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| 777.1 | President Bush Launches International Space Year | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN | Dave Griffin | Sat Jan 25 1992 13:10 | 90 |
| Terri Sindelar
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. January 24, 1992
Debra Rahn
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Paula Cleggett-Haleim
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
RELEASE: 92-12
President Bush today kicked-off International
Space Year (ISY) - a year-long, worldwide celebration
of space cooperation and discovery. Participating in
the White House event were NASA Administrator
Richard H. Truly, the crews of four of NASA's most
recent Space Shuttle missions, ISY dignitaries, and
students and teachers from the Young Astronaut
Program.
During the year, 29 space agencies and
ministries from around the world, 10 international
organizations and the United Nations will celebrate
the spirit of discovery and will work together to
promote a new era of global cooperation and to
increase knowledge of planet Earth.
NASA has been designated by Congress as the lead
U.S. agency responsible for developing and monitoring
ISY events domestically and internationally. Dr.
Lennard Fisk, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space
Science and Applications, is the lead representative
for the U.S. ISY initiative.
In 1985, the late Senator Spark Matsunaga from
Hawaii proposed a 1992 International Space Year to
commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus'
discovering the New World and the 35th anniversary of
the International Geophysical Year that ushered in the
space age. Congress adopted ISY in 1986 and the
United Nations General Assembly endorsed it in 1989.
Today it has developed into a worldwide space
activity.
The dominant themes of ISY are global
cooperation, discovery, exploration and education.
International activities for ISY are coordinated by
the Space Agency Forum of ISY (SAFISY), whose
membership is comprised of 29 space agencies and
ministries from around the world.
SAFISY has identified Mission to Planet Earth as
the primary theme for ISY. Scientists around the
world are observing and studying the planet to better
understand the complex interactions between land,
water, air and ice and assess such threats as global
warming, deforestation and ozone depletion.
NASA's Mission to Planet Earth began in 1991
with the launch of the Upper Atmospheric Research
Satellite and will continue in 1992 with the Atlas-1
Spacelab mission, an international mission that will
study Earth's atmosphere and the sun. Later in 1992,
Topex Poseidon, a joint mission with France, will
study ocean topography and its role in climate.
In addition, hundreds of education programs and
public events are planned throughout the world to
highlight discovery, exploration and humanity's future
in space. The projects include curricula, contests,
exhibits, films, television series and interactive
teacher workshops.
NASA's Education Division chairs a subgroup on
education, comprised of representatives from
government, private organizations and the aerospace
industry. NASA has prepared an Educational Activities
Catalogue which will be updated quarterly. The
catalog lists activities and provides names and phone
numbers of contacts. To request a copy, write to
Education Division, NASA Headquarters, Code FE,
Washington, D.C., 20546.
The U.S. International Space Year Association
(US-ISY) was established with support from NASA to
provide information on ISY events. US-ISY publishes a
list of activities that can be obtained by writing US-
ISY, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 600, Washington,
D.C., 20024, or by phoning 202/863-1734.
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| 777.2 | Students complete to design commemorative ISY poster | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN | Dave Griffin | Sat Jan 25 1992 13:12 | 78 |
| Terri Sindelar
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. January 24, 1992
Cecelia Blalock
Young Astronauts Council, Washington, D.C.
RELEASE: 92-13
During a White House event today, at which
President Bush kicked-off International Space Year,
NASA and the Young Astronaut Council announced a
student space art contest called Outer Sight. U.S.
students in grades K through 9 are invited to take a
trip to their sketchpad, explore their imagination and
launch their vision of space exploration. The winning
design will become a NASA commemorative International
Space Year 1992 poster.
Official entry forms will be distributed through
the 26,000 Young Astronaut chapters throughout the
nation. Entries must be postmarked no later than
April 15, 1992. Winners will be notified by May 31,
1992.
There will be 12 winners selected, four from
each of three levels: grades K-3, 4-6 and 7-9. The
grand prize entry will become a NASA commemorative ISY
poster. Entries will be judged by a distinguished
panel with representatives from NASA, the Young
Astronaut Council, the ISY Association, and recognized
professional artists. Submissions will be judged on
the basis of creativity, presentation, technical
ability and appropriateness to ISY.
Commenting on the contest, NASA Administrator
Richard H. Truly said, "NASA is delighted to join the
Young Astronauts Council in launching this exciting
and inspiring educational activity. ISY is a year-
long celebration of our accomplishments in space and
our commitment to press forward in exploration,
discovery and scientific inquiry."
"Our future in space rests in the dreams and
imaginations of today's students," said T. Wendell
Butler, President, Young Astronaut Council.
"Exploring space, like all great pioneering journeys
in history, begins with an idea and is limited only by
our dreams and imaginations. We are asking children
to use their creative talents to capture in a poster
the spirit of ISY and their vision of future space
exploration."
During the ISY year-long observance, 29 space
agencies and ministries from around the world, 10
international organizations and the United Nations
will be celebrating the spirit of discovery and will
be working together to promote a new era of global
cooperation and to increase our knowledge of planet
Earth.
NASA has been designated by Congress as the lead
U.S. agency responsible for developing and monitoring
ISY events domestically and internationally.
The Young Astronaut Program is a national
educational enrichment program that uses the
fascination of space to increase the interest and
skills of children in grades K through 9 in math,
science and technology. Since the program began in
1984, more than 26,000 chapters have been established
in every state and in 42 foreign countries.
For additional information on any ISY program or
event, contact the U.S. International Space Year
Association (US-ISY), on 202/863-1734. US-ISY was
established with support from NASA to provide
information on ISY events.
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| 777.3 | Space Events for 1992 | MTWAIN::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Tue Jan 28 1992 15:41 | 92 |
| Date: 26 Jan 92 09:56:01 GMT
From: (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Upcoming Space Events for 1992
I've compiled a list of upcoming space-related events for 1992. By no
means is it complete, but I think I've covered all of the major
events. If you think that there is something missing from the list,
then let me know and I'll add it to the list. The dates that I wasn't
to sure of are indicated by '??'.
** UPCOMING SPACE EVENTS FOR 1992 **
As of January 25 ,1991
Compiled by Ron Baalke
January
04 - Annular Eclipse, Southern California
08 - Sakigake (Japan), Earth Flyby
22 - STS-42, Discovery, International Microgravity Lab
24 - Magellan, Cycle 3 Begins
February
08 - Ulysses, Jupiter Flyby
March
01 - Ulysses, 2nd Opposition
14 - STS-45, Atlantis, Atmospheric Lab for Applications & Science (ATLAS)
17 - Soyuz TM-14 Launch
25 - Mir TM-13 Return to Earth
April
09 - STS-49, Endeavour, Intelsat VI Reboost
21 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
22 - Mission to Planet Earth Day
May
?? - Giotto Reactivated
04 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 - Astronomy Day
28 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
June
?? - SAMPEX Launch
?? - TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
03 - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
15 - Lunar Eclipse
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
July
?? - ISTP Geotail Launch
02 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
August
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, Spacelab-J
September
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
10 - Mars Observer Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
24 - STS-52, Columbia, LAGEOS-II Satellite
October
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
15 - STS-53, Discovery, DOD
November
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
- Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
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/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | to come in, paddle out to
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | it.
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| 777.4 | RE 777.3 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Sat Feb 08 1992 15:12 | 90 |
| Article: 20105
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro
Subject: Space Events for 1992 (Updated)
Date: 3 Feb 92 23:30:29 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
** UPCOMING SPACE EVENTS FOR 1992 **
As of February 2, 1992
Compiled by Ron Baalke
January
04 - Annular Eclipse, Southern California
08 - Sakigake (Japan), Earth Flyby
22 - STS-42, Discovery, International Microgravity Lab
24 - Magellan, Cycle 3 Begins
February
08 - Ulysses, Jupiter Flyby
March
?? - 3rd Pegasus Launch
01 - Ulysses, 2nd Opposition
14 - STS-45, Atlantis, Atmospheric Lab for Applications & Science (ATLAS)
17 - Soyuz TM-14 Launch
25 - Mir TM-13 Return to Earth
April
09 - STS-49, Endeavour, Intelsat VI Reboost
21 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
22 - Mission to Planet Earth Day
May
?? - Giotto Reactivated
04 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 - Astronomy Day
28 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
June
?? - SAMPEX Launch
03 - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
15 - Lunar Eclipse
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
July
?? - TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
14 - ISTP Geotail Launch
01 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
August
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, Spacelab-J
September
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
16 - Mars Observer Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
24 - STS-52, Columbia, LAGEOS-II Satellite
October
01 - SETI Scanning Begins
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
24 - STS-53, Discovery, DOD
November
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
- Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
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/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Don't wait for your ship
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | to come in, paddle out to
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | it.
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| 777.5 | Update - February 29 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Thu Mar 05 1992 09:19 | 106 |
| Article: 421
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Space Events Calendar
Date: 29 Feb 92 19:28:13 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
I've decided that I'll post the Space Events Calendar at the beginning of
each month, and I've extended it out to include a year's worth of activities.
If you know of any space-related events that should be in the calendar, or
see any errors, then let me know.
Ron Baalke
=========================
SPACE EVENTS CALENDAR
As of February 29, 1992
=========================
1992
March
?? - 3rd Pegasus Launch
02 - Galileo, Cooling Turn #5
17 - Soyuz TM-14 Launch
23 - STS-45, Atlantis, Atmospheric Lab for Applications & Science (ATLAS)
24 - House Subcommitte Hearings on NASA's Budget
25 - Mir TM-13 Return to Earth
April
09 - STS-49, Endeavour, Intelsat VI Reboost
- Senate Subcommittee Hearings on NASA's Budget
21 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
22 - Mission to Planet Earth Day
May
?? - Giotto Reactivated
04 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 - Astronomy Day
21 - Pluto/P17 Occultation
28 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
June
?? - SAMPEX Launch
03 - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
15 - Lunar Eclipse
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
July
?? - TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
02 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
14 - ISTP Geotail Launch
22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
August
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, Spacelab-J
September
?? - Progress Launch (Soviet)
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
16 - Mars Observer Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
24 - STS-52, Columbia, LAGEOS-II Satellite
October
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
15 - STS-53, Discovery, DOD
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
- Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
1993
January
?? - Astro-D Launch (Japan)
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
27 - STS-55, SL-D2
February
22 - STS-51, ACTS
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/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | lies opportunity --
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | Albert Einstein
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| 777.6 | Update - March 29 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Mon Mar 30 1992 18:28 | 159 |
| Article: 21287
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro
Subject: Space Events Calendar
Date: 30 Mar 92 14:35:21 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Here's the latest Space Events Calendar. I've added a couple of
new categories to the calendar: space anniversaries and space
conferences. The anniversaries are limited to 5 year intervals to
keep the clutter down. If you know of any space-related events that
should be in the calendar, or see any dates that need updating, let me
know and I'll add it to the calendar. In particular, I'm having
difficulty with the ever wandering launch dates for the Space Shuttle.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Robin Corbet, updated Astro-D Launch date.
o Kalevi Mursula, Freja Launch date.
o Irwin Horowitz, World Space Conference, NSS Conferences, and SEDS
International Conference dates.
Ron Baalke
=========================
SPACE EVENTS CALENDAR
As of March 29, 1992
=========================
1992
April
?? - 3rd Pegasus Launch
06 - Endeavour Main Rocket Engine Test
09 - Senate Subcommittee Hearings on NASA's Budget
09-10 - Goddard Memorial Symposium
15 - Galileo, Cooling Turn #6
17 - TCB-2 Launch
17 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 3 Launch
21 - Lyrids Meteor Shower
21-24 - Space Congress Conference, Cocoa Beach, Florida
22 - Mission to Planet Earth Day
23 - Neptune/Moon Occultation
24-27 - Closed Ecology Conference, Biosphere II, Arizona
27-29 - AIAA Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia
May
?? - Palapa B-4 Delta Launch
?? - Intelsat K Atlas Launch
01 - STS-49, Endeavour, Intelsat VI Reboost
04 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 - Giotto Reactivated
09 - Astronomy Day
13-14 - TABES '92 Conference, Huntsville, Alabama
21 - Pluto/P17 Occultation
28 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
29-31 - NSS International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C.
June
?? - Giotto, Trajectory Correction Maneuvers
03 - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
12 - SAMPEX Scout Launch
14 - Magellan, Superior Conjunction
14 - 25th Anniversary, Mariner 5 Launch
15 - Lunar Eclipse
16 - Mars Observer Arrives at Cape Canaveral
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
30 - Eutelsat II F-4 Ariane Launch
July
?? - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
01 - Pioneer Venus, Entry Phase Begins
02 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
14 - ISTP Geotail Launch
20 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch
22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 - MSTI Launch
August
?? - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, Spacelab-J
20 - Hipasat 1 Launch
20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch
27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
September
?? - Progress Launch (Soviet)
?? - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
?? - Kopernikus Delta Launch
?? - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch
14 - DFS-3 Launch
16 - Mars Observer Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
30 - STS-52, Columbia, LAGEOS-II Satellite
October
?? - Freja Launch (Sweden)
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
15 - STS-53, Discovery, DOD
15 - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup?
01 - GEOS-I Launch
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby
19 - 20 years since man has last been to the Moon
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
1993
January
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch
15 - Eutelsat II F-6 Launch
27 - STS-55, Columbia, SL-D2
February
?? - Hispasat 2 Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
22 - STS-51, Discovery, ACTS
March
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
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| 777.7 | Update - April 28 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Wed Apr 29 1992 17:37 | 180 |
| Article: 22146
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Events Calendar
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 23:57:51 GMT
Here's the latest Space Events Calendar for the coming year. If
you know of any space-related events that should be in the calendar,
or see any anything that is out-of-date, then let me know and I'll
update the calendar. As usual, the Space Shuttle launch dates are
subject to change.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Jonathan McDowell & Rainer Kracht, Soyuz TM-15 & Soyuz TM-14 dates
o Irwin Horowitz, World Space Congress conference date
Ron Baalke
=========================
SPACE EVENTS CALENDAR
As of April 28, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
1992
May
?? - Palapa B-4 Delta Launch
?? - Intelsat K Atlas Launch
*01 - Gaspra Lecture, Griffith Observatory
04 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 - Giotto Reactivated
*06 - Great Observatories Lecture, JPL
07 - STS-49, Endeavour, Intelsat VI Reboost
09 - Astronomy Day
13-14 - TABES '92 Conference, Huntsville, Alabama
21 - Pluto/P17 Occultation
*21-25 - NSS International Space Development Conference, Washington D.C.
28 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
June
?? - Giotto, Trajectory Correction Maneuvers
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
*09 - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
12 - SAMPEX Scout Launch
14 - Magellan, Superior Conjunction
14 - 25th Anniversary, Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
15 - Lunar Eclipse
16 - Mars Observer Arrives at Cape Canaveral
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
30 - Eutelsat II F-4 Ariane Launch
July
?? - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
01 - Pioneer Venus, Entry Phase Begins
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
*11 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System
14 - ISTP Geotail Launch
20 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch
22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion
*26 - Soyuz TM-15/Antares Launch
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 - MSTI Launch
August
?? - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
*09 - Soyuz TM-14 Return to Earth
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J)
20 - Hipasat 1 Launch
20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
*28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C.
September
?? - Progress Launch (Soviet)
?? - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
?? - Kopernikus Delta Launch
?? - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
14 - DFS-3 Launch
16 - Mars Observer Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
*24 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
October
?? - Freja Launch (Sweden)
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
15 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
15 - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup?
01 - GEOS-I Launch
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
1993
January
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
*07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
15 - Eutelsat II F-6 Launch
27 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
February
?? - Hispasat 2 Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
*07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
*18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
22 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
March
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
*20 - Isaac Newton's 265th Birthday
*23 - STS-56, Endeavour, ATLAS-2
April
*06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
*22 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
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Article: 43602
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Space Events Calendar
Date: 29 Apr 92 23:42:51 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Ron Baalke) writes...
>May
> 21 - Pluto/P17 Occultation
It has been pointed out to me that recent astrometry has shown that
the occultation will miss Earth entirely.
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Denial is always the first
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | symptom.
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ |
|
| 777.8 | Update - May 27 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Wed Jun 03 1992 16:49 | 155 |
| Article: 1098
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Thu, 28 May 1992 13:41:20 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar showing events for the coming
year. If you know of any space-related events that should be in the
calendar, or see anything that is out-of-date, then let me know and
I'll make the proper update. As usual, launch dates are subject to
change (particulary for the Space Shuttle).
The following person made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Joe St. Lucas - Galaxy 1R and UFO launch dates.
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
May 27, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
1992
June
?? - Giotto, Trajectory Correction Maneuvers
*?? - STS-50, Columbia, US Microgravity Lab (USML-1)
*01 - Gaspra Lecture by Dr. Torrence Johnson, Griffith Observatory
04 - Galileo Leaves Asteroid Belt
*04 - Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Launch
*05 - Galileo, Gaspra Image Playback Completed
14 - Magellan, Superior Conjunction
14 - 25th Anniversary, Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
15 - Lunar Eclipse
16 - Mars Observer Arrives at Cape Canaveral
*19 - SAMPEX Scout Launch
*29 - Galileo, Warm/Cool Turn #6A
30 - Solar Eclipse, South Atlantic
30 - Eutelsat II F-4 Ariane Launch
*30 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
*30 - NOAA-I Atlas E Launch
July
*?? - ALEXIS Pegasus Launch
01 - Pioneer Venus, Entry Phase Begins
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
11 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System (TSS)
14 - ISTP Geotail Launch
*20 - Galileo, Warm/Cool Turn #7
22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion
26 - Soyuz TM-15/Antares Launch
*28 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 - MSTI Scout Launch
*31 - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
August
*06 - Galaxy 1R Launch
09 - Soyuz TM-14 Return to Earth
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J)
20 - Hipasat 1 Ariane Launch
*20 - Optus B1 Long March Launch (China)
*20 - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch
20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C.
September
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
14 - DFS-3 Launch
16 - Mars Observer Titan III Launch
23 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
*24 - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
*24 - Kopernikus Delta Launch
*24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
*30 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
October
*?? - 500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America
*?? - UFO Atlas Launch
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch
*05 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
15 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
15 - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
*15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China)
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup?
01 - GEOS-I Atlas 1 Launch
03 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
1993
January
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
15 - Eutelsat II F-6 Launch
27 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
February
?? - Hispasat 2 Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
22 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
March
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
20 - Isaac Newton's 265th Birthday
23 - STS-56, Endeavour, ATLAS-2
April
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May
*04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt
*15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
#####
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/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | The Finagle Factor:
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | Changing the universe to
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | fit the equation.
|
| 777.9 | Update - June 29 | VERGA::KLAES | Slaves to the Metal Hordes | Mon Jun 29 1992 16:19 | 154 |
| Article: 24118
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar - 06/29/92
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1992 00:42:41 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar showing events for the coming
year. If you know of any space-related events that should be in the
calendar, or see anything that is out-of-date, then let me know and
I'll make the appropriate change. Note that launch dates are subject
to change.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Steven Pietrobon - Galaxy 7, Superbird D, Galaxy 8 and AUSROC II
launch dates
o Frank Knight - ALEXIS and APEX launch dates.
o Al DiCanzio - Isaac Newton's birthday
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
June 29, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
1992
July
*?? - AUSROC II Launch
01 - Pioneer Venus, Entry Phase Begins
*02 - SAMPEX Scout Launch
*06 - Galileo, Cooling Turn #6A
*09 - Eutelsat II F-4 Ariane Launch
10 - Giotto, Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby
*16 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System (TSS)
*16-24 - Spaceweek 1992
20 - Galileo, Warm/Cool Turn #7
*21 - ISTP Geotail Launch
22 - Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Perihelion
26 - Soyuz TM-15/Antares Launch
*28 - ALEXIS Pegasus Launch
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 - MSTI Scout Launch
31 - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
August
*04-7 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-14)
06 - Galaxy 1R Launch
09 - Soyuz TM-14 Return to Earth
*10 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
20 - Hipasat 1 Ariane Launch
20 - Optus B1 Long March Launch (China)
20 - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch
20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C.
September
*?? - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*11 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J)
*14 - DFS-3/Kopernikus Delta Launch
16 - Mars Observer Titan III Launch
*16 - Magellan, Cycle 4 Begins
24 - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
October
?? - 500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch
05 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
*15 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
15 - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China)
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November
*?? - Superbird D Ariane Launch
*05 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup?
*?? - Galaxy 8 Ariane Launch
01 - GOES-I Atlas 1 Launch
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
*15 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
*25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
1993
January
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
15 - Eutelsat II F-6 Launch
27 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
February
?? - Hispasat 2 Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
*15 - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
22 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
March
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
23 - STS-56, Endeavour, ATLAS-2
April
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June
*?? - SWAS Launch
*04 - Lunar Eclipse
*14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
*22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Pound for pound,
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | grasshoppers are 3 times as
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | nutritious as beef.
|
| 777.10 | What?? | COMET::TROYER | an alien and stranger on Earth | Tue Jun 30 1992 04:27 | 2 |
| In October there will be a launch of a "UFO Atlas".
What does UFO stand for?
|
| 777.11 | | STAR::HUGHES | Captain Slog | Tue Jun 30 1992 18:58 | 3 |
| UFO = UHF (as in communications) Follow On. Navy Comsat.
gary
|
| 777.12 | Update - July 29 | VERGA::KLAES | Slaves to the Metal Hordes | Thu Jul 30 1992 17:51 | 144 |
| Article: 25103
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 07:11:02 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar. If you know of any
space-related events that should be included in the calendar, or see
anything that is out-of-date, then let me know and I'll make the
appropriate changes. Note that anniversaries are only done in five
year increments. Launch dates are subject to change at any time.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Erich Weber - 1993 Quadrantid Meteor Shower date
o Steven Pietrobon - Ariane launch dates for Hispasat 1A, Galaxy 4,
Galaxy 7, Eutelsat II-F5 and launch date for LEAP-3.
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
July 29, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
July 1992
30 - Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 - MSTI Scout Launch
31 - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
*31 - STS-46, Atlantis, Tethered Satellite System (TSS)
August 1992
04-07 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-14)
06 - Galaxy 1R Launch
09 - Soyuz TM-14 Return to Earth
10 - TOPEX/Poseidon Ariane Launch
11-13 Perseid Meteor Shower
20 - Hipasat 1 Ariane Launch
20 - Optus B1 Long March Launch (China)
20 - GE Satcom C4 Delta Launch
20 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 2 Launch (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
27 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Launch (Venus Flyby Mission)
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C.
September 1992
*?? - Hispasat 1A Ariane Launch
*?? - LEAP-3 OSC Aries Launch
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
07 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*08 - Geotail, 1st Moon Flyby
11 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J)
14 - DFS-3/Kopernikus Delta Launch
*14 - Magellan, Orbit Trim Maneuver, Cycle 4 Begins
16 - Mars Observer Titan III Launch
24 - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
October 1992
*?? - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch
?? - 500th Anniversary of Columbus discovering America
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch (1st Satellite ever)
05 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
09 - Draconid Meteor Shower
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
15 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China)
20 - Orionid Meteor Shower
November 1992
*?? - Superbird A Ariane Launch
*?? - Geotail, 2nd Moon Flyby
05 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
09 - Taurid Meteor Shower
16 - Leonid Meteor Shower
25-27 Andromedid Meteor Shower
December 1992
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
*?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
13 - Geminid Meteor Shower
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
15 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
January 1993
*?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
*03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
27 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
February 1993
?? - Hispasat 2 Ariane Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
15 - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
*19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
22 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
March 1993
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
03 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
23 - STS-56, Endeavour, ATLAS-2
April 1993
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
04 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
July 1993
*29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
######
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/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Most of the things you
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | worry about will never
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | happen.
|
| 777.13 | Update - August 28 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Tue Sep 01 1992 16:58 | 147 |
| Article: 1815
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
Subject: Space Calendar
Date: 29 Aug 92 05:51:55 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Here's the latest Space Calendar. If you see any updates to the
calendar, then let me know and I'll add them in. Note that launch
dates are subject to change.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Khee Chan - Updates to Ulysses Conjunction #2 and #3 dates.
o Andre Knoefel - Maximum time & solar longitudes for all the meteor
showers.
o Steven Pietrobon - Update to AUSROC II launch date.
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
August 28, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
August 1992
27-31 - SEDS International Conference, Washington D.C.
28-05 - World Space Congress, Washington D.C.
September 1992
*?? - Mars Observer Titan III Launch
?? - Hispasat 1A Ariane Launch
?? - LEAP-3 OSC Aries Launch
*01 - Ulysses, 2nd Conjunction
05 - 15th Anniversary, Voyager 1 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
08 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 5 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
08 - Geotail, 1st Moon Flyby
*10 - Consort 5 Starfire Launch
11 - STS-47, Endeavour, SpaceLab Japan (SL-J)
14 - Magellan, Orbit Trim Maneuver, Cycle 4 Begins
24 - Comet 1 Conestoga Launch
24 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch
*29 - DFS-3/Kopernikus Delta 2 Launch
October 1992
?? - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
01 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch (1st Satellite ever)
05 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
*09 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver 15 (TCM-15)
*10 - Draconid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 197.0 degrees)
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
*12 - 500th Anniversary, Columbus Discovers America
15 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China)
*20 - AUSROC II Launch
*21 - Orionid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 208.4 degrees)
November 1992
?? - Superbird A Ariane Launch
?? - Geotail, 2nd Moon Flyby
*03 - Southern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 220.7 degrees)
05 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*13 - Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 230.7 degrees)
*13 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver 16 (TCM-16)
*17 - Leonid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 235.7 degrees)
December 1992
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
*14 - Geminid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 262.0 degrees)
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
*22 - Ursid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Longitude 258.7 deg.)
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
January 1993
?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
03 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
*03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Lon 283.13 deg.)
07 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*12 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
February 1993
?? - Hispasat 2 Ariane Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
07 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
15 - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
*18 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
March 1993
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
*01 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
*11 - STS-56, Endeavour, Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science
(ATLAS-2)
April 1993
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
*22 - Lyrid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 02:00 UT, Solar Longitude 32.1 degrees)
*23 - Pi-Puppid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 33.3 degrees)
*28 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
04 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
July 1993
*01 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
August 1993
*?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
*?? - ISTP Wind Delta-2 Launch
*?? - ETS-VI Launch
*?? - GEOS-J Launch
*?? - Landsat 6 Launch
*04 - Mars Observer, 4th Trajectory Correction Manuever (TCM-4)
*08 - 15th Anniversary, Pioneer Venus Orbitor 2 Launch
*12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (Max: 04:00 UT, S.L. 139.6 deg and 15:00 UT,
S.L. 140.1 deg.)
*19 - Mars Observer, Mars Orbit Insertion
*25 - STS-58, Columbia, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2)
*28 - Galileo, Asteroid Ida Flyby
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Optimists live longer
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | than pessimists.
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ |
|
| 777.14 | NASA's Goldin says space agency forum needed to coordinate world activities | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN | Dave Griffin | Wed Sep 09 1992 11:19 | 160 |
| Debra J. Rahn
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. September 4, 1992
RELEASE: 92-143
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin has endorsed the creation of a
Space Agency Forum (SAF) to coordinate activities among the leaders of the
world's space agencies to prevent duplication and overlap.
"This forum will be a place where space leaders can communicate, and I
strongly endorse its formation," Goldin said."
"SAF could serve as a place to promote international cooperation. We
need a way to improve the coordination of activities among the leaders of the
world's space agencies. In an era of tight budgets, duplication and overlap are
a luxury we cannot afford," Golden said in a speech to the World Space
Congress.
Hubert Curien, French Minister for Research and Space and Honory
Chairman of the Space Agency Forum on International Space Year (SAFISY)
proposed the creation of SAF as a follow-on to SAFISY.
This proposal was adopted and a planning group, including the United
States, Japan, Europe, Russia, Canada, Brazil and China, has been formed to
work out details for the operation of the proposed new organization. The first
SAF meeting will be Feb. 25-26, 1993, in Genoa, Italy.
SAFISY Lists Accomplishments
Members of SAFISY, which was created in 1988 to coordinate activities
for the International Space Year, listed numerous accomplishments in the
fields of Earth science and technology, space education and applications, and
space science.
More than 80 delegates from 29 space agencies agreed that SAFISY has
been instrumental in furthering international cooperation and acknowledged
several major accomplishments including:
o advancing the current scientific understanding of global environmental
change;
o producing new, innovative products for use by the science community;
o enhancing existing cooperation and establishing new partnerships
between space organizations, academic and public research organizations;
o emphasizing the role of developing countries in space activities;
o leveraging the knowledge and technical resources of the space agencies
to a new area of focus: education and outreach; and
o initiating a new and unique process to facilitate international space
cooperation in years to come.
Additional Meeting Results
o agreement to endorse the first international festival of "The Arts and
Space," scheduled for Feb. 25-28, 1993, in Cannes, France.
o agreement to endorse the development of an ISY-Yearbook by the U.S.
ISY Association.
- end -
NASA FACT SHEET
SPACE AGENCY FORUM INTERNATIONAL SPACE YEAR (SAFISY) ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The international cooperation that occurred as a result of the SAFISY
activity yielded a number of scientific and remote sensing application training
workshops. In addition, a number of products were identified at the SAFISY
V Meeting, held Aug. 28-29, 1992, in Washington, D.C. Some of these
products include:
GEDEX CD-ROM -- Several projects by the Earth science and space
science panels resulted in new products for use by the science community.
Under the SAFISY Greenhouse Effect Detection Experiment (GEDEX), a
project lead by NASA's Dr. Robert Schiffer, a CD-ROM was created of
atmospheric data sets contributed from the international project participants.
The CD-ROM includes such data sets as surface temperature, upper air
temperature, satellite, and surface radiation. For more information, contact
Dr. Robert Schiffer, Earth Science and Applications Division, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546, U.S.A. Telephone: 202/358-0782.
Compact Disk of Astronomical Catalogs -- In an effort to make
astronomical catalogs easily accessible to astronomers worldwide, the
COSPAR/SAFISY Compact Disk of Astronomical Catalogs project created a CD-
ROM of the 114 most requested basic catalogs dating back to 1855. For more
information, contact International Relations, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, D.C. 20546 Telephone: 202/358-1639.
ISY World Forest Watch Conference Proceedings -- As a result of an
international, SAFISY-sponsored research project and conference held may
27-29, 1992, in Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, a collection of papers and
recommendations for future international forest monitoring by the world's
leading science and forestry management experts is included in this
proceedings produced by the Joint Research Centre of the Commission of the
European Communities. For more information, contact Dr. Jean-Paul
Malingreau CEC-REC, 21020 Ispra-Varese, Italy. Telephone: 39-332-789-
830, or Dr. Roberto da Cunha, Instituto Nacional de Pesquias Espaciais, Caixa
Postal 515, Acda. Dos Astronauts 1758, 12201 Sao Jose Dos Campos - SP,
Brazil. Telephone: 55-123-41- 8977.
Geoscope -- This electronic global change encyclopedia will enable
students to explore planet Earth through satellite imagery, to analyze and
interpret environmental changes and to improve their technological
awareness by hands-on use of a personal-computer based, hypermedia
communications tool. Students will have access to global data, regional data,
socio-economic data, photographs and animations previously only available to
the science community.
The Canadian Space Agency has led this effort. NASA, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASDA and the German Space
Agency are just a few of the many space organizations contributing more than
150 data sets to this project. For more information, contact the Canadian
Space Agency, External Relations, 500 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, montreal,
Quebec, Canada H2Z 1Z7. Fax: 513/496-4220.
Global Change Video -- A project led jointly by Germany and the United
Kingdom, the global change video provides a new, persuasive medium within
the Global Change Outreach program of ISY and combines a unique
presentation of local, regional and global remote sensing data sets by means of
advanced, automated digital image processing, computer graphics, video
animation and "virtual reality" techniques. For more information, contact
Peter Mueller, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E6BT,
United Kingdom, telephone: 44-71-380-7227, or Gunter Schreier, DLR,
Oberpfaffenhofen, 8031 Wessling, Germany, telephone: 49-8153-281-375.
Space Age -- A six-part television series developed by WQED in
Pittsburgh, sponsored by NASA and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences,
will be broadcast internationally during the 1992 ISY. For more information,
contact Barbara Valentino, NAS, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room NAS 232,
Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 20418. Telephone: 202/334-2782.
Directory of Resources for Earth Observations in Education -- The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-developed
publication provides a listing of pre-college schools in the United States and
abroad using environmental satellite data in their educational curriculum. For
more information, contact Doug Brown, NOAA, 1825 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
Suite 627, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 20235. Telephone: 202/606-4381.
Perspectives for Space -- As part of the SAFISY/COSPAR Panel of
Experts on Space Science, the Perspectives from Space poster set is
intended to generate enthusiasm among school children and the general
public worldwide. Each of the eight posters illustrate the different space
science disciplines and international cooperation and include information and
suggested classroom activities. NASA has developed the original poster set
and the SAFISY members will be approached to translate and distribute the
posters globally. For more information, contact Jeff Bennett, NASA
Headquarters, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 20546. Telephone: 202/358-0340.
University Education in Space Science and Engineering -- The Israel
Space Agency led an international study to solicit opinions on approaches to
improve and expand space science and engineering education. The results of
this extensive effort is a baseline set of information related to space science
and engineering presented and distributed at the World Space congress. For
more information, contact Professor David Abir, Faculty Engineering, Tel Aviv
University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel. Telephone: 972-3-640873.
|
| 777.15 | Update - September 27 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Mon Sep 28 1992 15:47 | 127 |
| Article: 49338
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,sci.space.shuttle,alt.sci.planetary
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar - 09/27/92
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 03:08:12 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar. If you see any updates to the
calendar, then please let me know. Note that launch dates are subject
to change.
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
September 27, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
October 1992
?? - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch
?? - UFO Atlas Launch
04 - 35th Anniversary, Sputnik Launch (1st Satellite ever)
05 - Progress Launch (Soviet)
09 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver 15 (TCM-15)
10 - Draconid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 197.0 degrees)
*10 - Mars Observer, 1st Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-1)
12 - SETI Scanning Begins
12 - 500th Anniversary, Columbus Discovers America
*12-15 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Test #4 (DDA-4)
*12 - DFS-3/Kopernikus Delta 2 Launch
15 - STS-52, Columbia, Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II)
15 - Freja Long March Launch (Sweden/China)
20 - AUSROC II Launch
21 - Orionid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 208.4 degrees)
November 1992
?? - Superbird A Ariane Launch
?? - Geotail, 2nd Moon Flyby
03 - Southern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 220.7 degrees)
05 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
13 - Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 230.7 degrees)
13 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver 16 (TCM-16)
17 - Leonid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 235.7 degrees)
December 1992
?? - Pioneer Venus Burnup
?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Geminid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 262.0 degrees)
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Longitude 258.7 deg.)
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
January 1993
?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Lon 283.13 deg.)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
12 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
*12 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
*16 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
February 1993
?? - Hispasat 2 Ariane Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
15 - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
*16 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
18 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
March 1993
?? - SPOT-C Launch
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
01 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
11 - STS-56, Endeavour, Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science
(ATLAS-2)
April 1993
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - Lyrid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 02:00 UT, Solar Longitude 32.1 degrees)
23 - Pi-Puppid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 33.3 degrees)
28 - STS-57, Atlantis, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
04 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
July 1993
01 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
August 1993
?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
?? - ISTP Wind Delta-2 Launch
?? - ETS-VI Launch
?? - GEOS-J Launch
?? - Landsat 6 Launch
08 - 15th Anniversary, Pioneer Venus Orbitor 2 Launch
12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (Max: 04:00 UT, S.L. 139.6 deg and 15:00 UT,
S.L. 140.1 deg.)
*13 - Mars Observer, 4th Trajectory Correction Manuever (TCM-4)
*24 - Mars Observer, Mars Orbit Insertion
25 - STS-58, Columbia, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2)
28 - Galileo, Asteroid Ida Flyby
September 1993
Nothing scheduled.
#####
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Quiet people aren't the
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | only ones who don't say
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | much.
|
| 777.16 | Update - October 27 | VERGA::KLAES | All the Universe, or nothing! | Fri Oct 30 1992 16:31 | 135 |
| Article: 27963
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,sci.space.shuttle,alt.sci.planetary
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar - 10/27/92
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 08:11:52 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar. If you see any updates to the
calendar, then please let me know. Note that launch dates are subject to
change.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Frank Knight - APEX Launch Update
o Andre Knoefel - Orionid Meteor Shower
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
October 27, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
October 1992
*27 - Galaxy 7 Ariane Launch
*30 - MSTI Scout Launch
November 1992
?? - Superbird A Ariane Launch
*?? - Galileo, Gaspra Data Playback
03 - Southern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 220.7 degrees)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 6 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*09 - NASA Town Meeting - Raleigh, NC - North Carolina State Univerisity
13 - Northern Taurid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 230.7 degrees)
13 - Galileo, Trajectory Correction Maneuver 16 (TCM-16)
17 - Leonid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 235.7 degrees)
*17 - NASA Town Meeting - Hartford, CT - Lincoln Theater
*20 - Russian Soyuz Goodwill Launch
*20 - NASA Town Meeting - Indianapolis, IN - University of Hartford
*25 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
December 1992
?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
*?? - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test (DDA-5)
*?? - Optus B-2 Long March 3 Launch
*03 - NASA Town Meeting - Pasadena, CA - California Institute of Technology
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.025 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
*11 - NASA Town Meeting - Tampa, FL - University of South Florida
14 - Geminid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 262.0 degrees)
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
*15 - NASA Town Meeting - Seattle, WA - University of Washington
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Longitude 258.7 deg.)
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
January 1993
?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
*?? - NASA Town Meeting - Denver, Colorado
03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Lon 283.13 deg.)
*04 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna Deployment
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*08 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
*13 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
February 1993
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (US/Japan)
*08 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
18 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
March 1993
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
*?? - Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B Ariane Launch
*?? - Galileo, 10 RPM Spinup Test
*?? - DFH-3 Long March 2E Launch (China)
*?? - Commercial Experiment Trasporter (Comet) Launch
01 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
*11 - STS-56, Discovery, Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science
(ATLAS-2)
April 1993
*?? - Astra 1C Ariane Launch
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - Lyrid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 02:00 UT, Solar Longitude 32.1 degrees)
23 - Pi-Puppid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 33.3 degrees)
*28 - STS-57, Endeavour, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
*?? - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
04 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
*30 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
July 1993
29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
August 1993
?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
?? - ISTP Wind Delta-2 Launch
?? - ETS-VI Launch
?? - GEOS-J Launch
?? - Landsat 6 Launch
08 - 15th Anniversary, Pioneer Venus Orbitor 2 Launch
12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (Max: 04:00 UT, S.L. 139.6 deg and 15:00 UT,
S.L. 140.1 deg.)
*09 - Mars Observer, 4th Trajectory Correction Manuever (TCM-4)
24 - Mars Observer, Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI)
25 - STS-58, Columbia, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2)
28 - Galileo, Asteroid Ida Flyby
September 1993
*?? - SPOT-3 Ariane Launch
October 1993
*?? - Intelsat 7 F1 Ariane Launch
*21 - Orionid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 208.4 degrees)
#####
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | If God had wanted us to
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | have elections, he would
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | have given us candidates.
|
| 777.17 | Update - November 28 | VERGA::KLAES | I, Robot | Tue Dec 01 1992 11:06 | 132 |
| Article: 2538
Newsgroups: sci.space.news
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Subject: Space Calendar - 11/28/92
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1992 11:21:06 GMT
Here's the latest Space Calendar. If you see any updates to the
calendar, then please let me know. Note that launch dates are subject to
change.
The following person made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Jeff Bloch - ALEXIS and Pegasus December launch dates
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
November 28, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
December 1992
*?? - SCD Pegasus Launch (Brazil)
*01 - Superbird A Ariane Launch
*02 - STS-53, Discovery, Department of Defense (DOD)
*03 - NASA Town Meeting - California State University, Dominguez Hills
*04 - Future of Planetary Exploration Lecture, Caltech
08 - Galileo, Earth Flyby
08 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Near Earth Flyby (.024 AU)
10 - Lunar Eclipse
*10 - Optus B-2 Long March 3 Launch
11 - NASA Town Meeting - Tampa, FL - University of South Florida
*12-13 - Geminid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 262.0 degrees)
*12 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis at its brightest, 9.4 magnitude
14 - 30th Anniversary, Mariner 2 Venus Flyby (1st Flyby of Another Planet)
15 - NASA Town Meeting - Seattle, WA - University of Washington
19 - 20 years since man has been to the Moon (Apollo 17)
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Longitude 258.7 deg.)
*23 - Partial Solar Eclipse, East Asia to Alaska
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
*28 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test (DDA-5)
January 1993
?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
?? - NASA Town Meeting - Denver, Colorado
*?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Lon 283.13 deg.)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*10 - Geotail, 4th Lunar Flyby
*25 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
February 1993
*?? - ALEXIS Pegasus Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
06 - Astro-D Launch (USA/Japan)
*08 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
*25 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
March 1993
?? - Radcal Scout Launch
?? - Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B Ariane Launch
?? - Galileo, 10 RPM Spinup Test
?? - DFH-3 Long March 2E Launch (China)
01 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
*18 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
*23 - STS-56, Discovery, Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science
(ATLAS-2)
*31 - Commercial Experiment Trasporter (Comet) Launch
April 1993
?? - Astra 1C Ariane Launch
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
22 - Lyrid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 02:00 UT, Solar Longitude 32.1 degrees)
23 - Pi-Puppid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 33.3 degrees)
*29 - STS-57, Endeavour, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
?? - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
15 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
*?? - Temisat Meteor 2 Launch
04 - Lunar Eclipse
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
July 1993
*09 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
August 1993
?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
?? - ISTP Wind Delta-2 Launch
?? - ETS-VI Launch
?? - GEOS-J Launch
?? - Landsat 6 Launch
08 - 15th Anniversary, Pioneer Venus Orbitor 2 Launch
12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (Max: 04:00 UT, S.L. 139.6 deg and 15:00 UT,
S.L. 140.1 deg.)
09 - Mars Observer, 4th Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-4)
24 - Mars Observer, Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI)
*26 - STS-58, Columbia, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2)
28 - Galileo, Asteroid Ida Flyby
September 1993
?? - SPOT-3 Ariane Launch
*?? - Tubsat Launch
October 1993
?? - Intelsat 7 F1 Ariane Launch
21 - Orionid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 208.4 degrees)
November 1993
*?? - Consort 6 Starfire Launch
*?? - Solidaridad Ariane Launch
*03 - 20th Anniversary, Mariner 10 Launch (Mercury & Venus Flyby Mission)
*04 - Galileo Exits Asteroid Belt
*16 - STS-60, Discovery, SPACEHAB-2
*29 - Lunar Eclipse
#####
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | [email protected]
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | Learn to recognize the
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | inconsequential, then
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | ignore it.
|
| 777.18 | Update - December 20 | VERGA::KLAES | I, Robot | Tue Dec 22 1992 15:34 | 170 |
| Article: 12606
From: [email protected] (Ron Baalke)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,sci.space.shuttle,alt.sci.planetary
Subject: Space Calendar - 12/20/92
Date: 21 Dec 92 03:16:55 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (Usenet)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Here's the latest Space Calendar. Send any updates or corrections
to the calendar to Ron Baalke ([email protected]). Note that
launch dates are subject to change.
The following people made contributions to this month's calendar:
o Keith Gendreau - Updated Astro-D Launch Date (02/12/93)
o Michael Hamilton - SeaWIFS Launch Date (08/93)
o Dennis Wingo - Updated Consort 6 Launch Date (02/93)
=========================
SPACE CALENDAR
December 20, 1992
=========================
* indicates change from last month's calendar
December 1992
22 - Ursid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Longitude 258.7 deg.)
23 - Partial Solar Eclipse, East Asia to Alaska
*23 - Optus B-2 Long March 3 Launch
25 - Isaac Newton's 350th birthday (or January 4)
28 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test #1 (DDA-5)
*29 - Biomedical Spacecraft Launch (Soviet)
January 1993
?? - Eutelsat II F-5 Ariane Launch
?? - NASA Town Meeting - Denver, Colorado
?? - Galaxy 4 Ariane Launch
03-4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 10:00 UT, Solar Lon 283.13 deg.)
*03 - Mars at Opposition (58 million miles from Earth)
*04 - Mars Observer, High Gain Antenna (HGA) Activated
*06 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test #2 (DDA-5)
07 - 25th Anniversary, Surveyor 7 Launch (Moon Soft Lander)
*07 - SCD-1 Pegasus Launch (Brazil)
10 - Geotail, 4th Lunar Flyby
*11 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test #3 (DDA-5)
*12 - Soyuz TM-16 Launch (Soviet)
*13 - STS-54, Endeavour, TDRS-F
*15 - Galileo, Dual Drive Actuator Hammer Test #4 (DDA-5)
*30 - Soyuz TM-15 Lands (Soviet)
February 1993
?? - ALEXIS Pegasus Launch
*?? - Consort 6 Starfire Launch
01 - 35th Anniversary, Explorer 1 Launch (1st U.S. Satellite)
08 - Mars Observer, 2nd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-2)
*12 - Astro-D Launch (USA/Japan)
18 - Jules Verne's 165th Birthday
19 - Copernicus' 520th Birthday
25 - STS-55, Columbia, Spacelab Germany (SL-D2)
March 1993
?? - Hispasat 1B & Insat 2B Ariane Launch
?? - Galileo, 10 RPM Spinup Test
?? - DFH-3 Long March 2E Launch (China)
*?? - UHF-1 Atlas Launch
*?? - GPS/SEDS-1 Delta II Launch
01 - Ulysses, 3rd Opposition
18 - Mars Observer, 3rd Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-3)
23 - STS-56, Discovery, Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science
(ATLAS-2)
31 - Commercial Experiment Trasporter (Comet) Launch
April 1993
*?? - First Test Launch of the DC-X
06 - 20th Anniversary, Pioneer 11 Launch (Jupiter & Saturn Flyby Mission)
*19 - Venus/Moon Occultation, Visible from North America
22 - Lyrid Meteor Shower (Maximum: 02:00 UT, Solar Longitude 32.1 degrees)
23 - Pi-Puppid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 33.3 degrees)
29 - STS-57, Endeavour, European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA-1R)
May 1993
?? - Advanced Photovoltaic Electronics Experiment (APEX) Pegasus Launch
*?? - Radcal Scout Launch
*?? - Astra 1C Ariane Launch
*?? - GPS/PMQ Delta II Launch
04 - Galileo Enters Asteroid Belt Again
*05 - Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
*21 - Partial Solar Eclipse, Visible from North America & North Europe
*25 - Magellan, End of Mission?
June 1993
?? - Temisat Meteor 2 Launch
*?? - UHF-2 Atlas Launch
*?? - NOAA-I Atlas Launch
04 - Lunar Eclipse, Visible from North America
14 - Sakigake, 2nd Earth Flyby (Japan)
22 - 15th Anniversary of Charon Discovery (Pluto's Moon) by Christy
July 1993
*?? - MSTI-II Scout Launch
*01 - Soyuz Launch (Soviet)
*08 - Soyuz Launch (Soviet)
09 - STS-51, Discovery, Advanced Communications Technology Satellite(ACTS)
*14 - Soyuz TM-16 Landing (Soviet)
*21 - Soyuz TM-17 Landing (Soviet)
*28 - S. Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 - NASA's 35th Birthday
August 1993
?? - ETS-VI (Engineering Test Satellite) H2 Launch (Japan)
?? - GEOS-J Launch
?? - Landsat 6 Launch
*?? - SeaWIFS Launch
*?? - ORBCOM FDM Pegasus Launch
08 - 15th Anniversary, Pioneer Venus Orbitor 2 Launch
09 - Mars Observer, 4th Trajectory Correction Maneuver (TCM-4)
12 - Perseid Meteor Shower (Max: 04:00 UT, S.L. 139.6 deg and 15:00 UT,
S.L. 140.1 deg.)
24 - Mars Observer, Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI)
26 - STS-58, Columbia, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2)
28 - Galileo, Asteroid Ida Flyby
September 1993
?? - SPOT-3 Ariane Launch
?? - Tubsat Launch
*?? - Seastar Pegasus Launch
*?? - EPOT-3/ASAP-4 Ariane Launch
October 1993
?? - Intelsat 7 F1 Ariane Launch
*?? - SLV-1 Pegasus Launch
*?? - Telstar 4 Atlas Launch
21 - Orionid Meteor Shower (Solar Longitude 208.4 degrees)
November 1993
?? - Solidaridad Ariane Launch
03 - 20th Anniversary, Mariner 10 Launch (Mercury & Venus Flyby Mission)
*03 - S. Taurid Meteor Shower
04 - Galileo Exits Asteroid Belt
*06 - Mercury Transits Across the Sun, Visible from Asia, Australia, and
the South Pacific
*13 - Partial Solar Eclipse, Visible from Southern Hemisphere
16 - STS-60, Discovery, SPACEHAB-2
28-29 - Total Lunar Eclipse, Visible from North America & South America
December 1993
*?? - GOES-I Atlas Launch
*?? - NATO 4B Delta Launch
*?? - FAST Scout Launch
*?? - TOMS Pegasus Launch
*?? - DirectTv 1 & Thiacom 1 Ariane Launch
*?? - ISTP Wind Delta-2 Launch
*?? - STEP-2 Pegasus Launch
*01 - Mars Observer, Mapping Orbit Established
*04 - SPEKTR-R Launch (Soviet)
*05 - 20 Anniversary, Pioneer 10 Launch (Jupiter Flyby Mission)
*07 - STS-61, Endeavour, Hubble Space Telescope Repair
*08 - Mars Observer, Mars Equinox
*13 - Geminids Meteor Shower
*20 - Mars Observer, Solar Conjunction
*25 - Mars Observer, Mapping Phase Begins
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