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The Question
(Submitted March 19, 1997)
I am presently completing a degree at Caledonia University in Glasgow
and as part of a presentation I request information on the newest
mission. I need information on the current project as my aim is to
promote this to businessmen in order that they sponsor and advertise on
the the new project. This is purely fictitious but my interest in this
new project is such that I want it to be as realistic as possible.
The Answer
We are a group of High Energy Astrophysicist (X-ray and gamma-ray astronomers)
and so we know best about astronomical satellites. Our own lists of X-ray
and gamma-ray satellites can be found at:
http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions.html
or
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/sats_n_data/satellites/satellites.html
For NASA launches over the next year or so, the Kennedy Space Center web-site (http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/ksc.html)
is a good place to check (they have Shuttle information and Expendable
Launch Vehicle pages). Another good resource is the
"Space Calendar" (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/) at JPL.
This page (with voluntary contributions) tries to maintain a complete list
of upcoming launches for the next year.
Hope this helps,
Koji Mukai
for Imagine the Universe!
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