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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Design Flaw Discovered in Polar Lander First Colour Photo of Eros Released Shuttle Has Enough Fuel to Complete its Mission Coronal Ejection Headed for Earth Hubble Spots Gas Ring from 1987 Supernova Ariane 4 Puts Japanese Sat in Orbit DESIGN FLAW DISCOVERED IN POLAR LANDER Review boards examining the design of the Mars Polar Lander believe they may have a possible reason why the spacecraft disappeared on landing back in December. It's possible that jarring during the re-entry triggered an early shutoff of the lander's engines, causing it to drop to the surface. The review boards will provide their official results in mid-March. http://www.msnbc.com/news/354220.asp http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/marspolar_flaw000217.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_647000/647920.stm http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/02/18/marslander.ap/index.html http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20000218/space_marslander.html FIRST COLOUR PHOTO OF EROS RELEASED Now in orbit around asteroid Eros for over 4 days, NEAR produced its first colour photo of the peanut-shaped spacerock. This and other preliminary photos of Eros have begun to give scientists valuable insights into the history and formation of asteroids. Hopefully the mission will provide clues on how best to protect the Earth from similar spacerocks. http://www.msnbc.com/news/204520.asp http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/02/17/eros.02/index.html http://www.discovery.com/news/briefs/20000218/space_eros.html http://www.foxnews.com/science/021700/eros.sml http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/02/18b.html SHUTTLE HAS ENOUGH FUEL TO COMPLETE ITS MISSION The astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour received the news from NASA yesterday that they had enough fuel to complete their mapping mission. If everything continues to go as planned, the shuttle will continue mapping through Sunday, stow the equipment on Monday, and land on Tuesday. Universe Today STS-99 Reference Guide http://www.universetoday.com/html/special/sts99.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/369689.asp http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/shuttle_endeavour000217.html http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/02/17/shuttle.01.ap/index.html http://www.foxnews.com/science/021800/shuttle.sml http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/02/18a.html CORONAL EJECTION HEADED FOR EARTH Solar Astronomers working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that a coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred on the Sun yesterday, throwing up to 2 billion tonnes of solar material in the direction of Earth - it's scheduled to arrive Saturday. If the CME does reach the Earth, it's likely to cause increased Aurorae, and possibly disrupt satellite communications. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_647000/647774.stm HUBBLE SPOTS GAS RING FROM 1987 SUPERNOVA When supernova 1987a was discovered thirteen years ago in a nearby galaxy, Astronomers predicted that a gas ring would light up as a shockwave from the explosion compresses particles expanding from the dead star. And, right on cue, the Hubble Space Telescope has detected the first signs that this event is about to occur. http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/02/17/hubble.supernova/ ARIANE 4 PUTS JAPANESE SAT IN ORBIT After a one-day weather delay, an Ariane 4 rocket took off from Kourou in French Guiana carrying a Japanese-built Superbird-4 telecommunications satellite. This is the second successful Ariane launch of the year, and the fourth Superbird launched by Ariane. http://cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/02/18/france.ariane.ap/index.html http://www.spaceviews.com/2000/02/17c.html
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