From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,news.answers
Subject: Diffs to sci.space/sci.astro Frequently Asked Questions
Date: 16 Apr 92 00:04:11 GMT
Expires: 30 May 92 00:04:06 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Supersedes: <diffs_700343382@cs.mit.edu>

Archive-name: space/diff

DIFFS SINCE LAST FAQ POSTING (IN POSTING ORDER)

[I'm experimenting with context diffs this time. Let me know by email if you
 have an opinion one way or the other. Don't try to use these to maintain a
 copy of the FAQ, as they're hand-edited to remove minor changes.]

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.intro
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--- FAQ.intro	Wed Apr 15 19:57:56 1992
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*** 96,102 ****
	      Viewing Images
	      Online Archives
		  NASA Ames
!		  Spacelink
		  National Space Science Data Center
		  Space Telescope Science Institute Electronic Info. Service
		  Astronomical Databases
--- 96,102 ----
	      Viewing Images
	      Online Archives
		  NASA Ames
!		  NASA Spacelink
		  National Space Science Data Center
		  Space Telescope Science Institute Electronic Info. Service
		  Astronomical Databases
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*** 188,196 ****

      15  Orbital and Planetary Launch Services

-     16  Things to do to the FAQ list / questions to be answered

-
      NOTES ON ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS, ETC.

      Unless otherwise specified, telephone numbers, addresses, and so on are
--- 188,194 ----
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*** 226,237 ****
      bschlesinger@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Barry Schlesinger)   - FITS format
      cew@venera.isi.edu (Craig E. Ward)	  - space group contact info
      chapin@cbnewsc.att.com (Tom Chapin)	  - planetary positions
!     datri@lovecraft.convex.com (Anthony Datri)  - PDS/VICAR viewing software
      daver@sjc.mentorg.com (Dave Rickel)	  - orbit formulae
      dlbres10@pc.usl.edu (Phil Fraering)	  - propulsion
      eder@hsvaic.boeing.com (Dani Eder)	  - Saturn V plans
      eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)	  - introduction,
	  NASA contact info, started FAQ postings
      gaetz@uwovax.uwo.ca (Terry Gaetz)		  - N-body calculations,
	  orbital dynamics
      grandi@noao.edu (Steve Grandi)		  - planetary positions
--- 224,237 ----
      bschlesinger@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Barry Schlesinger)   - FITS format
      cew@venera.isi.edu (Craig E. Ward)	  - space group contact info
      chapin@cbnewsc.att.com (Tom Chapin)	  - planetary positions
!     cunnida@tenet.edu (D. Alan Cunningham)	  - NASA Spacelink
!     datri@convex.com (Anthony Datri)		  - PDS/VICAR viewing software
      daver@sjc.mentorg.com (Dave Rickel)	  - orbit formulae
      dlbres10@pc.usl.edu (Phil Fraering)	  - propulsion
      eder@hsvaic.boeing.com (Dani Eder)	  - Saturn V plans
      eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)	  - introduction,
	  NASA contact info, started FAQ postings
+     g@telesoft.com (Gary Morris)		  - amateur radio info
      gaetz@uwovax.uwo.ca (Terry Gaetz)		  - N-body calculations,
	  orbital dynamics
      grandi@noao.edu (Steve Grandi)		  - planetary positions

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.net
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--- FAQ.net	Wed Apr 15 19:57:59 1992
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*** 89,94 ****
--- 89,99 ----
	  Garrett Wollman (wollman@UVM.EDU) posts an acronym list around the
	  first of each month.

+     ASTRO-FTP LIST
+	  M{kel{ Veikko (pvtmakela@hylkn1.helsinki.fi) posts a monthly list of
+	  anonymous FTP servers containing astronomy and space related
+	  material to sci.space and sci.astro.
+
      AVIATION WEEK
	  Henry Spencer (henry@zoo.toronto.edu) posts summaries of
	  space-related stories in the weekly _Aviation Week and Space
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*** 148,153 ****
--- 153,164 ----
	  available by anonymous FTP from nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov in
	  ANON_DIR:[000000.ACTIVE.SPX].

+     SHUTTLE MANIFEST
+	  Ken Hollis (gandalf@pro-electric.cts.com) posts a compressed version
+	  of the Space Shuttle launch manifest to sci.space.shuttle. This
+	  includes dates, times, payloads, and information on how to see
+	  launches and landings.
+
      SOLAR ACTIVITY
	  Cary Oler (oler@hg.uleth.ca) posts Solar Terrestrial reports
	  (describing solar activity and its effect on the Earth) to
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*** 172,177 ****
--- 183,193 ----
	  a Space Activist," to talk.politics.space. It describes current
	  legislative activity affecting NASA and commercial space activities.

+     SPACE EVENTS CALENDAR
+	  Ron Baalke (baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov) posts a calendar including
+	  anniversaries, conferences, launch dates, meteor showers and
+	  eclipses, and other space-related events.
+
      SPACE NEWS
	  John Magliacane (kd2bd@ka2qhd.UUCP) posts "SpaceNews" (covering
	  AMSATs, NOAA and other weather satellites, and other ham

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.data
*** /tmp/,RCSt1a18665	Wed Apr 15 19:58:41 1992
--- FAQ.data	Wed Apr 15 19:57:54 1992
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*** 26,37 ****

      The possible combinations of image formats and machines is forebodingly
      large, and I won't attempt to cover common formats (GIF, etc.) here. To
!     read PDS and VICAR formats on Unix systems running X, you can get
!     modified versions of image software by anonymous FTP from convex.com
!     (130.168.1.1) in pub/xloadimage.3.0.1+vicar.tar.Z and
!     pub/xv.3a+vicar.tar.Z. These are xloadimage 3.0.1 and xv pl3a to which
!     has been added the capability to read these formats. Contact
!     datri@lovecraft.convex.com for more info on this software.

      The FAQ for the Usenet group alt.binaries.pictures discusses image
      formats and how to get image viewing software. A copy of this document
--- 26,38 ----

      The possible combinations of image formats and machines is forebodingly
      large, and I won't attempt to cover common formats (GIF, etc.) here. To
!     read PDS and VICAR (and many other) formats on Unix systems running X,
!     you can get modified versions of image software by anonymous FTP from
!     convex.com (130.168.1.1) in pub/xloadimage.3.0.1+vicar.tar.Z and
!     pub/xv.200.vicar.shar.Z. The first is a modified version of xloadimage
!     3.0.1. The second is a set of diffs to xv 2.00, to use which you'll need
!     to get xv from the usual sites (export.lcs.mit.edu, uunet.uu.net, etc.)
!     Contact datri@convex.com for more info on this software.

      The FAQ for the Usenet group alt.binaries.pictures discusses image
      formats and how to get image viewing software. A copy of this document
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*** 82,106 ****
      Any problems with the archive server should be reported to Peter Yee
      (yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov).

!     SPACELINK

      SpaceLink is an online service located at Marshall Space Flight Center
      in Huntsville, Alabama. The system is specifically designed for
      teachers. The data base is arranged to provide easy access to current
!     and historical information on NASA aeronautics and space research. Also
!     included are suggested classroom activities that incorporate information
!     on NASA projects to teach a number of scientific principles. Unlike
!     bulletin board systems, NASA Spacelink does not provide for interaction
!     between callers. However it does allow teachers and other callers to
!     leave questions and comments for NASA which may be answered by regular
!     mail.

!     SpaceLink also offers downloadable shareware & public domain programs,
!     and reviews and ordering information for commercial astronomy software.

!     You can dial in at (205)-895-0028 (300/1200/2400 baud, 8 bits, no
!     parity, 1 stop bit), or telnet to spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
!     (128.158.13.250) if you're on the Internet.

      Most of this information is also available from the Ames server in
      directory SPACELINK.
--- 83,113 ----
      Any problems with the archive server should be reported to Peter Yee
      (yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov).

!     NASA SPACELINK

      SpaceLink is an online service located at Marshall Space Flight Center
      in Huntsville, Alabama. The system is specifically designed for
      teachers. The data base is arranged to provide easy access to current
!     and historical information on NASA aeronautics, space research, and
!     technology transfer information. Also included are suggested classroom
!     activities that incorporate information on NASA projects to teach a
!     number of scientific principles. Unlike bulletin board systems, NASA
!     Spacelink does not provide for interaction between callers. However it
!     does allow teachers and other callers to leave questions and comments
!     for NASA which may be answered by regular mail. Messages are answered
!     electronically, even to acknowledge requests which will be fulfilled by
!     mail. Messages are generally handled the next working day except during
!     missions when turnaround times increase. The mail system is closed- loop
!     between the user and NASA.

!     SpaceLink also offers downloadable shareware and public domain programs
!     useful for science educators as well as space graphics and GIF images
!     from NASA's planetary probes and the Hubble Telescope.

!     You can dial in at (205)-895-0028 (300/1200/2400/9600(V.32) baud, 8
!     bits, no parity, 1 stop bit), or telnet to spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov
!     (128.158.13.250, also known as xsl.msfc.nasa.gov) if you're on the
!     Internet. Anonymous FTP capability will be offered in the future.

      Most of this information is also available from the Ames server in
      directory SPACELINK.
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      more carriage returns to get the "Username:" and log in as 'NODIS' (no
      password).

!     The system is menu-driven; topics available as of 2/7/91 are:

	  1   -   Master Directory - NASA & Global Change
	  2   -   Personnel Information Management System
	  3   -   Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS Data
!	  4   -   Interplanetary Medium Data (OMN
	  5   -   Request data and/or information from NSSDC
	  6   -   Geophysical Models
	  7   -   CANOPUS Newsletter
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      more carriage returns to get the "Username:" and log in as 'NODIS' (no
      password).

!     The system is menu-driven; topics available as of 4/10/92 are:

	  1   -   Master Directory - NASA & Global Change
	  2   -   Personnel Information Management System
	  3   -   Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS Data
!	  4   -   Interplanetary Medium Data (OMNI)
	  5   -   Request data and/or information from NSSDC
	  6   -   Geophysical Models
	  7   -   CANOPUS Newsletter
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--- 138,145 ----
	  8   -   International Ultraviolet Explorer Data Request
	  9   -   CZCS Browse and Order Utility
	  10  -   Astronomical Data Center (ADC)
+	  11  -   STEP Bulletin Board Service
+	  12  -   Standards and Technology Information System

      Data can be ordered from the NSSDC on CD-ROM and other formats. Among
      the many types of data available are Voyager, Magellan, and other

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.mnemonics
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--- FAQ.mnemonics	Wed Apr 15 19:57:58 1992
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*** 22,27 ****
--- 22,28 ----
	  On Bad Afternoons Fermented Grapes Keep Mrs. Richard Nixon Smiling
	  On, Backward Astronomer, Forget Geocentricity; Kepler's Motions
	      Reveal Nature's Simplicity
+	  Our Bad Astronomy Faculty Gets Killed Monday
	  Oven Baked Ants, Fried Gently, Kept Moist, Retain Natural Succulence
	  Overseas Broadcast: A Flash!	Godzilla kills Mothra!
	      (Rodan Named Successor)
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*** 67,72 ****
--- 68,74 ----

      Saturnian Satellites
	  MET DR THIP
+	  Miriam's Enchiladas Taste Divine Recently. Tell Her I'm Proud.
	  (Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion,
	      Iapetus, Phoebe)

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.schedule
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--- FAQ.schedule	Wed Apr 15 19:58:04 1992
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*** 1,74 ****
  Archive-name: space/schedule
! Last-modified: $Date: 92/03/11 14:18:59 $

  SCHEDULES FOR SPACE MISSIONS, AND HOW TO SEE THEM

      SHUTTLE LAUNCHINGS AND LANDINGS; SCHEDULES AND HOW TO SEE THEM

!     Shuttle operations are discussed in the Usenet group sci.space.shuttle.
!     NASA shuttle status reports are posted in a timely fashion.

!     The Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Office has a number you can call
!     for a recording which gives launch dates for the year ahead. Call (407)
!     867-4636. Remember that launches may often be postponed, and plan
!     accordingly.

-     The following schedule was obtained from the January, 1992 NASA shuttle
-     flight manifest. I will try to keep it current, but do not plan trips
-     based on these dates (some of them are likely wrong already). Call the
-     KSC number for up to date information.
-
-     STS-#   Date    Orbiter-Flight  Payload
-     -----------------------------------------------------
-      45     Apr 92  Atlantis-11     ATLAS-1, SSBUV-A1
-      49     May 92  Endeavour-01    INTELSAT VI Reboost, ASEM
-      50     Jun 92  Columbis-12     USML-1, EDO
-      46     Aug 92  Atlantis-12     TSS-1, EURECA-1L
-      47     Sep 92  Endeavour-02    SL-J, GAS Bridge
-      52     Sep 92  Columbis-13     LAGEOS II, USMP-1, ASP
-      53     Dec 92  Discovery-15    DOD-1 (Department of Defence)
-
-     There are two ways to see shuttle landings at Edwards AFB, listed in
-     order of restrictiveness of access.
-
-	  1. The public viewing area on the lakebed. Take Hwy 14 to Avenue F
-	      and follow the signs. This area is opened about 2 days before
-	      the scheduled touchdown. The viewing area is an unimproved area
-	      so don't expect many amenities. I think that there are sanitary
-	      facilities and that food and drinks can be purchased. It's
-	      suggested that you bring food and water Nothing is required for
-	      access to this area. (I've never been to this area, so I can't
-	      speak from personal knowledge.)
-
-	  2. The hillside viewing area. This is on the hillside, just above
-	      Ames-Dryden, and requires a special pass. This pass is good for
-	      one vehicle, with any number of passengers. You can't enter the
-	      Ames-Dryden complex but you can walk down the hill to the
-	      cafeteria and the giftshop, etc. More amenities, including radio
-	      transmissions from the Shuttle and JSC. Some of us believe that
-	      this area has the BEST view of the landing.
-
-     To obtain a hillside pass, write to:
-
-	   NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
-	   Attn:  Ms. Cei Kratz,
-	   Public Affairs Office
-	   P.O. Box 273
-	   Edwards, CA	92523-5000
-
-     Do this early, because there is a limited amount of space. If you get
-     these and then discover that you can't attend, please try to pass them
-     on to someone else who can use them. Incidently, there is _no_ charge.
-
-     Wear warm clothes! Forget the myth that the desert is always hot, it's
-     cool to cold when the sun's down. If it's much warmer, it's because the
-     wind is blowing.
-
-     Hillside Guests will be sitting up on metal bleachers. The portions of
-     their anatomy in contact with the bleachers (feet and seat) may get
-     _real_ cold.
-
-
      HOW TO RECEIVE THE NASA TV CHANNEL, NASA SELECT

      NASA SELECT is broadcast by satellite. If you have access to a satellite
--- 1,21 ----
  Archive-name: space/schedule
! Last-modified: $Date: 92/04/15 19:57:34 $

  SCHEDULES FOR SPACE MISSIONS, AND HOW TO SEE THEM

      SHUTTLE LAUNCHINGS AND LANDINGS; SCHEDULES AND HOW TO SEE THEM

!     Shuttle operations are discussed in the Usenet group sci.space.shuttle,
!     and Ken Hollis (gandalf@pro-electric.cts.com) posts a compressed version
!     of the shuttle manifest (launch dates and other information)
!     periodically there. The manifest is also available from the Ames SPACE
!     archive in SPACE/FAQ/manifest. The portion of his manifest formerly
!     included in this FAQ has been removed; please refer to his posting or
!     the archived copy.

!     Official NASA shuttle status reports are posted to sci.space.news
!     frequently.

      HOW TO RECEIVE THE NASA TV CHANNEL, NASA SELECT

      NASA SELECT is broadcast by satellite. If you have access to a satellite
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      The following are believed to rebroadcast space shuttle mission audio:

	  W6FXN  - Los Angeles
!	  K6MF	 - San Francisco Bay Area
	  WA3NAN - Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland.
	  W5RRR  - Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas
	  W6VIO  - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California.
--- 54,60 ----
      The following are believed to rebroadcast space shuttle mission audio:

	  W6FXN  - Los Angeles
!	  K6MF	 - Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California
	  WA3NAN - Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland.
	  W5RRR  - Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas
	  W6VIO  - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California.
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	  Station    VHF     10m     15m     20m    40m    80m
	  ------   ------  ------  ------  ------  -----  -----
	  W6FXN    145.46
!	  K6MF	   145.58			   7.165  3.840
	  WA3NAN   147.45  28.650  21.395  14.295  7.185  3.860
-	  WA3NAN   147.46
	  W5RRR    146.64  28.400  21.350  14.280  7.227  3.850
	  W6VIO    224.04	   21.340  14.270
	  W6VIO    224.04	   21.280  14.282  7.165  3.840
	  W1AW		   28.590  21.390  14.290  7.290  3.990

      Frequencies in the 10-20m bands require USB and frequencies in the 40
      and 80m bands LSB. Use FM for the VHF frequencies.


! NEXT: FAQ #10/16 - Historical planetary probes
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	  Station    VHF     10m     15m     20m    40m    80m
	  ------   ------  ------  ------  ------  -----  -----
	  W6FXN    145.46
!	  K6MF	   145.585			   7.165  3.840
	  WA3NAN   147.45  28.650  21.395  14.295  7.185  3.860
	  W5RRR    146.64  28.400  21.350  14.280  7.227  3.850
	  W6VIO    224.04	   21.340  14.270
	  W6VIO    224.04	   21.280  14.282  7.165  3.840
	  W1AW		   28.590  21.390  14.290  7.290  3.990

+     W5RRR transmits mission audio on 146.64, a special event station on the
+     other frequencies supplying Keplerian Elements and mission information.
+
+     W1AW also transmits on 147.555, 18.160. No mission audio but they
+     transmit voice bulletins at 0245 and 0545 UTC.
+
      Frequencies in the 10-20m bands require USB and frequencies in the 40
      and 80m bands LSB. Use FM for the VHF frequencies.

+     [This item was most recently updated courtesy of Gary Morris
+     (g@telesoft.com, KK6YB, N5QWC)]

! NEXT: FAQ #10/15 - Historical planetary probes

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.probe
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--- FAQ.probe	Wed Apr 15 19:58:02 1992
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*** 495,501 ****
      in this field, and the benefits human society has and will receive from
      it are incredible, with many yet to be realized.

!     Larry Klaes  klaes@advax.dec.com


! NEXT: FAQ #11/16 - Upcoming planetary probes - missions and schedules
--- 495,501 ----
      in this field, and the benefits human society has and will receive from
      it are incredible, with many yet to be realized.

!     Larry Klaes  klaes@verga.enet.dec.com


! NEXT: FAQ #11/15 - Upcoming planetary probes - missions and schedules

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diff -t -c -r1.7 FAQ.controversy
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--- FAQ.controversy	Wed Apr 15 19:57:54 1992
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--- 137,144 ----
      Code 916, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center,
      Greenbelt, MD  20771

+     Also see _Chemical Rockets and the Environment_, A McDonald, R Bennett,
+     J Hinshaw, and M Barnes, Aerospace America, May 1991.

      HOW LONG CAN A HUMAN LIVE UNPROTECTED IN SPACE
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