Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from corsica.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Fri, 16 Jun 89 00:23:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Fri, 16 Jun 89 00:22:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #488 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 Unsubscribe Re: Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 12 Jun 89 12:05:27 GMT From: mcvax!ukc!etive!bob@uunet.uu.net (Bob Gray) Subject: Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this In article <8906082336.AA04884@ti.com> pyron@lvvax1.csc.ti.com (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. ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jun 89 17:43:28 GMT From: mcvax!ukc!tcdcs!tcdmath!dbell@uunet.uu.net (Derek Bell) Subject: Re: Meteorite impact in Soviet Union in 1947. In article <1989Jun3.140045.11889@ziebmef.uucp> hjsdvm@ziebmef.UUCP (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. o >| Howard J. Scrimgeour, D.V.M. | >| hjsdvm@ziebmef.uucp CIS:75126,2744 | >| uunet!{utgpu!moore,attcan!telly}!ziebmef!hjsdvm | -- ********************** * dbell@maths.tcd.ie * This sentence no verb. * belld@vax1.tcd.ie * ********************** ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jun 89 02:26:13 GMT From: unmvax!polyslo!jmckerna@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (John McKernan) Subject: Re: DO IT YOURSELF SPACE PROBES PT.2 In article <890612.21420918.098644@RMC.CP6> EDWARDJ@RMC.BITNET 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The future is rude and pushy. It won't wait for us to solve today's problems before it butts in with tomorrow's. ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jun 89 12:50:12 GMT From: ccnysci!patth@nyu.edu (Patt Haring) Subject: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views Ported to USENET from UNITEX NETWORK via UNITEX BBS: 201-795-0733 We want ** your ** news bulletins: (FAX: 212-787-1726 : Attention: James Waldron, Ph.D.) or ...!uunet!rutgers!rubbs!unitex To subscribe to the UNITEX mailing list, send your subscription request to: unitex-request@rubbs.UUCP 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 * Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501) -- unitex - via FidoNet node 1:107/520 UUCP: ...!rutgers!rubbs!unitex ARPA: unitex@rubbs.FIDONET.ORG -- Patt Haring | Vote * YES * for creation of rutgers!cmcl2!ccnysci!patth | misc.headlines.unitex patth@ccnysci.BITNET | email votes to: patth@ccnysci.UUCP ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jun 89 20:12:09 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!oliveb!tymix!antares!pnelson@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Phil Nelson) Subject: Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views In article <2258@ccnysci.UUCP> patth@ccnysci.UUCP (Patt Haring) writes: >Ported to USENET from UNITEX NETWORK via > UNITEX BBS: 201-795-0733 > >We want ** your ** news bulletins: > (FAX: 212-787-1726 : Attention: James Waldron, Ph.D.) >or ...!uunet!rutgers!rubbs!unitex > >To subscribe to the UNITEX mailing list, send your subscription >request to: unitex-request@rubbs.UUCP > >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. >-- >Patt Haring | Vote * YES * for creation of >rutgers!cmcl2!ccnysci!patth | misc.headlines.unitex >patth@ccnysci.BITNET | email votes to: patth@ccnysci.UUCP 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. ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jun 89 21:43:50 GMT From: trident.arc.nasa.gov!yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (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 ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jun 89 20:18:28 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!oliveb!tymix!antares!pnelson@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Phil Nelson) Subject: Re: Outer Space Committee Concludes General Exchange of Views The machine wouldn't send a five line .sig, so here's a shorter version- -- Phil Nelson at (but not speaking for) OnTyme:NSC.P/Nelson Tymnet, McDonnell Douglas Network Systems Company Voice:408-922-7508 UUCP:{pyramid|ames}oliveb!tymix!pnelson LRV:Component Station "What we face is government troops and we have no guns." -Chinese Student ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Jun 89 12:13:46 SET From: Jenny Franks Subject: Unsubscribe Please remove me from your subscription list. Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jun 89 14:06:27 GMT From: voder!nsc!taux01!amos@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Amos Shapir) Subject: Re: Apollo 11 anniversary. Re: I'm getting too old for this In article <2322@etive.ed.ac.uk> bob@etive.ed.ac.uk (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... :-( :-( :-( -- Amos Shapir amos@nsc.com National Semiconductor (Israel) P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel Tel. +972 52 522261 TWX: 33691, fax: +972-52-558322 34 48 E / 32 10 N (My other cpu is a NS32532) ------------------------------ Date: TUE 13 JUN 1989 09:11:00 EDT From: Robert Nelson Sender: "Allen Hinkle - TU Computing Center; (606)233-8134" To: Subject: The TU computing center would greatly appreciate it if you would remove FREE012@TRANSY from your mailing list. The said person is a student here and has gone home for the summer and will not return until mid September. Thank you. Allen Hinkle Programmer/Analyst TU Computing Center ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V9 #488 *******************