office of Space Flight is responsible for
developing and applying a capability that will permit man to
explore space and perform missions leading to increased
knowledge of man and the quality of life on Earth. To
achieve this goal, the office directs the development of
space transportation and the required supporting systems for
man to perform missions in space. A major program now
underway is the Space Shuttle, a space transportation
system. The office is responsible for scheduling Space
Shuttle flights, including the Spacelab, developing
financial plans and pricing structures, providing necessary
services to users, management of the expendable launch
vehicles and upper stages, and management of NASA's
advanced program activities. Space Flight also is responsible
for institutional management of Kennedy Space Center, Fla.;
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; Johnson
Space Flight Center, Houston; and the National Space
Technology Laboratories, near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Rear
Admiral Richard H. Truly is associate administrator.
The Office of Space Science and Applications (OSSA) is
responsible for the NASA automated space flight program
directed toward scientific investigations of the solar
system using groundbased, airborne and space techniques
including sounding rockets, Earth satellites and deep space
probes; for scientific experiments to be conducted by humans
in space; directing the NASA scientific portion of the
Spacelab program; and for the NASA contacts with the Space
Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences and other
advisory groups. OSSA is responsible for the conduct of
research and development activities leading to programs that
demonstrate the application of space systems, space
environment, and space-related or derived technology for the
benefit of the world. These activities involve disciplines
such as weather and climate, pollution monitoring, Earth
resources survey and Earth and ocean physics. OSSA has
institutional management responsibility for the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and Goddard Flight
Center. Greenbelt, Md. Dr. Lennard A. Fisk is associate
administrator.
The Office of Space Station is responsible for managing
and directing all aspects of the Space Station program and
to achieve the goals established by President Reagan in his
State of the Union message of Jan. 25, l984. These goals
include the development of a permanently manned Space
Station by the early l990s; to encourage other countries to
participate in the Space Station program; and to promote
private sector investment in space through enhanced
space-based operational capabilities. The Office of Space
Station has overall policy and management responsibilities
for the program. NASA centers responsible for developing
major elements of the Space Station are the Johnson Space
Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Goddard Space Flight
Center and Lewis Research Center. Andrew J. Stofan is
associate administrator.
The Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems is
responsible for all activities incident to the tracking of
launch vehicles and spacecraft and for the acquisition and
distribution of technical and scientific data from them.
This office is also responsible for managing NASA's
communications systems and for operational data systems
and services. Robert O. Aller is associate administrator.
The Office of Commercial Programs is responsible for
managing and directing all aspects of the commercial use of
space. The office has overall policy and management
responsibilities for the technology utilization transfer
program; the small business innovation research program;
new commercial application of existing space
programs to the private sector; and the establishment and
management of the Centers for the Commercial Development of
Space. Isaac T. Gillam IV is assistant administrator.
NASA Installations
0. Previous Menu
1. Return to Main Menu
(...)
Enter your choice: 1
NASA Spacelink Main Menu
1. Log Off NASA Spacelink
2. Review Introduction to NASA Spacelink
3. Current NASA News
4. Aeronautics
5. Space Exploration: Before the Shuttle
6. Space Exploration: The Shuttle and Beyond
7. NASA Installations
8. NASA Educational Services
9. Materials for Classroom Use
10. Space Program Spinoffs
Enter your choice: 1
EXIT THE SYSTEM? (Y/N) y
LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR NASA? (Y/N) n
Thank you for calling NASA/SPACELINK. Call again soon!
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Eric
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| From: [email protected] (Ray Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,sci.space
Subject: Re: Voyager/NASA Spacelink BBS ?
Date: 29 Aug 89 11:12:56 GMT
Organization: Analytics, Inc., Columbia, MD
[email protected] (Douglas Welch) writes:
>Does anyone know of a system run by NASA called Spacelink. It was
>mentioned during the "Neptune All Night" broadcast Thrusday/Friday on PBS.
Here is the number and the introductory text from Spacelink.
First the number: (205) 895-0028 300/1200/2400 8N1
And now the introduction:
NASA SPACELINK BACKGROUND
NASA Spacelink runs on a Data General ECLIPSE MV-7800 minicomputer
at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,
Alabama. NASA Spacelink software was developed and donated to NASA by
the Data General Corporation. The system has a main memory of 14
megabytes (14 million characters), and disk storage space for 708
megabytes. It runs at 300, 1200 or 2400 baud. Data word format is 8
data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. The system was made public in
February, 1988.
Initial support for NASA Spacelink was provided by the Educational
Affairs Division at NASA Headquarters. The NASA Spacelink data base
is maintained by the Public Services and Education Branch of the
Marshall Space Flight Center Public Affairs Office. Operational
support is provided by the Information Systems Office at the Marshall
Center. Information on NASA scientific projects and educational
programs is provided to NASA Spacelink by education specialists at
NASA Headquarters and the NASA field centers.
While NASA understands that people from a wide variety of
backgrounds will use NASA Spacelink, the system is specifically
designed for teachers. Unlike bulletin board systems, NASA Spacelink
does not provide for interaction between callers. However, it allows
teachers and other callers to leave questions and comments for NASA.
END OF INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------
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| Article: 78858
From: we.anderson%[email protected] (Bill Anderson)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: NASA Spacelink Improvements
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 16:38:55
Organization: NASA Spacelink
Announcement of Upcoming Improvements for NASA Spacelink
WANTED: Suggestions for designing a new NASA Spacelink system that
will better meet the needs of K-12 educators and students. Deadline:
12/31/93
IMPORTANT: E-mail replies to this note should be addressed to:
[email protected] (Please note that the address element
following the "@" is lower-case XSL-two, not XS-twelve.)
Current users of Spacelink likely will understand our interest in upgrading.
Anyone unfamiliar with Spacelink can Telnet to spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov or
192.149.89.61 to learn more about the system. (Or call via modem at 205-
895-0028.)
The NASA Spacelink electronic information system for educators has
been serving the educational community since February 1988. The
system has grown from about 500 registered users in its first month to
more than 30,000 registered users in November 1993. (A registered
user is a person who has called the system at least once in the past
90 days.) At the current rate, by the end of 1993 Spacelink will log
almost a million file accesses for the year. The system is now
reaching the limit of its ability to handle the volume of calls it is
receiving, and a complete system overhaul is underway.
We are in the process of replacing the current Spacelink system with
new hardware and software. The new system will run under UNIX on a
Sun SPARCserver and will offer a number of features that have been
requested by our users. Following are some of the system improvements
we are considering:
Internet network services:
Full Anonymous FTP service
Access via Gopher
Access via WAIS
Access via World Wide Web
Telnet/Modem caller services:
Faster system performance for Telnet callers (50 ports)
14.4 V.32bis/HST Dual Standard Modems (10 lines)
Graphical directory display (VT-100 Emulation Required)
Pull-down menus
Full text search capabilities
Robust download protocols (including ZMODEM)
Our primary objectives are to insure that the new Spacelink will be
comprehensive in content, friendly to callers who may be unfamiliar
with computer communications, and responsive to the needs of its
target audience of K-12 teachers and students. We are anxious to hear
from anyone who has suggestions that will help us meet these goals.
Remember that we want the system to serve owners of a wide variety of
computers and software-- everything from Apple II's and Commodores to
high-performance Macintoshes, Amigas, PC's and UNIX workstations.
How would you like the new Spacelink to be structured? Do you like
the current menu-tree layout, or would you rather have some other scheme?
Keeping in mind that Spacelink content must be limited to information
that relates to the space program, what kinds of educational materials
and information would you like to see on the system?
Are there any user features you wish could be added to Spacelink?
Have you used another electronic information system (BBS) that you think
Spacelink should emulate? How can we take a look at it?
If you have comments on these or other considerations for the new
Spacelink system, please let us know. While we can't promise to
implement every suggestion, we value your opinions and we will
consider all reasonable ideas. If you prefer letters over E-mail, our
mailing address is:
NASA Spacelink Suggestions
CA21
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL 35812
Thanks for your help!
Bill Anderson
Education Branch
Marshall Space Flight Center
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