Extraordinary Images of Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Other Planets Selected To Appear in 2007 Space Calendar; Free U.S. Shipping Available for "Year In Space" 2007 Calendar.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. -- The intrepid Sojourner Rover embarks on the first tentative leg of its historic journey on Mars. Elegant Saturn, its majestic rings seen nearly edge on, forms the backdrop for a stunning view of the icy moon Icy moons are believed to be a common class of planetoids that have a surface mostly of ice, possibly with an ocean under the ice, and possibly including a rocky core of silicate or metallic rocks. The prototype of this class of object is Europa. Dione. A crescent Jupiter, a sight impossible to see from Earth, is captured from the unique vantage point of the Voyager 1 spacecraft. These extraordinary planetary views are just a few of the 53 breathtaking outer space images that appear in the "Year In Space" 2007 Desk Calendar, an award-winning 144-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery. (http://www.YearInSpace.com). Published in cooperation with The Planetary Society, "The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. The 53 weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the Apollo Moon landings to the International Space Station. Amazing planetary images by the Cassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along with incredible deep space views taken by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with historic dates in space history. "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. "The Year In Space" can be ordered online at (http://www.YearInSpace.com) or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. Discounts of 25% to 44% are available for educators, students, Internet surfers, and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. employees. Discounts also apply to employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Analytical Graphics Inc., Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA), collectSPACE.com, 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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