Amazing Space Images Return in 2007 Calendar."Year In Space" Calendar Back by Popular Demand ITHACA Ithaca, city, United States Ithaca (ĭth`əkə), city (1990 pop. 29,541), seat of Tompkins co., S central N.Y., at the southern end of Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region; settled 1789, inc. as a city 1888. , N.Y. -- After a sold-out 2006 edition, "The Year In Space" is now back with a brand new 2007 desk calendar showcasing some of the most stunning space images ever collected in a calendar (http://www.YearInSpace.com). Published in cooperation with The Planetary Society The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, not-for-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy. It is based in Pasadena, California (the same city as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory) but has an international membership. , "The Year In Space" is a 144-page desk calendar featuring 53 weekly color space images carefully selected from NASA's archives, world-famous observatories, planetary spacecraft and talented astrophotographers. Historic scenes from the Apollo Moon landings appear alongside recent images of the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Stunning planetary images by the Cassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along with incredible deep space vistas taken by the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, as well as some of the world's leading observatories. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with facts and anniversaries relating to the history of space exploration and astronomical discovery. "The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey every week while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. "The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, with weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phase calendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more. Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site (http://www.YearInSpace.com) or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available for an additional charge. The calendar will begin shipping in mid-October. Discounts of 25% to 44% are available for all NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Analytical Graphics Inc., The Boeing Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ), MDA Space Missions MDA Space Missions is an operating unit of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, comprised of the following wholly owned subsidiaries:
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