diffs to sci space sci astro frequently asked questions archive name space diff diffs since last faq posting in posting order these are hand edited context diffs do not attempt to use them to patch old copies of the faq diff t c r faq intro tmp rcst a thu apr faq intro thu apr nasa langley technical reports nasa spacelink national space science data center space and planetary image facility space telescope science institute electronic info service starcat astronomical databases llnl great exploration lunar prospector lunar science and activities orbiting earth satellite histories spacecraft models rocket propulsion spacecraft design diff t c r faq net tmp rcst a thu apr faq net thu apr 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 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 diff t c r faq data tmp rcst a thu apr faq data thu apr telephone email address request nssdca gsfc nasa gov space and planetary image facility available hours a day via anonymous ftp from pioneer unm edu has approximately cd rom s full of imagery raw and tabular data to start get the file pioneer unm edu pub info beginner info this will hopefully give you all of the information you need to get data from their machine beginner info has been translated to other languages you should look inside pub info for the particular language that meets your needs contact help pioneer unm edu space telescope science institute electronic information service diff t c r faq math tmp rcst a thu apr faq math thu apr gives series to compute positions accurate to arc minute for a period or years from now pluto is included but stated to have an accuracy of only about arc minutes multiyear interactive computer almanac mica produced by the us naval observatory valid for years outside us available for ibm order pb hdv or macintosh order pb hdv from the ntis sales desk i believe this is intended to replace the usno s interactive computer ephemeris interactive computer ephemeris from the us naval observatory distributed on ibm pc floppy disks willmann bell covers dates diff t c r faq references tmp rcst a thu apr faq references thu apr us naval observatory usno bulletin board via modem general nautical almanac office info on the interactive computer ephemeris willmann bell p o box sdi s ssrt single stage rocket technology project has funded a suborbital technology demonstrator called dc x that should fly in mid further development towards an operational single stage to orbit vehicle is uncertain at present for considerably more detail on the ssrt program get the document ames arc nasa gov pub space faq deltaclipper by anonymous ftp or through the email server how to name a star after a person official names are decided by committees of the international sdi s ssrt single stage rocket technology project has funded a suborbital technology demonstrator called dc x that should fly in mid further development towards an operational single stage to orbit vehicle called delta clipper is uncertain at present an collection of pictures and files relating to dc x is available by anonymous ftp or email server in the directory bongo cc utexas edu pub delta clipper chris w johnson chrisj emx cc utexas edu maintains the archive how to name a star after a person official names are decided by committees of the international university press information about the lunar orbiter missions including maps of the coverage of the lunar nearside and farside by various orbiters orbiting earth satellite histories a list of earth orbiting satellites that are still in orbit is available by anonymous ftp in ames arc nasa gov pub space faq satellites spacecraft models diff t c r faq addresses tmp rcst a thu apr faq addresses thu apr the latter an sf is useless employees are caltech employees contractors and for the most part have similar responsibilities they offer an alternative to funding after other nasa centers a fact sheet and description of jpl is available by anonymous ftp in ames arc nasa gov pub space faq jpldescription nasa johnson manned space center jsc houston tx diff t c r faq new probes tmp rcst a thu apr faq new probes thu apr team isas nasda launch schedules press kits asuka astro d isas japan x ray astronomy satellite launched into earth orbit on equipped with large area wide wavelength angstrom x ray telescope x ray ccd cameras and imaging gas scintillation proportional counters cassini saturn orbiter and titan atmosphere probe cassini is a joint nasa esa project designed to accomplish an exploration of the saturnian system with its cassini saturn orbiter and huygens titan probe cassini magellan venus radar mapping mission has mapped almost the entire surface at high resolution currently in mapping cycle collecting a global gravity map mars observer mars orbiter including m pixel resolution camera launched on a titan iii tos booster mo is currently in transit to mars arriving on operations will start for one martian year days topex poseidon joint us french earth observing satellite launched in august on an ariane booster the primary objective of the topex poseidon project is to make precise and accurate global observations of the sea level for several years substantially increasing understanding of global ocean dynamics the satellite also magellan venus radar mapping mission has mapped almost the entire surface at high resolution currently collecting a global gravity map mars observer mars orbiter including m pixel resolution camera launched on a titan iii tos booster mo is currently in transit to mars arriving on operations will start for one martian year days topex poseidon joint us french earth observing satellite launched on an ariane booster the primary objective of the topex poseidon project is to make precise and accurate global observations of the sea level for several years substantially increasing understanding of global ocean dynamics the satellite also diff t c r faq astronaut tmp rcst a thu apr faq astronaut thu apr specific standards distant visual acuity or better uncorrected correctable to each eye blood pressure measured in sitting position height between and inches pilot astronaut candidate specific standards distant visual acuity or better uncorrected correctable to each eye blood pressure measured in sitting position height between and inches pilot astronaut candidate
