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Today on SPACE.com -- Friday, October 11, 2002 -- http://www.space.com/ In today's issue: /------------------------------------- The Apollo Moonwalks: Now on DVD for the First Time in new digital transfers. Only from Spacecraft Films. See the complete catalog at: http://www.spacecraftfilms.com/ -------------------------------------/ Featured Space Store Product * Little Astronaut Set Science/Astronomy: * Mercury in the Morning: See the Planet of Extremes Now * Saturn-Like Planet Found, You Can Spot the Star it Orbits * SPACE.com and SPACE NEWS present Complete Coverage of the World Space Congress * Sky Surprises: See a Supernova SpaceFlight: * Mission Atlantis: S1 Truss Installed at Station * Mission Atlantis: Big Day in Space * NASA'S Frederick Gregory: Agency 'All Clear' To Think Boldly Once Again Business/Industry: * FCC Rejects EchoStar-Hughes Merger Plus... * SpaceTV, SpaceWatch * Solar and Space Weather * Starry Night, TeamSETI * Space Age Jobs ----------------------------------- Featured Space Store Product * Little Astronaut Set http://www.space.com/spaceagegear/ Ready for Halloween? The Little Astronaut Set includes a full body astronaut suit and a realistic space helmet. The suit comes complete with genuine NASA, American flag and Space Shuttle patches. ----------------------------------- Today in Science/Astronomy: * Mercury in the Morning: See the Planet of Extremes Now http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mercury_morning_021011.html If there ever was a planet that has gotten a bad rap for its inability to be readily observed it would have to be Mercury, known by some as the "elusive planet." * Saturn-Like Planet Found, You Can Spot the Star it Orbits http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/new_planet_021010.html One of the brightest stars in the night sky appears to harbor a Saturn-sized planet and possibly other elements similar to our own solar system, astronomers announced Thursday. * SPACE.com and SPACE NEWS present Complete Coverage of the World Space Congress http://www.space.com/news/worldspacecongress2002.html Once every decade, the world's space community assembles to take stock of the present and chart new directions for humanity's next ten years in space. Read the latest reports here each day from the World Space Congress 2002 in Houston, Texas. * Sky Surprises: See a Supernova http://www.space.com/spacewatch/surprise_crab_021010.html It is July 4, 1054 AD: At dawn, astronomers in China and cave artists of the Anasazi and Mimbres Indian tribes of the future desert southwest of the United States gaze into eastern sky, as they often do. These people know the sky, know each and every star as an old friend. But suddenly there shines a dazzling star where none had been seen before. ----------------------------------- Today in SpaceFlight: * Mission Atlantis: S1 Truss Installed at Station http://www.space.com/shuttlemissions/ The International Space Station has a fresh look thanks to the successful attachment Thursday of the $390 million S-One (S1) truss to the orbiting complex. * Mission Atlantis: Big Day in Space http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ The STS-112 mission's longest and most important day went well as the S-One truss was securely bolted to the station and its various systems were plugged into the rest of the station. Here are images from a day in space on Oct. 10, 2002. * NASA'S Frederick Gregory: Agency 'All Clear' To Think Boldly Once Again http://www.space.com/news/gregory_nasa_021010.html >From his new post, NASA Deputy Administrator, Frederick Gregory, has given an "all clear" for agency talent to think bold thoughts again. He is a "been there, done that" kind of guy. ------------------------------------ Today in Business/Industry: * FCC Rejects EchoStar-Hughes Merger http://www.space.com/spacenews/ The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected the proposed merger of EchoStar Communications Corp. and Hughes Electronics Corp. after concluding that allowing the satellite TV rivals to combine would cause irreparable harm to American consumers. ------------------------------------ * SpaceTV: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/ * SpaceWatch: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ * Space Age Jobs http://www.spacejobs.com/ * Uplink: Share your opinion! http://uplink.space.com/ ------------------------------------- SOLAR and SPACE WEATHER (October 11, 2002) 3-Day Solar Forecast Solar activity is expected to be low to moderate through Sunday. 3-Day Aurora Forecast Earth's geomagnetic field is expected to be unsettled to active heading into the weekend, then becoming quiet to unsettled. Solar Data The current sunspot number is 244, and the solar wind speed recently clocked in at 386 kilometers per second. The solar wind density was 3.8 protons per cubic centimeter. (Speed and density values are snapshots in time and change during the day.) http://www.space.com/spacewatch/space_weather.html ------------------------------------- Sign up to become part of the greatest search in history! Join TeamSETI: http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_science_page.html Be a desktop astronomer! Starry Night is the world's leading astronomy software -- choose between Beginner, Backyard, or Pro! http://www.starrynight.com/ ------------------------------------- Feedback We welcome your comments and suggestions at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Share Your Space Forward this newsletter to your friends! ************************************************************************* NOTE: Gleason Sackmann is the owner and host of this list. 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