Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from corsica.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr1/ota/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Sun, 23 Jul 89 00:22:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Sun, 23 Jul 89 00:22:47 -0400 (EDT) Subject: SPACE Digest V9 #548 SPACE Digest Volume 9 : Issue 548 Today's Topics: Re: S-Band Beacon on Moon Apollo Books (was Re: Apollo 12 (And Surveyor 3)) Call for Votes: SCI.AERONAUTICS Presence of water on Mars NOAA HRPT Information and Modulation Formats Re: * URGENT ALERT -- NEED YOU TO CALL! * Buran Billboard A&E rebroadcast of Apollo 11 flight Moonwalk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 17 Jul 89 22:15:03 GMT From: nwnexus!edm@uunet.uu.net (Ed Morin) Subject: Re: S-Band Beacon on Moon wjc@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Bill Chiarchiaro) writes: >If you think about it, reception of this transmitter's signal is >probably the closest thing to proof that man has indeed put objects on >the Moon -- at least that is available today to those of us outside >the space-program complex. I believe that a fancy mirror was also left for laser experiements not to mention all the other junk that's still up there like the cameras, flags, moon rover, etc. -- Ed Morin Northwest Nexus Inc. "Unix Public Access for the Masses!" edm@nwnexus.WA.COM ------------------------------ Date: 17 Jul 89 11:34:42 GMT From: mcvax!ukc!icdoc!syma!andy@uunet.uu.net (Andy Clews) Subject: Apollo Books (was Re: Apollo 12 (And Surveyor 3)) In article <1989Jul14.050219.19684@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: > [....] > Charles Conrad Jr., writing in "Apollo Expeditions to the Moon" (NASA > SP-350), page 231: > [deleted] I have always been fascinated by the Apollo project, especially the ones that reached (and should have reached) the Moon. The above prompts me to ask: Does anyone have a list of books that specialise in the Apollo series? Authors, publishers, ISBNs, etc. would be useful - this includes the one mentioned above by Henry. Email me if you can, and I'll summarise to the net later. Thanks! -- Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, ENGLAND JANET: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk BITNET: andy%syma.sussex.ac.uk@uk.ac Voice: +44 273 606755 ext.2129 ------------------------------ Date: 7 Jul 89 11:59:12 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!milano!molokai!rdd%rascal.ics.utexas.edu@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Robert Dorsett) Subject: Call for Votes: SCI.AERONAUTICS After a false start two weeks ago, I'm officially opening voting on the proposal for a new, unmoderated newsgroup, sci.aeronautics The emphasis of the group will (theoretically) be on human-factors, automation, safety, operations, airfoils, etc. If it is created, there will be a mailing list, for those without net access. If you support the group, please send a vote to: yes@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (...cs.utexas.edu!rascal.ics.utexas.edu!yes) If you oppose the group, please send a vote to: no@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (...cs.utexas.edu!rascal.ics.utexas.edu!no) Or just reply to this message, to rdd@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (...cs.utexas.edu!rascal.ics.utexas.edu!rdd) Voting ends August 7, whereupon I will announce the results. Please direct all follow-up posts to news.groups. Robert Dorsett Internet: rdd@rascal.ics.utexas.edu UUCP: ...cs.utexas.edu!walt.cc.utexas.edu!rdd ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Jul 89 17:02:05 EDT From: John Roberts Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are those of the sender and do not reflect NIST policy or agreement. Subject: Presence of water on Mars >From: apollo!rehrauer@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Steve Rehrauer) >In article <1989Jun30.174703.27589@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: >>... and Mars is not >>much harder than the Moon. In some ways it's easier, because we have >>Phobos and Deimos as potential resources, and the Martian surface has >>useful supplies of things like water. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Certainly not trying to dispute that, just curious: Have readily-accessible >sources of water on Mars been identified, or do you mean that, given the >presense in whatever amounts & form, accessing it is just a question of >engineering? I've seen pictures taken from a Viking lander early in the Martian morning that showed frost spread thinly over the ground. The accompanying article said that this was water ice, precipitated out of the below-freezing air during the cold martian night. I believe it said that this phenomenon is observed only at certain times in the martian year. I think there are several valid arguments favoring colonization of the moon before Mars, but availability of water is not one of them. If there is water on the moon, I expect it to be much more scarce. John Roberts roberts@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jul 89 14:38:26 GMT From: wjc@XN.LL.MIT.EDU (Bill Chiarchiaro) Subject: NOAA HRPT Information and Modulation Formats Can anyone provide me with, or a pointer to, descriptions of the information contained in and the modulation formats used by the HRPT transmissions from the NOAA-* weather satellites? Note: I am not talking about WEFAX nor APT. Thanks, Bill Chiarchiaro N1CPK wjc@xn.ll.mit.edu ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jul 89 02:35:08 GMT From: agate!web%garnet.berkeley.edu@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (William Baxter) Subject: Re: * URGENT ALERT -- NEED YOU TO CALL! * In article <8863@pucc.Princeton.EDU>, EWTILENI@pucc (Eric William Tilenius) writes: >CRITICAL FUNDING VOTES ARE UPCOMING FOR THE 1990 NASA BUDGET AND >SPACE STATION FREEDOM. > >IF NASA FUNDING IS CUT BY $600-$800 MILLION OR MORE, THE SPACE STATION FREEDOM >PROGRAM WILL BE CANCELLED, AND OTHER PROGRAMS WILL BE IN JEOPARDY. The best possible thing for virtually every other program is cancellation of the space station boondoggle. The space station request for FY 1990 is $2.05 billion. The cuts Eric describes would result in a $1.2 billion surplus for other programs if the space station is cancelled. Eric has very clearly expressed one of the common myths within the "space activist" community -- that space activism consists primarily of asking congress for more money for NASA. This is based on the unstated assumption that if only we gave NASA lots of money right now, wonderful things would happen. If you want to do something real, go to your congresssman's office. Tell him how important it is to be prepared when the next shuttle explodes. Hand him a copy of the Space Transportation Services Purchase Act. Ask him to cosponsor it. Talk him into it. William Baxter ARPA: web@{garnet,brahms,math}.Berkeley.EDU UUCP: {sun,dual,decwrl,decvax,hplabs,...}!ucbvax!garnet!web ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 89 19:45:00 GMT From: prism!ccoprmd@gatech.edu (Matthew DeLuca) Subject: Buran Billboard Article in today's Atlanta Constitution states that starting soon, the Soviets will be selling advertising space on Buran. For a price of one million dollars, you can get your corporate logo stuck to the side of the orbiter. The article further stated that the material used to print the logo will burn off within 45 seconds of launch. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matthew DeLuca : Georgia Institute of Technology : [This space for rent] ARPA: ccoprmd@hydra.gatech.edu : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jul 89 18:23:35 EDT From: capnal@aqua.whoi.edu (Alan Duester) Subject: A&E rebroadcast of Apollo 11 flight The TV section of last week's sunday paper has an ad by A&E for the upcoming rebroadcasts of the Apollo mission. Times listed are: "Liftoff" Sun. July 16, 9:20AM-11AM "Moonwalk" Thurs. July 20, 10:30PM-2AM "Splashdown" Mon. July 24, 1:30 PM-3PM rebroadcast of the Moonwalk Sun. July 23, 2:30PM-6PM I *assume* all these times are Eastern Daylight Savings time... ======================================================================== Al Duester, Ocean Engineer, MS S201 # SPAN: 6308::capnal Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution # INTERNET: capnal@aqua.whoi.edu Woods Hole, MA 02543 # GEnie: A.DUESTER (508) 548-1400 x2474 (508) 457-2000 auto-receptionist for touch tone phones ======================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 16 Jul 89 08:57:59 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!usc!orion.cf.uci.edu!dkrause@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Doug Krause) Subject: Moonwalk I have a couple of questions about the moonwalks. How long did they spend on the moon? I have the impression that Apollo 11 was 4 days of travel, a couple of hours of jumping around, and 4 days of travel. Also, how did the camera that was left behind on the Moon track the top of the Eagle taking off? and how did they get THAT reel of film back? Douglas Krause CA Prop i: Ban Gummie Bears(tm)! -------------------------------------------------------------------- University of California, Irvine ARPANET: dkrause@orion.cf.uci.edu Welcome to Irvine, Yuppieland USA BITNET: DJKrause@ucivmsa ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V9 #548 *******************