News, Saturday, 08 July 2006 U of U Gets New Telescope Utahns will soon be able to get a more intimate view of the far reaches of space. http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_4022320 +++++ TV and Web Coverage of Shuttle Discovery NASA is providing round-the-clock coverage of Discovery's flight to the space station. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jul/HQ_M06111_121_coverage.html +++++ ESA Astronaut Thomas Reiter Reports For Duty Onboard the ISS Thanks to the resumption of Space Shuttle flights, the permanent crew of the International Space Station is now back up to three. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Astrolab/SEM8OGIO9PE_0.html +++++ Next Space Station Crew to Discuss Mission on NASA TV The next residents of the International Space Station and a Japanese spaceflight participant will discuss their mission during a Thursday, July 13, news conference on NASA TV. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jul/HQ_M06112_iss_crew_nasatv.html +++++ Gassendi Crater - Clue On the Thermal History of Mare Humorum This mosaic of two images, taken by ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows the inside of crater Gassendi on the Moon. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMV7DIO9PE_index_0.html +++++ Saturn's Faint Rings Share Some Of Their Secrets NASA Cassini spacecraft images of Saturn's diaphanous G and E rings are yielding new clues about their structure and formation. http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-release-details.cfm?newsID=673 +++++a New Telescope Dedicated on Haleakala The University of Hawaii's newest telescope, called PS1, was dedicated on Friday, June 30 in a ceremony on the summit of Haleakala. http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/PS1_dedication/ +++++ Spirit Continues Work As Martian Days Grow Shorter Spirit has been busy receiving new flight software upgrades, both directly from Earth via the rover's high-gain antenna and indirectly via relay from NASA's Odyssey spacecraft. http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_spiritAll.html#sol889 +++++ Supernova Leaves Behind Mysterious Object Thanks to data from ESAÂ’s XMM-Newton satellite, a team of scientists taking a closer look at an object discovered over 25 years ago have found that it is like none other known in our galaxy. http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM30QVT0PE_index_0.html +++++ Grounded Airborne Telescope Will Take to the Skies After being threatened with cancellation, the SOFIA infrared observatory will be funded after all, says NASA chief. http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn9510-grounded-airborne-telescope-... +++++ NASA Uses Undersea Lab to Prep for Future Space Exploration NASA will test concepts for future space exploration next month by sending three astronauts and an oceanographer on a mission to an underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida. http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jul/HQ_06276_NEEMO_10.html +++++ Pratt and Whitney Demonstrates Lunar Mission Propulsion System In recent testing, Pratt & Whitney RocketdyneÂ’s Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine exceeded performance goals and demonstrated propulsion technologies required to land on the moon in support of NASAÂ’s Vision for Space Exploration. http://www.pratt-whitney.com/pr_070606.asp +++++ Earth's Coldest Star Party The second coldest place on Earth might just be the best place to do astronomy. Astronomer in the Making Adela Fedor has yet to receive a PhD, high school diploma, or even finish the eighth grade, but that did not stop her from using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to study a mysterious stellar species, called "iron stars." Latest JSR On Line The 06 July issue of Jonathan's Space Report is now available on line. http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html +++++ Cassini Update http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/sig-event-details.cfm?newsID=672 +++++ ELV UPdate http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006/index.html +++++ ************************************************** ************************************************** Images and Data From Cassini-Huygens At: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/latest/index.cfm http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases.cfm +++++ Information On The Mars Rovers At: http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html +++++ SLAS 2006 Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/LOCAL.HTML +++++ SSA / UMNH 2006 Southern Utah Public Star Party Schedule http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/STARPARTIES.HTML +++++ ************************************************** News is being sent to you because of your affiliation with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society or because you are subscribed to the Utah Astronomy Listserve. 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