Images of Earth from Space Featured in 2002 Calendar.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)--Oct. 30, 2001 Copper-hued and undulating, the Marzuq Sand Sea in northern Africa is photographed by orbiting astronauts. The Terra remote-sensing spacecraft captures a colorful and complex view of lava flows in the Andes. Decades of urban sprawl in the Washington, D.C. area are mapped in stunning color by the family of Landsat satellites. These images of Earth from space are just some the 53 weekly images that appear in the 2002 edition of "The Year In Space" desk calendar, an award-winning 152-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery http://www.YearInSpace.com. Other weekly images include NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. photos from the early days of human spaceflight up to recent scenes of the International Space Station. Exotic deep space objects captured 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 other ground-based observatories are also featured, as are planetary images taken by space probes such as Pioneer, Voyager, 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. and Cassini. In addition, our Home Planet acts as a stunning backdrop for many other photos of the Space Shuttle taken in Earth orbit. Sponsored by nine of the world's leading space organizations including Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), "The Year In Space" is 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 now be ordered on the web http://www.YearInSpace.com or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free shipping in the U.S. while supplies last. Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for all NASA employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), Eagle Picher Technologies, MD Robotics, Cosmiverse.com, Countdown Creations, Sky & Telescope, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website. The publisher is donating $1 from each calendar sold through the website to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. National Disaster Relief Fund. |
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