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SPACE Digest                                      Volume 9 : Issue 488

Today's Topics:
       Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this
        Re: Meteorite impact in Soviet Union in 1947.
         Re: DO IT YOURSELF SPACE PROBES PT.2
      Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views
    Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views
       Magellan Status for week of 06/13/89 (Forwarded)
    Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views
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Date: 12 Jun 89 12:05:27 GMT
From: mcvax!ukc!etive![e-mail]  (Bob Gray)
Subject: Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Who remembers 8USER.PAR?) writes:
>I recently interviewed a potential summer hire who was very excited about
>the upcoming 20th anniversary of Apollo 11.  Seems it's also her 20th birthday!

And on the same theme.

A news item on the TV at the weekend reported that Neil Armstrong,
accompanied Buzz Aldrin, will appear on a live TV special to
mark the 20th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.

The catch? The special is for a French TV company.
    Bob.

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Date: 12 Jun 89 17:43:28 GMT
From: mcvax!ukc!tcdcs!tcdmath![e-mail]  (Derek Bell)
Subject: Re: Meteorite impact in Soviet Union in 1947.

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Howard J. Scrimgeour) writes:
>The one you're thinking of is the "Tunguska" event, an explosion which took
>place in Siberia in (I believe) 1910. I've heard it suggested that the absence
>of a crater was due to the object bursting (vaporizing) some distance
>above ground. This adds weight to the suggestion that the object was
>a cometary nucleaus (iceball) rather than a meteor.

        The Tunguska event occurred in June(?), 1908, and was
investigated by one Leonid Kulik (sp?) early this century. He believed it
was a meteorite, mistaking holes formed by frost action for 'craterlets'.
The explosion flattened the forest for quite a distance, except at a point
directly under the explosion, hence the airburst.
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Date: 14 Jun 89 02:26:13 GMT
From: unmvax!polyslo![e-mail]  (John McKernan)
Subject: Re: DO IT YOURSELF SPACE PROBES PT.2

In article <[e-mail]6> [e-mail] writes:
> [Query, did the Phobos probes fail because of the use
>of cheap components, human error, both or neither?]

The LA Times claimed the following as possibly contributing to the Phobos
failure in an artical a month or two ago. They said that the probes were
built on a new standard probe platform that is supposed to be "factory
produced" (I don't know exactly what that means, I'm working from memory and
the artical was short on specifics) instead of hand built inorder to reduce
costs. The problem is that the new probes are lower quality, less reliable,
and have little redundancy built in (ie low cost).

John L. McKernan.                    Student, Computer Science, Cal Poly S.L.O.
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The future is rude and pushy. It won't wait for us to solve today's problems
before it butts in with tomorrow's.

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Date: 13 Jun 89 12:50:12 GMT
From: ccnysci![e-mail]  (Patt Haring)
Subject: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views

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OUTER SPACE COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

        Begins Discussion of Ways to Maintain Outer Space for Peaceful
    Purposes; Hears Introduction of Report by UN Space Applications Expert

     The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space this afternoon
concluded its general exchange of views, hearing a statement by China and by a
representative of the European Space Agency.

     The Committee then began a discussion on ways and means of maintaining
outer space for peaceful purposes, hearing a statement by a representative of
the Soviet Union, who repeated his Government's proposal for the establishment
of a world space organization to oversee international activities in space
development.

     The Committee also heard the introduction of a report of the United
Nations Expert on Space Applications, Adigun Abiodun, as it began
consideration of agenda items on the report of its Scientific and Technical
Sub-Committee, and on the implementations of the recommendations of the 1982
United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
(UNISPACE 82).

     The Committee will continue its discussion of the peaceful uses of outer
space, as well as on UNISPACE 82 and the Scientific and Technical
Sub-Committee report, at its next meeting, at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, 8 June.

     Committee Work Programme

     The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space met this afternoon to
conclude its general exchange of views, and to begin discussion of ways and
means of maintaining outer space for peaceful purposes, which had been
designated a matter of priority by the General Assembly.  (For background, see
Press Release OS/1419 of 2 June.)

     General Debate

     TANG CHENGYUAN (China) said China's space programme had registered
continuous and steady progress, and since last June it had successfully
launched three satellites, one of which contained some experimental equipment
from the Federal Republic of Germany.  It was the third time China had offered
such a service to a foreign country.  China had also successfully launched
25 man-made earth satellites.  It was conducting research into the development
of a new generation of low-cost, toxic-free and pollution-free launch rockets
with greater propelling power.

     The present trend towards relaxation in international relations had
created more favourable conditions for international space co-operation, he
said.  Through the Space Applications Programme, United Nations agencies had
provided the developing countries with technical consultations.  Within the
United Nations framework, a variety of training courses, symposiums and
workshops had been held, contributing to the co-ordination of space
activities.  Regional space co-operation agencies had also been strengthened.
Good results had already been achieved in the implementation of the
recommendations of the 1982 United Nations Conference on the Exploration and
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE 82), he said.

     China would continue to make efforts for the implementation of the Space
Applications Programme.  Last September, China and the United Nations Outer
Space Affairs Division had co-sponsored in Beijing a symposium on progress in
the application of satellite telecommunications.  Last April, China and some
United Nations agencies had co-sponsored in Beijing a training course on
remote-sensing optics and the chemical image processing.  Next year, the
Chinese Government and United Nations agencies would co-sponsor an
international symposium on the utilization of space technology to combat
natural disasters.  China fully supported the activities concerning
international space year, and had already set up a preparatory committee on
the year to co-ordinate and prepare for such activities.

     The main task of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space was
the discussion of scientific, technical and legal questions concerning the
peaceful use of the outer space, he said, with the aim of strengthening
international co-operation in that area.  He expressed satisfaction at
progress made in the Scientific and Technical Sub-Committee on the use of
nuclear power sources, and said that progress made by the Legal Sub-Committee
had also been encouraging:  two principles on nuclear power sources had been
adopted and groundwork laid for agreement on other principles.

     JEAN ARETS, representative of the European Space Agency (ESA), and that
in 1989, the member States of the Agency were marking their twenty-fifth
anniversary of co-operation in outer space exploration.

     Reviewing relevant progress, he said in 1987, members had approved a
long-term plan which would guide Agency activities until the end of the
century.  In 1988, an intergovernmental agreement had been signed by the
United States, Japan, Canada and the European States taking part in the
Columbus programme, while the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of
the United States (NASA) and ESA had signed an agreement to develop a
programme for an international space station.  In addition, the thirtieth
launch of an Ariane rocket had just been completed.

     In the area of telecommunications, he said the EUTELSAT organization was
now completely operational.  In June 1989, the Olympus satellite, the largest
communications satellite built in Europe, would be launched.  The satellite
would allow the development of high definition television, as well as
experiments in using higher frequencies.  In the area of observation, the
first Meteosat satellite had been launched, which, together with another
satellite already in orbit, would contribute to the success of the
international space year by providing greater knowledge of the earth's
environment.  The ERS-1 satellite was open to international co-operation, and
agreements had been signed with the United States and Japan.

     Regarding the implementation of UNISPACE 82 resolutions, he said the

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Date: 13 Jun 89 20:12:09 GMT
From: cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!oliveb!tymix!antares![e-mail]  (Phil Nelson)
Subject: Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views

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>OUTER SPACE COMMITTEE CONCLUDES GENERAL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

... cut a lot of crap ...


 If I am ever able to build the sort of spaceship I would like, you can bet
it will be well armed. Why? Simply to keep cretins like the members of this
comittee from compelling me to live my life the way they think I should. I
would be perfectly peaceful in my well armed spaceship, as long as these
advocates of "One World" (read anthill) don't send the space police ("Oh,
did we forget to tell you about arms for the police?") to "educate" me. In
that case, I would send them a present - 100 Megatons should be about right,
proximity fused. Then they can attempt the pacification of Hell.

 I only hope some of use get off this Anthill before Big Brother shuts the
Human Race down for good.

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P.S. ...and don't call me Libertarian, I'm a member of the Republican Party.

P.P.S. Yes, these are DEFINITELY my own opinions. No, I'm not kidding.

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Date: 13 Jun 89 21:43:50 GMT
From: trident.arc.nasa.gov![e-mail]  (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: Magellan Status for week of 06/13/89 (Forwarded)


                     MAGELLAN WEEKLY STATUS
                             June 13


     This is a weekly status report. The spacecraft continues
successful operation with twice daily momentum wheel
desaturations and once-a-day star calibrations.

     The Solid Rocket Motor was armed on June 5 to avoid any
later cruise problem that would preclude the arming.

     Several characterization tests were conducted during the
past week to define the telecommunications link between the
spacecraft Radio Frequency Subsystem (RFS) and the Deep Space
Network. Static Phase Error Tests were performed Monday and
Thursday to determine the spacecraft receiver's rest frequency.
An S-band test also was conducted Wednesday and will be repeated
Friday. After some minor lock-up problems, the tests were
satisfactorily completed.

     Cruise loads 4 and 4A were tested through the System
Verification Lab and were transmitted June 9.

     The Rocket Engine Modules (REMs), while well below upper
temperature limits now, will get warmer as the spacecraft draws
closer to the sun and will restrict use of the High-Gain Antenna,
and the Deep Space Network very long baseline interferometry
tests. Martin Marietta and JPL are formulating jointly a test
plan, using spare components, to determine the maximum safe
temperature for the REMs.

     The spacecraft team is analyzing another heat problem that
will drive the head-end temperature of the Solid Rocket Motor
case above the current flight limits. It is currently 32 C (89.6
F) with a current redline limit of 38 C (100.4 F). Morton
Thiokol is working with the team to examine the limits.



     SPACECRAFT
     Distance From Earth (mi)                    5,497,458

     Velocity Geocentric                         5,033 mph
              Heliocentric                      61,624 mph

     One Way Light Time                           29.5 sec

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Date: 13 Jun 89 20:18:28 GMT
From: cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!oliveb!tymix!antares![e-mail]  (Phil Nelson)
Subject: Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views


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Date: 13 Jun 89 14:06:27 GMT
From: voder!nsc!taux01![e-mail]  (Amos Shapir)
Subject: Re: Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Bob Gray) writes:
>A news item on the TV at the weekend reported that Neil Armstrong,
>accompanied Buzz Aldrin, will appear on a live TV special to
>mark the 20th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.
>
>The catch? The special is for a French TV company.

I have just seen the interview the other day, and it was a sad scene
indeed - these guys are almost (?) 60!  And so, my childhood
heroes are old men now, and nobody is even planning on following
in their footsteps... :-( :-( :-(


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