- Delta 3 Launch Scrubbed
- Deep Space 1 Working Perfectly
- SETI@home Now Available for Unix
- Space Station Manager Resigns
DELTA 3 LAUNCH SCRUBBED
After three attempts to launch the Boeing Delta 3 rocket carrying
the Orion 3 satellite, engineers were unable to get the rocket off
the ground (three's the unlucky number it seems). Officials will
set a new launch date and time depending on when the facility is
available again.
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1999/news_release_990406h.html
http://www.astronomynow.com/breaking/990406delta3/index.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/256300.asp
http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/04/06c.html
DEEP SPACE 1 WORKING PERFECTLY
Able to determine its location from anywhere in the solar system,
and powered by an ion engine, Deep Space 1 is performing its mission
"extremely well" in the opinion of its engineers. Launched in
October 1998, the purpose of the spacecraft is to test 12 new
spacefaring technologies.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/256604.asp
http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/
http://exn.ca/Space/SpacePage.cfm?ID=19990406-53&Type=News
http://www.spaceviews.com/1999/04/06b.html
SETI@HOME NOW AVAILABLE FOR UNIX
The three year-long wait is over, and SETI@home is now available for
Unix computers. As of today, 1,400 people have already downloaded the
software designed to help share computing processing analyzing SETI
radio signals. Windows and Mac are still coming...
http://www.msnbc.com/news/255770.asp
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
SPACE STATION MANAGER RESIGNS
Randy Brinkley, manager of the International Space Station for the
past 5 years, has announced his resignation from NASA. A space
industry veteran, and manager of several shuttle missions, Brinkley
will leave NASA later this month to take a position with a private
sector firm.
http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/station/stories/1999/990406.html
http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/040699f.htm