Fwd: Universe Today - January 23, 2001

From: Dale K Stalnaker (Dale.K.Stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov)
Date: Tue Jan 23 2001 - 13:52:30 EST

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    Regarding extraterrestrial intelligence, the following just came into my
    E-mailbox:

    >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:13:43 -0500 (EST)
    >Subject: Universe Today - January 23, 2001
    >From: newsletter@universetoday.com
    >To: dkstalnaker@grc.nasa.gov
    >Reply-To: newsletter@universetoday.com
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    >
    >the
    >U N I V E R S E
    > T O D A Y
    >
    >Space Exploration News From Around the Internet, Updated Every
    >Weekday.
    >January 23, 2001 - Issue #374
    >http://www.universetoday.com
    >info@universetoday.com
    >
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    >at:
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    >
    >-- UNIVERSE TODAY STORY SUMMARY --
    >
    >* New Optical SETI Telescope Under Construction
    >* No Problems Found with the Shuttle's Wiring
    >* New Cassini Images Released
    >
    >
    >NEW OPTICAL SETI TELESCOPE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
    >-------------------------
    >A telescope designed to search for laser signals from
    >extraterrestrial civilizations is now under construction in
    >Harvard, Massachusetts, and should be ready in a year. The 1.8
    >metre Optical SETI Telescope will examine candidate stars,
    >searching for a brief laser pulse that could be several hundred
    >times brighter than the actual star. While other OSETI programs
    >exist, this will be the first telescope to be used exclusively for
    >this purpose.
    >
    >Original Source:
    >http://www.planetary.org/html/society/press/OSETI.htm
    >
    >Internet Coverage:
    >http://www.astronomy.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/280chclh.asp
    >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1131000/1131230.stm
    >http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/01/22/telescope.alien/index.html
    >
    >http://www.cosmiverse.com/space01230103.html
    >
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    >
    >NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE SHUTTLE'S WIRING
    >-------------------------
    >Engineers worked on the space shuttle Atlantis over the weekend to
    >see there were any problems with the shuttle's wiring - they didn't
    >find any problems. Assuming there are no other delays, Atlantis
    >will be rolled out to the launch pad on Thursday, and prepared for
    >launch as early as February 6th. Once it does get into orbit, the
    >shuttle will dock with the space station Alpha, and the astronauts
    >will install the new $1.38 billion Destiny laboratory module.
    >
    >Original Source:
    >http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/2001/jan/1-22-01s.htm
    >
    >Internet Coverage:
    >http://spaceflightnow.com/station/stage5a/010122wiring/
    >http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/shuttle_booster_test_010122.html
    >
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    >
    >NEW CASSINI IMAGES RELEASED
    >-------------------------
    >A new photo taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it passed Jupiter
    >shows the moon Io above the clouds. The photo was taken on January
    >1, 2001, two days after the spacecraft's closest approach. It looks
    >like the moon is right above the clouds, but the image is deceiving
    >- Io is actually 350,000 kilometres away from the surface(two
    >Jupiter diameters).
    >
    >Original Source:
    >http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu/ciclops/images_jupiter.html
    >
    >Internet Coverage:
    >http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-01a.html
    >http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=3641
    >
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    Dale K. Stalnaker
    NASA/Glenn Research Center
    Power & Propulsion Office
    dale.k.stalnaker@grc.nasa.gov
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