K12> Today on SPACE.com -- Wednesday, October 15, 2003
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Science/Astronomy:
* Mission Possible: Asteroid Tugboat Backed for Trial Run
* First Sign of Impending Stellar Catastrophe
* Image of the Day: Cassini, Six Years and Counting
* Space Mailbag: Readers Doubt Explanation of Mystery Photo
Spaceflight:
* China Launches Its First Piloted Spaceflight
* China Launch Won't Ignite New Space Race, Analysts Say
* First Woman in Space Lauds China for its 'Will and Desire' for
Manned Spaceflight
* Astronotes: Wanted: Volunteer to be Malaysia's First Cosmonaut
* ZoomView on China: A Lookback at Launch Preparations
Recent Headlines:
* Touchdown or Splashdown? Titan Probe May Get All Wet
* Top 10 Questions: China's March to Space
* China Won't Show Space Launch on Live TV
* Post-Columbia NASA Managers Are Sensitive Guys
Plus...
* Uplink, SPACE.com TV and NightSky
* Starry Night, TeamSETI
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Science/Astronomy:
* Mission Possible: Asteroid Tugboat Backed for Trial Run
http://whttp://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ww.space.com/businesstec
hnology/technology/asteroid_tug_031015.html
In the grand cosmic scheme of things, it's only a matter of time. Our
planet is bound to tangle with an Earth-crossing asteroid, an event
sure to make a mess
* First Sign of Impending Stellar Catastrophe
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/chandra_explosion_031015.html
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a "shocking" scene that
astronomers say shows the first signs of a total stellar explosion in
the making.
* Image of the Day: Cassini, Six Years and Counting
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_031015.html
The Cassini spacecraft will arrive at Saturn on July 1, 2004. It
launched six years ago today, on Oct. 15, 1997.
* Space Mailbag: Readers Doubt Explanation of Mystery Photo
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/space_mailbag-1.html
Many readers wrote about our story on a mysterious photo of an
apparent fireball in the sky over Wales. The picture was first said to
be of a meteor; later, researchers concluded it showed the contrail of
the Concorde.
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Spaceflight:
* China Launches Its First Piloted Spaceflight
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/shenzhou5_launch_031014.html
China reached a milestone in human history Tuesday with the launch of
its first piloted spaceflight into Earth orbit.
* China Launch Won't Ignite New Space Race, Analysts Say
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_reaction_031014a.html
Although China has now joined Russia and the United States as the only
nations on Earth capable of launching its citizens into space, U.S.
analysts following the Asian space program say they don't see a
three-way space race in the making.
* First Woman in Space Lauds China for its 'Will and Desire' for
Manned Spaceflight
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_tereshkova_031014.html
As China prepared for its first manned space mission, the first woman
to orbit the earth praised China's determination to join the tiny club
of spacefaring nations. But she also stressed Tuesday that Beijing had
help from Russia.
* Astronotes: Wanted: Volunteer to be Malaysia's First Cosmonaut
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
As China counts down to the launch of its first manned space mission,
Malaysia on Tuesday invited applications for the job of cosmonaut.
* ZoomView on China: A Lookback at Launch Preparations
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/zoomviewer/index.php?display_img=c
hina1013
This photo from October 13 shows the Jiuquan Space Launch Center
nearing final preparations for the upcoming launch.
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Recent Headlines:
* Touchdown or Splashdown? Titan Probe May Get All Wet
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/titan_huygens_031014.html
* Top 10 Questions: China's March to Space
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_top10_031014-1.html
* China Won't Show Space Launch on Live TV
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/china_launchtv_031014.html
* Post-Columbia NASA Managers Are Sensitive Guys
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/nasa_ap_031013.html
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* SpaceTV:
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacetv/
* NightSky:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/
* Uplink: Share your opinion!
http://uplink.space.com/
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