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Mercury Capsule Found.

- Mercury Capsule Found!

- Texan Considers Caribbean Spaceport

- Titan Mishaps Affecting Other Launches

- Landsat Pictures Arrive

MERCURY CAPSULE FOUND!

A Florida salvage operation has found the prize they were searching

for: Gus Grissom's Mercury space capsule. The Liberty Bell 7 was found

3 miles under the ocean, 300 miles off shore. The salvagers will return

within a few weeks to raise the capsule to the surface.

http://www.discovery.com/exp/libertybell7/libertybell7.html

http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9905/02/grissom.capsule.ap/index.html

http://www.msnbc.com/news/264969.asp

http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/interactive/space/news/99/990503.html

http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/050399h.htm

TEXAN CONSIDERS CARIBBEAN SPACEPORT

Texas entrepreneur, Andy Beal, is investigating the potential of developing

a remote Caribbean island into a new spaceport, capable of launching rockets

as large as the Ariane 5. The plans are controversial; however, as the

island is a key nesting ground for Caribbean seabirds.

http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9905/02/latin.spaceport.ap/index.html

TITAN MISHAPS AFFECTING OTHER LAUNCHES

Because of the three Titan IVB launch disasters, the Air Force has

postponed the launch of the Delta III as well. This is because both

rockets share the same upper stage engine system, which caused satellites

to be placed into incorrect orbits.

http://www.spacer.com/spacecast/news/launchers-99d.html

LANDSAT PICTURES ARRIVE

Only newly-launched, Landsat 7 is already delivering high-resolution

images of our planet. The satellite has twice the resolution of its

predecessors, and will be able to map changes in the environment

with great detail.

http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd28apr99_2.htm

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