space faq network resources archive name space net last modified date network resources overview you may be reading this document on any one of an amazing variety of computers so much of the material below may not apply to you in general however systems connected to the net fall in one of three categories internet usenet or bitnet electronic mail may be sent between these networks and other resources available on one of these networks are sometimes accessible from other networks by email sent to special servers the space and astronomy discussion groups actually are composed of several mechanisms with mostly transparent connections between them one mechanism is the mailing list in which mail is sent to a central distribution point which relays it to all recipients of the list in addition to the general lists for space called space digest for internet users and space on bitnet there are a number of more specialized mailing lists described below a second mechanism is usenet netnews this is somewhat like a bulletin board operating on each system which is a part of the net netnews separates contributions into hundreds of different categories based on a group name the groups dealing most closely with space topics are called sci space news sci space sci space shuttle sci astro and talk politics space contributors post submissions called articles in netnews terminology on their local machine which sends it to other nearby machines similarly articles sent from nearby machines are stored locally and may be forwarded to other systems so that an article is posted locally and eventually reaches all the usenet sites interested in receiving the news group to which the article was posted gateway machines redirect the usenet sci space group into internet and bitnet mailing lists and vice versa the other usenet groups are not accessible as mailing lists if you can receive netnews its more flexible interface and access to a wider range of material usually make it the preferred option mailing lists space digest is the main internet list and is now being run by the international space university in only its second change of management in over a decade email space request isu isunet edu message body should be in the format subscribe space john public to join note that the moderated space magazine list is defunct at present for lack of a moderator old copies of space digest since its inception in are available by anonymous ftp retrieve julius cs qub ac uk pub spacedigestarchive readme for further details elements is a moderated list for fast distribution of space shuttle keplerian elements before and during shuttle flights nasa two line elements are sent out on the list from dr kelso jsc and other sources as they are released email to elements request telesoft com to join gps digest is a moderated list for discussion of the global positioning system and other satellite navigation positioning systems email to gps request esseye si com to join space investors is a list for information relevant to investing in space related companies email vincent cate vac cs cmu edu to join space tech is a list for more technical discussion of space topics discussion has included esoteric propulsion technologies asteroid capture starflight orbital debris removal etc email to space tech request cs cmu edu to join archives of old digests and selected excerpts are available by anonymous ftp from gs sp cs cmu edu in usr anon public space tech or by email to space tech request if you don t have ftp access seds l is a bitnet list for members of students for the exploration and development of space and other interested parties email listserv tamvm bitnet with a message saying subscribe seds l your name email saying index seds l to list the archive contents sedsnews is a bitnet list for news items press releases shuttle status reports and the like this duplicates material which is also found in space digest sci space sci space shuttle and sci astro email listserv tamvm bitnet saying subscribe sedsnews your name to join email saying index sedsnews to list the archive contents ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov runs a mailing list which carries the contents of the sci space news usenet group email him to join the list as a general note please mail to the request address to get off a mailing list space digest for example relays many inappropriate please remove me from this list messages which are sent to the list address rather than the request address periodically updated information in addition to this faq list a broad variety of topical information is posted to the net unless otherwise noted in the new group sci space news created for this purpose please remember that the individuals posting this information are performing a service for all net readers and don t take up their time with frivolous requests acronyms garrett wollman wollman uvm edu posts an acronym list around the first of each month astro ftp list veikko makela veikko makela helsinki fi posts a monthly list of anonymous ftp servers containing astronomy and space related material to sci space and sci astro aviation week henry spencer henry zoo toronto edu posts summaries of space related stories in the weekly aviation week and space technology buying telescopes ronnie kon ronnie cisco com posts a guide to buying telescopes to sci astro electronic journal of the asa don barry don chara gsu edu posts the monthly electronic journal of the astronomical society of the atlantic to sci astro flight international swaraj jeyasingh sjeyasin axion bt co uk posts summaries of space related news from flight international this focuses more on non us space activities than aviation week large astronomical projects robert bunge rbunge access digex com posts a list describing many large telescope projects either being considered or in the works to sci astro nasa headline news shuttle reports peter yee yee ames arc nasa gov posts a variety of nasa material including nasa headline news with the schedule for nasa select shuttle payload briefings and flight manifests and ksc shuttle status reports for usenet users much of this material appears in the group sci space shuttle nasa updates ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov posts frequent updates from jpl ames and other centers on the ulysses gailileo pioneer magellan landsat and other missions orbital element sets ts kelso tkelso blackbird afit af mil posts orbital elements from nasa prediction bulletins mike rose mrose stsci edu posts orbital elements for the hubble space telescope to sci astro jost jahn j jahn abbs hanse de posts ephemerides for asteroids comets conjunctions and encounters to sci astro satellite launches richard langley lang unb ca posts spacewarn bulletin which describes recent launch orbital decay information and satellites which are useful for scientific activities recent bulletins are available by anonymous ftp from nssdca gsfc nasa gov in anon dir active spx shuttle manifest ken hollis gandalf pro electric cts com posts a compressed version of the space shuttle launch manifest to sci space shuttle this includes dates times payloads and information on how to see launches and landings solar activity cary oler oler hg uleth ca posts solar terrestrial reports describing solar activity and its effect on the earth to sci space the report is issued in part from data released by the space enviroment services center boulder colorado the intro document needed to understand these reports is available by anonymous ftp from solar stanford edu in pub understanding solar terrestrial reports nic funet fi also has this document in pub misc rec radio shortwave solarreports and is an archive site for the reports please note this site is in europe and the connection to the us is only kb a new primary archive site xi uleth ca has recently been established and will be actively supported soviet space activities glenn chapman glennc cs sfu ca posts summaries of soviet space activities space activist newsletter allen sherzer aws iti org posts a newsletter one small step for a space activist to talk politics space it describes current legislative activity affecting nasa and commercial space activities space events calendar ron baalke baalke kelvin jpl nasa gov posts a calendar including anniversaries conferences launch dates meteor showers and eclipses and other space related events space news john magliacane kd bd ka qhd uucp posts spacenews covering amsats noaa and other weather satellites and other ham information to rec radio amateur misc and sci space space report jonathan mcdowell mcdowell cfa harvard edu posts jonathan s space report covering launches landings reentries status reports satellite activities etc toward bev freed freed nss fidonet org posts toward a weekly global news summary reprinted from space calendar magazine warning about non public networks included at the suggestion of eugene miya who wrote the item nasa has an internal system of unclassified electronic mail and bulletin boards this system is not open for public use specifically nasa personnel and procurement operations are regarded with some sensitivity contractors must renegotiate their contracts the fair and open procurement act does not look kindly to those having inside information contractors and outsiders caught using this type of information can expect severe penalities unauthorized access attempts may subject you to a fine and or imprisonment in accordance with title usc section if in fact you should should learn of unauthorized access contact nasa personnel claims have been made on this news group about fraud and waste none have ever been substantiated to any significant degree readers detecting fraud waste abuse or mismanagement should contact the nasa inspector general hours at can be anonymous or write nasa inspector general p o box l enfant plaza station washington dc next faq online and some offline sources of images data etc
