SpaceViews Update

1997 July 15


In this issue...

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

Mars Pathfinder image
Success! Mars Pathfinder successfully landed on the Red Planet July 4, giving us a new perspective on Mars. For more details, look inside under Top Stories.

Also check out our Mars Pathfinder section for more information about the mission, as well as out Space Station Mir section for more information on the status of the troubled Russian facility.

Top Stories

Pathfinder lands
Early science results
Trials and triumphs of Sojourner
Where's those Web updates?
Will Pathfinder spur human missions?

Technology

Mir commander has heart trouble
Progress module docks
Mir spacewalk difficult, dangerous
Columbia has quiet, good misson
Iridium launches more satellites

Policy

Rohrabacher seeks funding changes
Glenn expresses flight interest
German space agencies to merge

Science

Comet-ocean link questioned
The fiery demise of NEAs
NASA adjusts to ADEOS loss

CyberSpace

Mars, more Mars, space art, magnificent space

Space Capsules

Greenwich closes, amateur NEA discovery, MGS's first image, and conspiracies galore...