Four Decades of Breathtaking Space Exploration Images Chosen for 2003 Calendar; Holiday Delivery Still Available for ``Year In Space'' Calendar.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 14, 2002 A spacewalking astronaut waves to the camera 240 miles up in space. An experimental lifting body lift·ing body n. An aircraft or a spacecraft that has no wings and gains lift by the action of aerodynamic forces on its body. , precursor to the Space Shuttle, glides to a desert landing. A Saturn V Moon rocket thunders aloft carrying the first astronauts to the Moon. These are just some of the dozens of images from four decades of space exploration that were chosen to appear in "The Year In Space" 2003 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. In full-color full-page images, "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 stunning weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the early days of Project Mercury to the ongoing construction of the International Space Station. In addition, planetary images from Viking, Voyager and Mars Global Surveyor The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was a US spacecraft developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. It began the United States's return to Mars after a 20-year absence. are presented along with spectacular deep space vistas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe. and some of the world's leading astronomical observatories. A fun and informative essay accompanies each weekly image. "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. Discounts of 27% to 47% 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 Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Sky & Telescope, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website. |
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