From: freed@nss.org (Bev Freed)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Toward 2001 - 14 Sep
Date: 12 Sep 92 20:49:30 GMT
Organization: The NSS BBS, Pittsburgh PA (412) 366-5208


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                            TOWARD 2001
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                     Week of 14 September 1992
                 A Weekly Feature of SPACE CALENDAR
                   + = Domestic (USA) Earth event
                   * = Domestic (USA) space event
                   o = International Earth event
                   # = International space event
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# STS 47 Endeavour / Spacelab J
Low Earth Orbit
 
Barring unforeseen delays, the 7-member crew of OV-105 Endeavour is 
now orbiting Earth in the midst of a week-long mission. Astronauts 
are experimenting with materials and biological samples to learn 
more about the benefits and dangers of microgravity.
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* Satcom-C4
Geostationary Orbit
 
The satellite is undergoing testing before taking up its cable TV 
duties at 135<198>W in the geostationary orbit, following a 
successful launch 31 August aboard a Delta 2 rocket. It is the 35th 
consecutive Delta success since 1986.
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o Orbital Science Corp / INPE
Fairfax VA / Brasilia
 
OSC will launch the Satelite de Coleta de Dados (SCD-1) for Brazil 
from Kennedy Space Center at the end of the year according to a 
$13.5 million contract signed on 2 September. The spacecraft will 
transfer data from a network of automated ground stations
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o India Intelsat Bid
Bangalore
 
Space Calendar contributor B R Rao reports India will seek to tender 
an offer for a global contract to build a series of Intelsat 
satellites. ISRO said the move would help the country move into the 
global space market.
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+ Spacecause
Nationwide USA
 
Is coordinating a pro-space letter writing contest to stimulate 
space issues during Campaign 92, deadline 15 October; info Mark 
Hopkins, 3435 Ocean Park Blvd #201-S, Santa Monica CA 90405.
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+ Spaceport Florida Authority
Cocoa Beach FL
 
SFA and Florida State University officials are reviewing the results 
from the successful first suborbital launch from the Cape San Blas 
site in late August. A 10-foot Microstar rocket released a 
meteorological payload at 270,000 feet.
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o U N Office of Outer Space Affairs
New York NY
 
An array of U N Centers for Space Science and Technological 
Education in developing countries is beginning to take shape. As of 
early September, 21 countries have offered to host centers at 
educational or research institutions.
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o Korean Earth Observation System
Seoul
 
Pending approval by the S Korean government, the system will employ 
two or three 300 kg satellites to carry optical and microwave 
sensors for Earth observation. A first launch could come by 1995.
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+ International Space University
Cambridge MA
 
The short list for ISU's permanent campus location includes 
Kitakyushu, Japan, Strasbourg, France, and Toronto Canada. A final 
decision will follow "in-depth negotiations" with each of the 
selected proposers -- early in 1993.
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* Voyager Videos
Global
 
BMG Video releases `The Planets' and `The Voyager Odyssey: 1977-
1989' are available now for about $20 each. The first employs 
footage from Pioneer, Mariner, Viking, Voyager, Galileo, and 
Magellan; the second is pure Voyager.
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Lunar Footnote (Statistic)
 
+ 7,214 Days Since Moon last visited by humans; 3,031 days until 1 
January 2001.
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o International Space Year 1992 (Quotation)
 
      "The most important policy objective of the ISY . . . is
 to instill a new Space Age frame of reference in the thoughts and 
              actions of governments and individuals."
                 -- The late U S Senator Spark M Matsunaga, Hawaii
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