1998 January 15

In this issue...

Lunar Prospector, NASA's first dedicated lunar mission since Apollo 17, launched January 6 and reached the moon January 11. For more details, look inside under Top Stories.

Technology

Delta II launch
Kister, Northrop Grumman deal
Arianespace orders Ariane 5s

Policy

Glenn to fly on shuttle?
New NASA directors
Science lobbys for increased budgets

Science

Tsunamis from asteroid impacts
Black holes
Cosmology news
Beta Pictoris planet?

CyberSpace

Spacecraft missions, finding satellites, and astronomy

Space Capsules

SpaceViews Event Horizon, EarlyBird update, Greenland meteorite, and more...