Today on SPACE.com --- Monday, May 16, 2005 -- http://www.space.com/
/------------------------------------- Advertisement: New Spacecraft Films DVD chronicles success and failure on the launch pad, from Goddard to the V-2, from Atlas to Delta, see some of the most explosive moments in rocketry. http://www.spacecraftfilms.com/ -------------------------------------/ In today's issue: Science/Astronomy: * Amateurs Get Best Look at Stellar Nursery * The Evening Star Returns * Mystery of Mars' Mixed Up Poles Solved * Image of the Day: A New Titan View Spaceflight: * NASA Rethinks Technology Needs * NASA Names Next Space Station Crew * ISS Oxygen Generator Fails for Good, Station Managers Say * ASTRONOTES: Space Tourism Group Sets Price, Date for First Suborbital Flight * Broken Hose Prompts Fourth Launch Scrub for NOAA-N Weather Probe * Former NASA Inspector Acquitted in Shuttle Case * Confessions of a Space Tourism Operator * NEW! Daily Space Trivia NEW! LiveScience.com * Voice of Reason: The Viaduct Virgin * Canaries Change Their Tune * Tech Expo Highlights Next-Gen Gadgets * Personal Nuclear Power: New Battery Lasts 10 Years * Flying Snakes: New Videos Reveal How They Do It * Power of the Future: 10 Ways to Run the 21st Century * NEW Photo Gallery: Sky Scenes * Real Robots: VOTE for Your Favorite * VOTING RESULTS: The Ugliest Animals NEW! Cool Stuff: * The Top 10 Space Imaginations at Work * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever * Image Gallery: STS-114 Crew Completes Dress Rehearsal * A SPACE.com Adventure: Launch into Zero-G! * Voting Results: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers * Get the weather from anywhere on Earth...with WeatherBug! * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! Entertainment: Movies, Television, DVD, Games and much more... * 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Ends, Along With an Era * After ISS, a Starship Ride for NASA Astronaut * Documentary Provides Intimate Look at Columbia's Last Crew * Filmmaker George Lucas Glad to Leave 'Star Wars' Behind * Don't Panic: Hitch a Ride With the Hitchhiker's Guide * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! Recent Headlines: * Launch Pad Glitch Prompts Third Delay for NOAA-N Weather Probe * NASA Chief Pushes for Shuttle's Replacement * Apollo 17 Commander Receives NASA's First Moon Rock Award * Cosmos Education: Engaging, Empowering, Inspiring * Prometheus, ISS Research Cuts Help Pay for Shuttle and Hubble Repair Bills * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight * SPACE.com's Complete Coverage of the Hubble Space Telescope Plus... * Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky * Starry Night, TeamSETI ----------------------------------- Science/Astronomy: * Amateurs Get Best Look at Stellar Nursery http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050516_star_nursery.html With the help of one of the largest telescopes in the world, a group of amateur Canadian star watchers has produced the best ever picture of the remains of a stellar nursery. * The Evening Star Returns http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050513_venus_returns.html With each passing day, Venus has been moving on a slow course toward the east and pulling away from the Sun's general vicinity. Now it's emerging as the evening star. * Mystery of Mars' Mixed Up Poles Solved http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050513_mars_mystery.html Scientists have long wondered why Mars' southern polar cap is offset from its geographical south pole. Now they've solved the mystery. * Image of the Day: A New Titan View http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_050516.html Astronomers have pieced together a new look at Saturn's moon Titan using images taken by Europe's Huygens probe. ----------------------------------- Spaceflight: * NASA Rethinks Technology Needs http://www.space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_050516.html More than $1 billion worth of human and robotic technology projects selected for funding late last year by NASA's Exploration Systems mission directorate are on the chopping block as the U.S. space agency re-evaluates its technology investment strategy. * NASA Names Next Space Station Crew http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_050515_exp12_crew.html NASA plans to return the International Space Station crew to its original size of three on the second post-Columbia shuttle mission. * ISS Oxygen Generator Fails for Good, Station Managers Say http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ft_exp11_elektron_050514.html A balky Russian oxygen generator broke down on the International Space Station, but its two-man crew has a reserve air supply that would last about five months, NASA officials said Friday. * ASTRONOTES: Space Tourism Group Sets Price, Date for First Suborbital Flight http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html A private space tourism firm has set both the price and timeframe for their first passenger-carrying launch of a suborbital spacecraft. * Broken Hose Prompts Fourth Launch Scrub for NOAA-N Weather Probe http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/050513_sfn_delta2_noaan.html Technicians at the Delta 2 rocket launch pad will spend Sunday collecting 17 inspection samples to determine if the NOAA-N spacecraft was contaminated by hydrocarbons when a fuel vent hose accidently unhooked Friday. * Former NASA Inspector Acquitted in Shuttle Case http://www.space.com/news/ap_050513_nasa_inspector.html A former NASA employee was acquitted Friday of charges he failed to properly inspect the labor of contractors working on the space shuttle Discovery. * Confessions of a Space Tourism Operator http://www.space.com/news/050513_tourism_confessions.html According to Jane Reifert, President of Incredible Adventures, Inc. there are lessons learned that if not heeded might hold back the sky-high hopes of space tourism operators. * NEW! Daily Space Trivia http://www.space.com/php/trivia/ One of Today's 5 New Questions: When exposed to zero-g how much will an average person's waist measurement decrease? ---------------------------------- NEW! LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/ * Voice of Reason: The Viaduct Virgin http://www.livescience.com/othernews/050516_Viaduct_Virgin.html Even Catholic church authorities do not endorse these inkblot visualizations. * Canaries Change Their Tune http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050516_canary_songs.html Young male canaries can be taught to sing songs that sound like video game beeps. But wait, there's more. Once it's time to woo females with love songs, their repertoire switches to more traditional stylings. * Tech Expo Highlights Next-Gen Gadgets http://www.livescience.com/technology/ap_050516_tech_gadgets.html The PlayStation 2 is so yesterday. Xbox? Old news. And the GameCube? That's downright retro. After years of showcasing primarily video game software, the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles highlights a new generation of gadgets that should offer much more than blistered fingers. * Personal Nuclear Power: New Battery Lasts 10 Years http://www.livescience.com/technology/050513_new_battery.html A new type of battery based on the radioactive decay of nuclear material is 10 times more powerful than similar prototypes and should last a decade without a charge, scientists announced today. * Flying Snakes: New Videos Reveal How They Do It http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050512_flying_snakes.html You might not think snakes need any more tools in their box of fright tactics. However, some of these slithering reptiles are dramatic flyers. * Power of the Future: 10 Ways to Run the 21st Century http://www.livescience.com/environment/top10_power_21stcentury.html Exploring the expectations, myths and realities of 10 top energy possibilities. * NEW Photo Gallery: Sky Scenes http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ The wonders and beauty of the sky captured in stunning photographs. * Real Robots: VOTE for Your Favorite http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=robots You decide which of these robots is the coolest! * VOTING RESULTS: The Ugliest Animals http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/result.php?back=&cat=uglyanimal The results are in...Find out which member of the beautiful animal kingdom is truly the ugliest! ---------------------------------- NEW! Cool Stuff: * The Top 10 Space Imaginations at Work http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/top10_imaginationsatwork.html Space.com examines the top 10 imaginations at work in a swiftly changing space industry. * VOTE NOW: Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=galactic Vote For Your Favorite Out-of-this-Universe Galactic Image. * Image Gallery: STS-114 Crew Completes Dress Rehearsal http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/archive.php?category=se Dress was a Success! Photos from the three-day event as the crewmembers took part in a countdown dress rehearsal this week. * A SPACE.com Adventure: Launch into Zero-G! http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zerog/ All Aboard! Join us for an intense multimedia experience aboard a Zero-G weightless flight! * Voting Results: The Best of the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/bestimg/result.php?back=41e56379672e2&cat=hst The Results are in...The Best Hubble image of all time is... * Visit Our Collection of Space Wallpapers http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/downloads/wallpapers/ >From the highest quality space art to intergalactic photography, find an image >for your desktop every month of the year. * Get the weather from anywhere on Earth...with WeatherBug! http://www.space.com/php/weatherbug/ Type in your ZIP Code and hit "Go" to get your live local weather. * New! Search for Your Next Hi-Tech Job Opportunity Now! http://www.space.com/jobs/ Imaginova and CareerBuilder.com have partnered to bring you the best in job searching, resume posting, and online recruiting. ---------------------------------- Entertainment: Movies, Television, DVD, Games and much more... http://www.space.com/entertainment/ * 'Star Trek: Enterprise' Ends, Along With an Era http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_050513_enterprise.html “Star Trek: Enterprise'' is about to go where it has never gone before: off the air, taking the “Star Trek'' franchise with it. * After ISS, a Starship Ride for NASA Astronaut http://www.space.com/entertainment/050513_fincke_trek.html U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel Michael Fincke is not just a professional NASA astronaut; he also plays one on T.V. * Documentary Provides Intimate Look at Columbia's Last Crew http://www.space.com/entertainment/050513_astronaut_diaries.html It is rare that outsiders catch a glimpse of the private lives of astronauts, especially those who gave their lives in the pursuit of space exploration. * Filmmaker George Lucas Glad to Leave 'Star Wars' Behind http://www.space.com/entertainment/ap_lucas_starwars_050512.html A wilted monolith of establishment politics. An entrenched ruling class fearful of change. And one man who stealthily rebels from within, turning the system on its head and bending it to his will. * Don't Panic: Hitch a Ride With the Hitchhiker's Guide http://www.space.com/entertainment/050429_hitchiker_review.html It is almost impossible not to feel the tremendous, overwhelming affection that inundates every iota of every millimeter of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. * New Songs Added...Explore the SpaceBox! http://www.space.com/entertainment/spacebox/ Explore the SpaceBox! The Best, Worst, and Weirdest Music Inspired by the Cosmos! ---------------------------------- Recent Headlines: http://www.space.com/news/ * Launch Pad Glitch Prompts Third Delay for NOAA-N Weather Probe http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sfn_050513_delta2_scrub.html * NASA Chief Pushes for Shuttle's Replacement http://www.space.com/news/ap_050513_griffin_cev.html * Apollo 17 Commander Receives NASA's First Moon Rock Award http://www.space.com/news/cs_050512_moonrock_award.html * Cosmos Education: Engaging, Empowering, Inspiring http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_cosmoseducation_050512.html * Prometheus, ISS Research Cuts Help Pay for Shuttle and Hubble Repair Bills http://www.space.com/news/050512_nasa_prometheus.html * Fixing NASA: Continuing Coverage of the Space Shuttle Return to Flight http://www.space.com/returntoflight/ * SPACE.com's Complete Coverage of the Hubble Space Telescope http://www.space.com/hubble/ ----------------------------- * SpaceTV: http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/ * NightSky: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/ * Uplink: Share your opinion! http://uplink.space.com/ ------------------------------------- JOIN NOW! 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