SUBJECT: ODYSSEY ON-LINE MAGAZINE, VOLI, NO 2 FILE: UFO1506 ±±±±±±±±Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü Ü ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ Ü Ü ±±Ûßßß±±Û Û Û ÛÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜ ÛÜÜÜ ÛÜ ÛÜÜÛ ±±Û ±±Û ÜÛÜÜÛ ÜÜÜÛ ÜÜÜÛ ÜÜÜÛ ÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÛ ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ±±Û ÜÜÜ Ü Ü ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ Ü ÜÜÜÜ ±±Û ±±Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÜ ±±±±±±±±Û Û ÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜ ÜÛÜ Û ÛÜÛ ÛÜÜÜ ßßßßßßßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±± ²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²²² [The Official Fringe Science Newsletter Of Odyssey!] Table of Contents 0. Editorial 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS ............................................ 1 2. FOR SALE ................................................. 4 3. New Odyssey File Arrivals ................................. 5 4. Odyssey News Clippings .................................... 6 EDITORIAL ú . . ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ . ÜÜÜßßßßß Ä Í Í Í Í Ä ßßßßßÜÜÜ Üßß ÜÜÛÛÛ "ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÄÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÜ Û ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÍ Í ÛÛ" ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ" "ÛÛ"ÛÛÛÛÛ"ÛÛ"ÛÛ "ÛÛ "ÛÛ Í Í Ä Ä ÜÜ Û Û ÛÛßß " " ßßßßßßÛÛÛÍ ÍÛÄÛÛÛ"ÛÛÛßßßßßß Í Ä ßßßÛÛ Ûß ßßßßßßßÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ " " Ä ßßßßßß " " " " ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜßßßßß ßßßßßßÛÜÜÜÜÜ Ä " " " " ÜÜÛÛÛÛßßßßßß ú ú . ßßßÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛßßÜÜÜÛßßßß . ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÛ Û ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ° Û ²Ý ÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÛ Û° Û Û . ÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ Û ²Ý ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛßßßßÛÛ ÛÛ Û ÛÝ . ßÛßßßßÛÛ ßÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛ°Û ÛßÜÜ ßÛÛÛß . ÞÛ . ÜÜßßÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ÛÝ . ßÛÜ ÜßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜ ßßÜ ÜÜÛß ßßÛÜÜ ÛÜÜÛÛÛÛÛßßßßßßßßßßÛÜÜÜ ÜÜ Û ÜÜÛßß . ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛ ÜÜßßßßßßßßÜÜÛÛßÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß ú ßßßßßßÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßßßßß ÜÜßß ÜÛßßßßßßß ßÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜß ßßßßßßßßßß In Memory of Gene Roddenberry Creator of Star Trek 1921-1991 OO 1-02 Page 1 7 Dec 1991 ================================================================= ANNOUNCEMENTS ================================================================= 1991 11 25 Colorado Springs, Colorado " A 90's Approach To UFO Investigation " September 11-13, 1992 Sheraton Colorado Springs Hotel Interstate 25 and Circle Drive Thursday, Sept 10, 1992... Noon to 7pm, Check-in and Registration BAR-B-QUE/GT at the HOSPITALITY SUITE Friday, Sept 11, 1992... 8am to Noon, Check-in and Registration CONFERENCES - To Include: o Testimonials o Contact o Channeling o Psychic Contact o etc... Saturday, Sept 12, 1992... CONFERENCES - To Include: o Abductions o Walk-ins o Government o Media o etc... COSTUME PARTY: Come as your favorite Alien Creature Sunday, Sept 13, 1992... BANQUET BRUNCH in the GRAND BALLROOM CONFERENCES - to Include: o Crop Circles o UFO Data Bases o UFO History o Investigations o etc... MOVIES will be shown nightly from 6pm to 2am Conference ENDS at 6pm Sunday night. **** VENDORS ARE WELCOME - SPACES ARE AVAILABLE **** A Hospitality Suite will be open 18-20 Hours a day serving various snack and finger foods. There are MANY Conferences planned, and a couple of great parties to attend; to include a COSTUME PARTY where you may come as your favorite alien creature. The BANQUET BRUNCH will be a ROCKY MOUNTAIN-Western Style BUFFET. There will be a speaker on the subject of 'Where we are today', OO 1-02 Page 2 7 Dec 1991 and 'Where we may !!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS - YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS CONFERENCE !!! Pre-registration DEADLINE for Attendees in August 10, 1992 Registration for ALL SHOWS, COSTUME PARTY, and BANQUET BRUNCH: CONFERENCES / CONFERENCES & ROOMS *** BEFORE MARCH 1st, 1992... ONE PERSON $80.00 $330.00 (1 room/4 nights) TWO PERSON $110.00 $390.00 (1 room/4 nights) *** March 1 to May 31, 1992... ONE PERSON $120.00 $370.00 (1 room/4 nights) TWO PERSON $165.00 $445.00 (1 room/4 nights) *** June 1 to August 10, 1992... ONE PERSON $150.00 $400.00 (1 room/4 nights) TWO PERSON $195.00 $475.00 (1 room/4 nights) *** After August 10, 1992 & at the Door... ONE PERSON $180.00 TWO PERSON $225.00 >>> Special rates are AVAILABLE for large groups or more than 2 people. >>> Other hotel accomodations are available on request. ROOM RATE is set by Hotel at $65.00/Single $75.00/Double. Add 9.6% TAX to total. A $10.00 per person DISCOUNT is reflected if you buy the CONFERENCE/ROOM Package together. !!! MAKE YOUR RESERVATION WHILE THIS PRICE IS STILL LOW !!! Make checks Payable to: "1992 WORLD UFO CONFERENCE" Send to: 1992 World UFO Conference 132 Larch Drive P.O. Box 15362 Colorado Springs CO, 80935-5362 For MORE information, call: 1-719-444-3324 or FAX: 1-719-260-6437 or MODEM 1-719-392-1107 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OO 1-02 Page 3 7 Dec 1991 NAME:___________________________________________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP:_________________________________________________ PHONE:(hm)_________________ (wk)__________________ __ |__| Send me Alternate Accomodation information. |__| Send me Airline information please. |__| Send me Campground/Camping information. |__| Please CALL ME for Alternate REGISTRATION information. |__| Send me VENDOR/SALES information. Please duplicate this form and send in for second person registration. __ |__| I am the SECOND person in a 2 part registration. 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Box 668 Bushkill, PA 18324 ----------------------------------------------------------------- OO 1-02 Page 5 7 Dec 1991 * Odyssey New Files For Processing Message number 410 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-17-91 18:36 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: OGDEN UNKNOWN OBJECT .GI Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- OGDEN1.GIF 84511 Bytes 12.47 6.18 1.49 --------------------------------------------------------------- OGDEN UNKNOWN OBJECT .GIF OGDEN1.GIF Drawing of object found buried in Ogden. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 552 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF ALIEN HAND Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- ALIENHAN.GIF 16806 Bytes 2.48 1.23 0.30 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF ALIEN HAND ALIENHAN.GIF .GIF of an alien autopsy report: Alien Hand View. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 553 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF UFO 195 Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- AUG1954.GIF 3691 Bytes 0.54 0.27 0.07 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF UFO 1954 AUG1954.GIF .Gif of photo of UFO taken August 1954! *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 554 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF UFO CHIN Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- CHINAUFO.GIF 38256 Bytes 5.64 2.80 0.67 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF UFO CHINA CHINAUFO.GIF Chinese Newspaper report of UFO sightings. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 555 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .UFO .GIF ARGENTIN Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- EDGEON.GIF 8337 Bytes 1.23 0.61 0.15 --------------------------------------------------------------- .UFO .GIF ARGENTINA EDGEON.GIF .Gif of UFO taken by Argentine pursuit plane, late 1954. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 557 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF MOVIE UF Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- UFOMOVIE.GIF 40934 Bytes 6.04 2.99 0.72 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF MOVIE UFO UFOMOVIE.GIF .Gif of 3 frames from 8mm UFO Film! *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 558 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF UF Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- UFOPRINT.GIF 20915 Bytes 3.09 1.53 0.37 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF UFO UFOPRINT.GIF .Gif of interior of UFO. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 559 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-21-91 21:46 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: .GIF RUSSIA REPOR Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- USSRREPO.GIF 25857 Bytes 3.82 1.89 0.46 --------------------------------------------------------------- .GIF RUSSIA REPORT USSRREPO.GIF Translated UFO report from USSR. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) Message number 2234 in "ODYSSEY File Announcement Echo" Date: 11-29-91 00:39 From: Odyssey File To: All Subj: BRAIN MIND FRINGE SCIENC Estimated Download Times at: File Name File Size 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 9600 Baud ------------- --------------- --------- --------- --------- BRAIN.ZIP 1085 Bytes 0.16 0.08 0.02 --------------------------------------------------------------- BRAIN MIND FRINGE SCIENCE BRAIN.ZIP A fascinating discussion of how the brain operates, and the possibility of trances that we may not be aware of. *KDSDN v1.21 * Origin: Odyssey: Keying in on the future! (3607/20) OO 1-02 Page 5 7 Dec 1991 * Odyssey NewsWatch - News Clippings Jim Elliott November 6, 1991 NASA'S HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE MONTHLY STATUS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1991 The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) continues to operate normally under four-gyro control, using gyros 1, 2, 3 and 5. On October 26, Gyro #4, which has been saturated and off-line since June 30, began displaying nominal values on both its analog and digital rate monitor. Subsequently, on November 4, Gyro #4 again went off line. Even though it came back on for short periods, it was never used in the control loop. Flight operations personnel will continue to monitor its performance. The status of Gyro #6, which failed last December, remains unchanged. On October 7, flight operations personnel initiated operational procedures to transition the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-West (TDRS-West) support from the TDRS-C spacecraft to the recently-deployed TDRS-E. The transition went smoothly. On October 11, Goddard Space Flight Center formally signed a contract with Ball Corporation, of Boulder, CO for completion of the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR). Development at Ball is on schedule for a servicing mission in early 1994 with a Critical Design Review scheduled for December 1991 and a planned delivery to NASA in April 1993. The HST science program has initiated some unique cosmological observations using remote quasars as background sources. Scientists working with both the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph (GHRS) and the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) have reported detection of Lyman-alpha forest absorption in low, red- shift quasars, and the FOS is obtaining data with important implications for understanding the quasar emission process. In addition, the GHRS--in cooperation with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) and ground-based observers--has obtained correlative data on the flare star AU Mic. Results from these and other observations will be presented at the upcoming American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Atlanta in January 1992. Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³=START= XMT: 07:18 Fri Nov 22 EXP: 07:00 Mon Nov 25 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³DAYBOOK: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PRE ³o³ ³o³BRIEFING ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³(NOV. 22) FNS - SUBJECT: Discussion of science data return ³o³ ³o³by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer which is aboard a ³o³ ³o³Soviet satellite. ³o³ ³o³Recent U S - Soviet cooperation in space may also to be ³o³ ³o³discussed. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³LOCATION: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD ³o³ ³o³(Available on NASA Select Television) ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CONTACT: Dolores Beasley 301-286-2806 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³=START= XMT: 12:26 Thu Nov 21 EXP: 12:00 Sun Nov 24 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³BOEING DEFENSE & SPACE GROUP AWARDED INTERCEPTOR INTEGRATION³o³ ³o³CONTRACT ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³SEATTLE (NOV. 21) PR NEWSWIRE - Boeing Defense & Space Group³o³ ³o³announced today it has received a contract from the U.S. ³o³ ³o³Army Strategic Defense Command (SDC) to develop a hot-gas ³o³ ³o³valve that can be used on miniature kinetic energy ³o³ ³o³interceptors. A high-speed weapon to destroy enemy ³o³ ³o³missiles, the interceptors are designed to destroy incoming ³o³ ³o³missiles at high altitudes on impact, rather than by using ³o³ ³o³explosives. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The valves, which must be small, lightweight and able to ³o³ ³o³withstand extremely high temperatures and chemical ³o³ ³o³environments caused by rocket motor exhaust, are used to ³o³ ³o³steer the interceptors by controlling attitude and ³o³ ³o³maneuvering movements as they move along their high-speed ³o³ ³o³paths. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Just one element of the Miniature Kinetic Energy Interceptor³o³ ³o³Integration program, the Boeing contract is valued at more ³o³ ³o³than $1.6 million. Under the contract, the Group's ³o³ ³o³Materials and Processes Advanced Materials organization will³o³ ³o³develop and demonstrate a low- cost, high-rate production ³o³ ³o³method for manufacturing miniature hot gas valves. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The 33-month program will consist of four phases: valve ³o³ ³o³design evaluation and selection, fabrication process ³o³ ³o³development, flight- weight valve fabrication and testing, ³o³ ³o³and documenting the research effort. ³o³ ³o³ continued ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Continued... ³o³ ³o³=START= XMT: 12:26 Thu Nov 21 EXP: 12:00 Sun Nov 24 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The valve passages will be made of rhenium metal encased in ³o³ ³o³a composite material, and will be able to withstand ³o³ ³o³temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. A four- ³o³ ³o³valve assembly is comparable in size to a hockey puck. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Other firms selected by Boeing to support the contract ³o³ ³o³include Moog Space Products of East Aurora, N.Y., for valve ³o³ ³o³design; Ultramet of Pacoima, Calif., for the rhenium ³o³ ³o³coating; and Talley Defense Systems of Mesa, Ariz., for ³o³ ³o³solid propellant testing. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Boeing began working in the hot gas valve area in 1985, and ³o³ ³o³has been involved in miniaturizing and fabrication ³o³ ³o³development since 1988 as a participant in the SDC's ³o³ ³o³Innovative Guided Hypervelocity Projectile's (IGHP) ³o³ ³o³propulsion system program. During the IGHP program, Boeing ³o³ ³o³developed a technique that simplifies the production of the ³o³ ³o³small and precise three-dimensional gas flow passages ³o³ ³o³necessary for miniature hot gas valves. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CONTACT: Susan Bradley of Boeing Defense & Space Group, ³o³ ³o³206-773-2816 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN TICKS SMOOTHLY TOWARD SUNDAY NIGHT LAUNCH ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (NOV. 23) UPI - Engineers worked ³o³ ³o³Saturday to pump liquid oxygen and hydrogen back aboard the ³o³ ³o³shuttle Atlantis to power its electrical generators with the³o³ ³o³ship's countdown on track for a Sunday night launch. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Atlantis, carrying six astronauts and a $300 million early ³o³ ³o³warning satellite, was scheduled to blast off on the 44th ³o³ ³o³shuttle mission at 6:31 p.m. EST Sunday kicking off a 10-day³o³ ³o³flight with only the seventh night launch in shuttle ³o³ ³o³history. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Liftoff originally was scheduled for Tuesday, but the flight³o³ ³o³was delayed five days because of problems with the ³o³ ³o³navigation system of the $50 million booster rocket used by ³o³ ³o³the shuttle's satellite payload. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³A replacement unit was installed Wednesday and tested ³o³ ³o³Thursday, clearing the way for engineers to restart ³o³ ³o³Atlantis's interrupted countdown at 12:01 a.m. Friday. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Commander Frederick Gregory, 50, co-pilot Terence Henricks, ³o³ ³o³39, flight engineer Story Musgrave, 56, Mario Runco, 39, ³o³ ³o³James Voss, 42, and Army guest astronaut Thomas Hennen, 39, ³o³ ³o³planned to spend the day Saturday reviewing their flight ³o³ ³o³plans and attending a series of mission briefings. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³If all goes well, the shuttle fliers will strap in Sunday ³o³ ³o³afternoon about 3:45 p.m. to await liftoff. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The goal of the 44th shuttle flight, the sixth and final ³o³ ³o³mission of 1991, is the deployment early Monday of a Defense³o³ ³o³Support Program - DSP - early warning satellite built to ³o³ ³o³look for enemy missile launches and nuclear detonations. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 16:50 Sat Nov 23 EXP: 17:00 Sun Nov 24 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CRITICAL SATELLITE BOOSTER CLEARED; SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ³o³ ³o³READY FOR TAKEOFF ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (NOV. 23) UPI - Air Force engineers ³o³ ³o³Saturday cleared a critical satellite booster for takeoff ³o³ ³o³Sunday aboard the shuttle Atlantis, setting the stage for a ³o³ ³o³rare sky-lighting night launch to kick off a 10-day military³o³ ³o³mission. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Atlantis, its six-man crew and a $300 million Defense ³o³ ³o³Support Program missile early warning satellite were ³o³ ³o³grounded Tuesday because of problems with a navigation unit ³o³ ³o³needed by the satellite's $50 million booster rocket. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³A new ''inertial measurement unit'' was ³o³ ³o³installed Wednesday, but engineers were unable to duplicate ³o³ ³o³the original failure. And that raised the prospect of ³o³ ³o³another delay because of lingering concern about the ³o³ ³o³possibility of a subtle problem that could affect the ³o³ ³o³replacement unit. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³But late Saturday, Air Force Maj. Bob Thunker, a launch ³o³ ³o³vehicle engineer, said continued testing had convinced ³o³ ³o³mission managers that the problem would not recur, despite ³o³ ³o³an inability to duplicate the glitch. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''We're comfortable with the unit that was taken out,'' he ³o³ ³o³said. ''The failure investigation will continue on to ³o³ ³o³pinpoint the exact cause of the problem. But we understand ³o³ ³o³it enough to isolate it to the box that we pulled out and we³o³ ³o³believe it is not a generic problem.'' ³o³ ³o³ Continued ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³Continued.... ³o³ ³o³With a final test on tap Sunday morning, engineers planned ³o³ ³o³to pump a half-million gallons of rocket fuel aboard ³o³ ³o³Atlantis's external tank starting about 10:11 a.m., setting ³o³ ³o³the stage for a launch attempt at 6:31 p.m. EST. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³On board will be commander Frederick Gregory, 50, and co- ³o³ ³o³pilot Terence Henricks, 39, both Air Force colonels, Story ³o³ ³o³Musgrave, 56, Navy Lt. Cmdr, Mario Runco, 39, Army Lt. Col. ³o³ ³o³James Voss, 42, and Army Chief Warrant Officer Thomas ³o³ ³o³Hennen, 39. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''We don't have any technical problems that we're working,''³o³ ³o³NASA test director Eric Redding said of Atlantis's launch ³o³ ³o³processing. ''The hardware at this point is performing as it³o³ ³o³should, we're pretty much on our timeline and looking for a ³o³ ³o³good second launch attempt Sunday.'' ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The goal of the year's sixth and final shuttle mission is ³o³ ³o³the deployment at 12:50 a.m. Monday of the Defense Support ³o³ ³o³Program satellite during Atlantis's sixth orbit. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³One hour later, the satellite's ''inertial upper stage'' ³o³ ³o³booster is scheduled to fire to propel the spacecraft from ³o³ ³o³the shuttle's planned 224-mile-high orbit to an operational ³o³ ³o³altitude of 22,300 miles above the equator. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³If all goes well, Gregory and Henricks will guide Atlantis ³o³ ³o³to a landing Dec. 4 at the Kennedy Space Center. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The Air Force paid NASA $60 million to ferry the payload ³o³ ³o³into orbit. Given the $300 million cost of the satellite and³o³ ³o³the $50 million cost of its booster, the price tag for the ³o³ ³o³payload comes to $410 million. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 11:38 Sun Nov 24 EXP: 12:00 Mon Nov 25 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³SHUTTLE ATLANTIS FUELED FOR TAKEOFF TO KICK OFF 10-DAY ³o³ ³o³FLIGHT ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (NOV. 24) UPI - Engineers fueled the ³o³ ³o³shuttle Atlantis for a spectacular nighttime launch Sunday ³o³ ³o³to kick off a 10-day flight highlighted by the deployment ³o³ ³o³Monday of a $300 million Air Force early warning satellite. ³o³ ³o³Running five days late because of now-resolved problems ³o³ ³o³with the satellite's $50 million booster rocket, ³o³ ³o³technicians began pumping 500, 000 gallons of rocket fuel ³o³ ³o³into Atlantis's giant external tank shortly before 10 a.m. ³o³ ³o³EST, setting the stage for blastoff at 6:31 p.m. ³o³ ³o³On board will be commander Frederick Gregory, 50, and ³o³ ³o³co-pilot Terence Henricks, 39, both Air Force colonels; ³o³ ³o³Story Musgrave, 56; Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mario Runco, 39; Army ³o³ ³o³Lt. Col. James Voss, 42; and Army Chief Warrant Officer ³o³ ³o³Thomas Hennen, 39. ³o³ ³o³Air Force weather forecasters called for a 70 percent ³o³ ³o³chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. ³o³ ³o³The goal of the year's sixth and final shuttle flight is ³o³ ³o³the deployment at 12:50 a.m. Monday of the Defense Support ³o³ ³o³Program early warning satellite during Atlantis's sixth ³o³ ³o³orbit. ³o³ ³o³One hour later, the satellite's ''inertial upper stage'' ³o³ ³o³booster is scheduled to fire to propel the spacecraft from ³o³ ³o³the shuttle's 224-mile- high orbit to an operational ³o³ ³o³altitude of 22,300 miles above the equator. ³o³ ³o³Once the satellite is safely on its way, the Atlantis ³o³ ³o³astronauts will devote the rest of their 10-day mission to ³o³ ³o³carrying out on-board research, including two military ³o³ ³o³space surveillance experiments. ³o³ ³o³If all goes well, Gregory and Henricks will guide Atlantis ³o³ ³o³to a landing Dec. 4 on the Kennedy Space Center's ³o³ ³o³3-mile-long shuttle runway. ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³DAYBOOK: NASA GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³(NOV. 25) FNS - SUBJECT: Ceremony for Earth Observing ³o³ ³o³System Data and Information ³o³ ³o³ System facility at the Goddard Space ³o³ ³o³Center ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ LOCATION: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD ³o³ ³o³ -- November 25 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ PARTICIPANTS: Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-MD gives the ³o³ ³o³keynote address ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ CONTACT: Jim Elliott 302-186-6256 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³NEWLY LAUNCHED SPACE SHUTTLE SATELLITE TO SEARCH FOR ³o³ ³o³MISSILE LAUNCHES ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (NOV. 25) UPI - A Defense Support ³o³ ³o³Program early warning satellite launched from the shuttle ³o³ ³o³Atlantis Monday was built to improve the Pentagon's ability ³o³ ³o³to detect enemy missile launches. Here are satellite ³o³ ³o³details at a glance: ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Satellite: Defense Support Program No. 16. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Builder: TRW Space & Technology Group. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Satellite cost: $300 million. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Purpose: Detection and early warning of enemy missile ³o³ ³o³launches and nuclear explosions. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Planned orbital altitude: 22,300 miles. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Launch vehicle: Space shuttles or unmanned Air Force Titan ³o³ ³o³4 rockets. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Weight: 5,200 pounds. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Length: 32.8 feet with solar panels deployed. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Width: 14 feet (22 feet with solar panels deployed). ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Heat-sensitive infrared telescope: 12 feet long. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Infrared sensors: 6,000. ³o³ ³o³ -CONTINUED- ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³-Continued- ³o³ ³o³Sensitivity: DSP satellites are believed to be capable of ³o³ ³o³detecting ballistic missile launches, tactical missiles and ³o³ ³o³jet aircraft flying on afterburner. During the Persian Gulf ³o³ ³o³War, DSP spacecraft are believed to have detected all 88 ³o³ ³o³Scud missiles launched by Iraq at targets in Israel and ³o³ ³o³Saudi Arabia. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Solar panels: 4, plus solar cells mounted on the ³o³ ³o³drum-shaped body of the satellite. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Electrical power: About 1,250 watts. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Projected lifetime: Seven years to nine years. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 14:33 Mon Nov 25 EXP: 15:00 Tue Nov 26 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³SHUTTLE CREW BEGINS ON-BOARD RESEARCH, INCLUDING TOP SECRET ³o³ ³o³EXPERIMENT ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (NOV. 25) UPI - The Atlantis astronauts ³o³ ³o³successfully launched a $300 million Air Force early ³o³ ³o³warning satellite Monday before turning to on-board ³o³ ³o³research, including a hush-hush military space surveillance ³o³ ³o³experiment. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The primary goal of the marathon 10-day flight was ³o³ ³o³accomplished at 1:03 a.m. EST Monday with the successful ³o³ ³o³deployment of the Defense Support Program - DSP - satellite ³o³ ³o³from Atlantis's cargo bay. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Both stages of the satellite's $50 million ''inertial upper ³o³ ³o³stage'' booster then fired, at 2:03 a.m. and 7:18 a.m., to ³o³ ³o³propel the 2.5-ton spacecraft from the shuttle's ³o³ ³o³224-mile-high orbit to its operational altitude of 22,300 ³o³ ³o³miles above the equator. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Atlantis's launch Sunday was delayed five days because of ³o³ ³o³problems with the rocket's navigation system. But the ³o³ ³o³Boeing-built IUS booster performed flawlessly Monday and ³o³ ³o³Air Force mission managers were elated with the results. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''The spacecraft was successfully deployed on schedule and ³o³ ³o³the IUS has boosted the payload to the proper orbit,'' said ³o³ ³o³Maj. James Steele, director of payload operations at Air ³o³ ³o³Force Space Systems Division. ''We're very pleased with the ³o³ ³o³performance of the DSP and the IUS.'' ³o³ ³o³ -continued- ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ continued - Once checked out and in operation, the DSP satellite will join a globe-spanning network of such early warning sentinels equipped with infrared telescopes capable of detecting enemy missile launches or nuclear explosions. With the primary goal of the 44th shuttle mission behind them, the Atlantis astronauts plan to devote the rest of the year's sixth and final shuttle flight to carrying out a battery of on-board civilian and military research projects. Commander Frederick Gregory, 50, co-pilot Terence Henricks, 39, Story Musgrave 56, Mario Runco, 39, James Voss, 42, and Army guest astronaut Thomas Hennen, 39, began their first full day in orbit Monday at 1:44 p. m. with a wakeup call from the commander of the starship Enterprise on the television show ''Star Trek: The Next Generation.'' ''Space. The final frontier,'' intoned actor Patrick Stewart in a recorded message. ''This is the voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis. It's 10-day mission: to explore new methods of remote sensing and observation of planet Earth; to seek out new data on radiation in space and a new understanding of the effects of microgravity on the human body.'' Gregory responded: ''Good morning Enterprise!'' Among the tasks facing the astronauts Monday was work with a medical experiment to learn more about how to counteract the effects of weightlessness for space fliers returning to Earth's gravity. Atlantis's flight originally was planned to last just four days, but the mission was extended to gather more data with the Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment. The LBNP apparatus is a large sleeping bag-like contraption that an astronaut climbs into and seals off at the waist. By lowering the bag's internal air pressure, blood can be forced back into the lower body just like it is on Earth when someone stands up. Earlier flight tests indicate LBNP could help astronauts eliminate the dizziness that often accompanies the return to Earth's gravity. The Atlantis astronauts plan to take turns using the device throughout the mission. Hennen, one of the nation's leading experts on image analysis, planned to begin work Monday with an space surveillance experiment called Terra Scout. Using a video camera with special lenses, Hennen plans to observe a variety of ground targets as the shuttle sails overhead. His first target: Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ''What we're trying to do is document the manner in which a human observes and more specifically, analyzes seen data,'' said Hennen, selected for the mission from a pool of 700 military image analysts. ''What we want to do is translate that data into computer-assisted sensing systems. What we want to do is make smart sensors. ''We have systems (now) that we know exactly what they can and cannot see on the Earth. But those systems are commanded by humans. What we're trying to do is incorporate the human imagery analysis skill into a sensing device to make it autonomous.'' Starting Tuesday, Runco, a former New Jersey Highway Patrol officer, will begin work with a second military surveillance experiment called M88-1. Unlike Terra Scout, M88-1 is designed to help military analysts better understand what the human eye can see from space and how astronauts might be of service in a time of national crisis. Atlantis is scheduled to glide to a landing Dec. 4 at the Kennedy Space Center to close out the 19th post-Challenger shuttle flight. Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 20:26 Tue Nov 26 EXP: 20:00 Wed Nov 27 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ASTRONAUTS STUDY SURVEILLANCE ³o³ ³o³TECHNIQUES ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (NOV. 26) UPI - The shuttle Atlantis's ³o³ ³o³crew conducted secretive military space surveillance ³o³ ³o³experiments Tuesday and enjoyed a coincidental close ³o³ ³o³encounter with the Soviet Mir space station as it streaked ³o³ ³o³past a scant 26 miles away. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³After the rare flyby, cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and ³o³ ³o³Alexander Volkov relayed greetings to Atlantis's crew ³o³ ³o³through amateur radio operators at the Johnson Space Center ³o³ ³o³in Houston, saying they were able to watch Atlantis's fiery ³o³ ³o³nighttime climb to orbit Sunday. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''We were near the Kennedy Space Center at your launch ³o³ ³o³time. We listened to the countdown on amateur radio and we ³o³ ³o³saw the whole launch sequence,'' Krikalev said. ''It was a ³o³ ³o³wonderful sight. We send our congratulations for a ³o³ ³o³successful start. We hope all goes well for you.'' ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Atlantis astronaut Mario Runco knows Krikalev and when he ³o³ ³o³was told of the cosmonaut's message, he asked flight ³o³ ³o³controllers to relay greetings from the shuttle crew. ³o³ ³o³Direct ship-to-ship communications were not attempted. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''We hope their mission continues with great success and ³o³ ³o³that it comes to a successful conclusion when they finally ³o³ ³o³get home,'' he said. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ -Continued- ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³The camera is critical to the Army's partially classified ³o³ ³o³''Terra Scout'' experiment, which is designed to help ³o³ ³o³engineers learn how to build ''smart'' satellite sensors ³o³ ³o³operated by computer programs that mimic human ³o³ ³o³observational techniques. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³After initial problems, the boxy camera system worked as ³o³ ³o³planned during passes over South Africa, the Indian Ocean ³o³ ³o³and Malaysia. More of the same was on tap Tuesday afternoon ³o³ ³o³and evening. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Hennen attempted to use the camera to look at special ³o³ ³o³targets laid out on a runway at the Cape Canaveral Air ³o³ ³o³Force Station near the Kennedy Space Center, but cloudy ³o³ ³o³weather prevented him from finding the landing strip. Hazy ³o³ ³o³weather also prevented a clear observation of Brisbane, ³o³ ³o³Australia. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Runco later began work with a second space surveillance ³o³ ³o³experiment called M88-1. Unlike Terra Scout, M88-1 is ³o³ ³o³concerned with determining the usefulness of military ³o³ ³o³observers in space during times of crisis. Runco's first ³o³ ³o³objective was to identify ships anchored at Pearl Harbor, ³o³ ³o³Hawaii, but he was only partially successful. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''We acquired several images, only one or two were usable ³o³ ³o³due to the smear, our forward track smear,'' he radioed, ³o³ ³o³referring to the blurring produced by the shuttle's motion. ³o³ ³o³''We were not able to identify any types (but) I saw some ³o³ ³o³nested ships along the pier.'' ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Joining Runco, Hennen and Henricks, all 39, aboard Atlantis ³o³ ³o³were commander Frederick Gregory, 50, flight engineer Story ³o³ ³o³Musgrave, 56, and James Voss, 42. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ -Continued- ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³Videotape beamed down from Atlantis showed Mir as a very ³o³ ³o³bright ''star'' streaking through space some 26 miles away ³o³ ³o³as the shuttle crew sailed above their Soviet colleagues. ³o³ ³o³Mir was visible to the shuttle crew for three minutes and ³o³ ³o³20 seconds. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The primary goal of Atlantis's marathon 10-day flight was ³o³ ³o³accomplished Monday when Voss, working at a console on ³o³ ³o³Discovery's aft flight deck, deployed the 2.5-ton Defense ³o³ ³o³Support Program - DSP - missile early warning satellite ³o³ ³o³from Atlantis's cargo bay. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Back on Earth, engineers said one of the two solid-fuel ³o³ ³o³boosters used to help boost Atlantis into orbit Sunday ³o³ ³o³apparently was damaged when it dropped by parachute into ³o³ ³o³the Atlantic Ocean after being jettisoned from the shuttle. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Part of the forward section of the shuttle's left booster ³o³ ³o³was cracked, but officials said the damage probably was ³o³ ³o³caused by impact in rough seas and not by any problems ³o³ ³o³during flight. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 13:44 Wed Nov 27 EXP: 14:00 Thu Nov 28 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³SOVIETS LAUNCH LATEST SATELLITE IN COSMOS SERIES ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³MOSCOW (NOV. 27) TASS - THE LATEST SATELLITE IN THE COSMOS ³o³ ³o³SERIES, "COSMOS-2173", WAS LAUNCHED TODAY, ACCORDING TO THE ³o³ ³o³MISSION CONTROL CENTRE. THE SATELLITE IS OUTFITTED WITH ³o³ ³o³EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO STUDY THE FARTHEST REACHES OF THE ³o³ ³o³UNIVERSE. ALSO ON BOARD ARE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE ³o³ ³o³ORBIT PATTERNS AND SPECIAL RADIOTELEMETRY EQUIPMENT FOR ³o³ ³o³TRANSMISSIONS TO EARTH ON THE STATUS OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT. ³o³ ³o³EVERYTHING IS IN WORKING ORDER. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³=START= XMT: 19:20 Wed Nov 27 EXP: 19:00 Thu Nov 28 ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³UPDATE: CLOUDS PLAGUE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SPACE SURVEILLANCE ³o³ ³o³EXPERIMENTS ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (NOV. 27) UPI - The Atlantis astronauts ³o³ ³o³trained their spy cameras on ships at sea and other targets ³o³ ³o³around the world Wednesday, but cloudy weather and radio ³o³ ³o³trouble continued to plague the space surveillance ³o³ ³o³experiments. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The crew's exercise treadmill also broke down early ³o³ ³o³Wednesday, prompting physicians on Earth to ask the ³o³ ³o³astronauts to substitute deep kneebends instead to keep in ³o³ ³o³shape and to gather medical data about the body's ³o³ ³o³adaptation to weightlessness. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Television shots beamed down from Atlantis showed commander ³o³ ³o³Frederick Gregory, held to the floor of the crew cabin by ³o³ ³o³elastic bungee cords, doing repetitive ''space squats'' to ³o³ ³o³the amusement of his crewmates. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''Atlantis, the scores from the flight (surgeons) are 5.2, ³o³ ³o³4.2 and 5. 7 for Fred,'' joked astronaut James Halsell in ³o³ ³o³mission control. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''Is that for his dancing or for his exercising?'' asked ³o³ ³o³Atlantis astronaut James Voss. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³If all else fails, NASA spokesman James Hartsfield said an ³o³ ³o³experimental rowing machine was on board that could be ³o³ ³o³pressed into service if the treadmill cannot be repaired or ³o³ ³o³if surgeons decide the knee bends are not sufficient. ³o³ ³o³ -CONTINUED- ³o³ ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÄÙ Odyssey News Wire-- *** Classification *** ÚÄ¿ ³û³ Space/Astronomy/UFO/Astral Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Monsters/Strange Creatures ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Unknown Happenings/Paranormal/Psychic Events ÃÄ´ ³ ³ Disaster/Emergency/General Newswire ÀÄÙ ÚÄÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÄ¿ ³o³The goal of the 44th shuttle mission, the sixth and final ³o³ ³o³flight planned for 1991, was accomplished early Monday with ³o³ ³o³the successful launch of a $300 million Defense Support ³o³ ³o³Program missile early warning satellite. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³The rest of the flight is being devoted to a battery of ³o³ ³o³on-board experiments, including two Pentagon space ³o³ ³o³surveillance projects: Terra Scout, an Army experiment, and ³o³ ³o³M88-1, a multi-service experiment to find out whether ³o³ ³o³astronauts can provide useful tactical information during ³o³ ³o³times of crisis. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Runco, who has primary responsibility for M88-1, was ³o³ ³o³hampered Tuesday and Wednesday by problems with his UHF ³o³ ³o³radio gear and by cloudy weather over his first several ³o³ ³o³targets. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³He was unable to identify any of the 34 ships at anchor in ³o³ ³o³Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Tuesday night and bad weather ³o³ ³o³Wednesday also prevented him from observing ships in the ³o³ ³o³Gulf of Mexico off the Yucatan Peninsula, ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³''Calypso, Calypso, this is Atlantis,'' he radioed at one ³o³ ³o³point. ''Was not able to acquire targets over site due to ³o³ ³o³weather and could not raise you via direct comm (by UHF ³o³ ³o³radio), over.'' ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³M88-1 targets for Wednesday night and Thursday morning ³o³ ³o³included two air bases in Australia and Hawaii. ³o³ ³o³ ³o³ ³o³Hennen, an Army image analyst, is responsible for Terra ³o³ ³o³Scout. 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