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Xref: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu sci.space:59870 sci.astro:33915 sci.answers:103 news.answers:7205 Path: cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!das-news.harvard.edu!husc-news.harvard.edu!hsdndev!ncar!gatech!concert!borg.cs.unc.edu!not-for-mail Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,sci.answers,news.answers Subject: Diffs to sci.space/sci.astro Frequently Asked Questions Message-ID: From: leech@cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech) Date: 1 Apr 93 19:50:24 GMT Followup-To: poster Expires: 6 May 1993 19:50:16 GMT Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Supersedes: NNTP-Posting-Host: mahler.cs.unc.edu 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 -r1.18 FAQ.intro *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06400 Thu Apr 1 14:47:22 1993 --- FAQ.intro Thu Apr 1 14:46:55 1993 *************** *** 101,107 **** 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 --- 101,106 ---- *************** *** 130,135 **** --- 129,135 ---- LLNL "great exploration" Lunar Prospector Lunar science and activities + Orbiting Earth satellite histories Spacecraft models Rocket propulsion Spacecraft design =================================================================== diff -t -c -r1.18 FAQ.net *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06405 Thu Apr 1 14:47:24 1993 --- FAQ.net Thu Apr 1 14:46:57 1993 *************** *** 58,63 **** --- 58,67 ---- 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. *************** *** 223,227 **** --- 227,241 ---- 1030. 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 (24-hours) at 800-424-9183 (can be anonymous) or write + + NASA + Inspector General + P.O. Box 23089 + L'enfant Plaza Station + Washington DC 20024 NEXT: FAQ #3/15 - Online (and some offline) sources of images, data, etc. =================================================================== diff -t -c -r1.18 FAQ.data *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06410 Thu Apr 1 14:47:26 1993 --- FAQ.data Thu Apr 1 14:46:54 1993 *************** *** 216,237 **** Telephone: (301) 286-6695 Email address: request@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov - - - SPACE AND PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITY - - Available 24 hours a day via anonymous FTP from pioneer.unm.edu. Has - approximately 150 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 --- 216,221 ---- =================================================================== diff -t -c -r1.18 FAQ.math *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06415 Thu Apr 1 14:47:28 1993 --- FAQ.math Thu Apr 1 14:46:56 1993 *************** *** 60,65 **** --- 60,71 ---- Gives series to compute positions accurate to 1 arc minute for a period + or - 300 years from now. Pluto is included but stated to have an accuracy of only about 15 arc minutes. + + _Multiyear Interactive Computer Almanac_ (MICA), produced by the US + Naval Observatory. Valid for years 1990-1999. $55 ($80 outside US). + Available for IBM (order #PB93-500163HDV) or Macintosh (order + #PB93-500155HDV). From the NTIS sales desk, (703)-487-4650. 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, $35 (Willmann-Bell). Covers dates =================================================================== diff -t -c -r1.18 FAQ.references *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06420 Thu Apr 1 14:47:30 1993 --- FAQ.references Thu Apr 1 14:46:59 1993 *************** *** 93,100 **** US Naval Observatory 202-653-1079 (USNO Bulletin Board via modem) 202-653-1507 General - 202-653-1545 Nautical Almanac Office (info on the Interactive - Computer Ephemeris) Willmann-Bell P.O. Box 35025 --- 93,98 ---- *************** *** 138,151 **** SDI's SSRT (Single Stage Rocket Technology) project has funded a suborbital technology demonstrator called DC-X that should fly in mid-1993. 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 --- 136,151 ---- SDI's SSRT (Single Stage Rocket Technology) project has funded a suborbital technology demonstrator called DC-X that should fly in mid-1993. 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 *************** *** 223,228 **** --- 223,236 ---- University Press, 1970. 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 -r1.18 FAQ.addresses *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06435 Thu Apr 1 14:47:34 1993 --- FAQ.addresses Thu Apr 1 14:46:51 1993 *************** *** 75,80 **** --- 75,85 ---- the latter, an SF 171 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 77058 =================================================================== diff -t -c -r1.18 FAQ.new_probes *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06450 Thu Apr 1 14:47:38 1993 --- FAQ.new_probes Thu Apr 1 14:46:58 1993 *************** *** 8,13 **** --- 8,19 ---- team, ISAS/NASDA launch schedules, press kits. + ASUKA (ASTRO-D) - ISAS (Japan) X-ray astronomy satellite, launched into + Earth orbit on 2/20/93. Equipped with large-area wide-wavelength (1-20 + 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 *************** *** 98,115 **** MAGELLAN - Venus radar mapping mission. Has mapped almost the entire ! surface at high resolution. Currently (11/92) in mapping cycle 4, ! collecting a global gravity map. MARS OBSERVER - Mars orbiter including 1.5 m/pixel resolution camera. ! Launched 9/24/92 on a Titan III/TOS booster. MO is currently (3/93) in transit to Mars, arriving on 8/24/93. Operations will start 11/93 for one martian year (687 days). ! TOPEX/Poseidon - Joint US/French Earth observing satellite, launched in ! August 1992 on an Ariane 4 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 --- 104,121 ---- MAGELLAN - Venus radar mapping mission. Has mapped almost the entire ! surface at high resolution. Currently (4/93) collecting a global gravity ! map. MARS OBSERVER - Mars orbiter including 1.5 m/pixel resolution camera. ! Launched 9/25/92 on a Titan III/TOS booster. MO is currently (4/93) in transit to Mars, arriving on 8/24/93. Operations will start 11/93 for one martian year (687 days). ! TOPEX/Poseidon - Joint US/French Earth observing satellite, launched ! 8/10/92 on an Ariane 4 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 -r1.18 FAQ.astronaut *** /tmp/,RCSt1a06465 Thu Apr 1 14:47:43 1993 --- FAQ.astronaut Thu Apr 1 14:46:52 1993 *************** *** 162,174 **** specific standards: Distant visual acuity: ! 20/100 or better uncorrected, correctable to 20/20, each eye. Blood pressure: 140/90 measured in sitting position. ! 3. Height between 60 and 76 inches. Pilot Astronaut Candidate: --- 162,174 ---- specific standards: Distant visual acuity: ! 20/150 or better uncorrected, correctable to 20/20, each eye. Blood pressure: 140/90 measured in sitting position. ! 3. Height between 58.5 and 76 inches. Pilot Astronaut Candidate:
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