SpaceViews Update

1996 August 20


In this issue...

[Top Stories] [Technology] [Policy] [Science] [CyberSpace] [Space Capsules]

Launch of Soyuz TM-24

The first French woman to go into space was Claudie Andre-Deshays, who lifted off with two Russian cosmonauts on August 17. For more details, look inside under Top Stories.

Top Stories

Mars skeptics have their say
Chinese launch fails, again
Soyuz launches first French woman

Technology

Japan launches ocean satellite
Ariane launches comsats
FAST launch delayed
Mars spacecraft arrive at KSC

Policy

Republicans discuss space
New Mir astronauts selected

Science

Liquid water on Europa?
Neutron stars and earthquakes

CyberSpace

Mars sites, space jobs, and the difference between SETI in the moives and the real thing

Space Capsules

ALFLEX tests completed, a Buran shuttle gets a new life, and the case of the missing Mars cover stories