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Newsletter No. 55 " Space Tourism "

Hi Everyone,

This is a sample of the AeroSpaceGuide Newsletter. The Newsletter is a free emailed newsletter which informs you of what is updated on this web site and includes some Space News. Newsletters are sent approximately once every 4 to 6 weeks. However, at times a newsletter can be sent at least once a month (maximum 4 times every 30 days) if there is some important news. Below is a sample.

What is updated?

Space Quiz

Test your knowledge by trying the Space Quiz. Its use great fun and educational. Great for families, students and teachers. Topics covered include the Solar System, Planets, Spacecraft, Space Missions, Entertainment related and more.

Apollo 11

The first manned mission to land on the Moon was Apollo 11. It was launched on July 16, 1969 on a Saturn 5 Moon Rocket. It carried Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. On July 20 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.

Space Shop

The Space Shop features all sort of stuff you can by. By buying something you can suggest it keeping AeroSpaceGuide.net alive. Sections include: Astronomy Books, Russia, History, Exploration, Space Shuttle Books, Stations, Space Women and Star Wars Books

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

The first Space Shuttle tragedy occurred on  January 28, 1986, when the Space Challenger Disaster happened killing all seven people on board. The Challenger Mission was the 25th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It was launched from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Women in Space

Features a  timeline of famous firsts for women astronauts, cosmonauts, space shuttle pilots and commanders and more in the Women in Space page.

Space Tourism

The age of Space Tourism has begun. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito, a California-based multi-millionaire, became the first ever space tourist. He was launched into space in a Russian Soyuz capsule. The second space tourist was Mark Shuttleworth who also visited the International Space Station. Virgin Galactic plans to commence sub-orbital space flights

National Space Centre

The National Space Centre is a visitor attraction dedicated to space and is located in Leicester, England, UK. It contains interactive exhibitions, some of Britain's largest rockets and satellites, a planetarium and the Challenger Learning Centre. The centre hosts many exciting weekend events including lots of school holiday specials. It is run as an educational charity and offers science workshops for school children of all ages.

Solar System

This is one of the best looking pages I have done. It summarises our Solar System. Our Solar System consists of the Sun and the eight planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, Oort Cloud, comets, meteoroids and interplanetary dust.

SPACE NEWS IN BRIEF

1. New Russian Launch Facility

Russia will start manned launches from the new cosmodrome Vostochny in the Far East Amur Region from 2018. President Putin signed a decree on November 6 on building a new cosmodrome, which will be located in the Amur Region. It's called Vostochny.

The construction will take place ten years. Design and experimental works will last two years. The first launches are due by the year 2015. By 2018, launches under manned spacecraft programs maybe
available.

2. Doctor Who News

(a) It's with great sadness to announce the first producer of Doctor Who, Verity Lambert has passed away in November. Verity produced Doctor Who when the series began in 1963.

(b) Billie Piper is to re-materialise on Doctor Who, reprising her role as the time-travelling adventurer's sidekick Rose Tyler. She may appear in three of the 13 episodes to be shown in 2008. It is rumoured Davros may return.

(c) Voyage of the Damned, the Christmas special will run for 71 minutes instead of the usual 60 on the BBC in the UK on Christmas Day.

3. China publishes first moon picture

China published the first picture of the moon captured by Chang'e-1 in late November, marking the success of the country's first lunar probe project. The framed black-and-white photo was unveiled by
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

Add your comments to the Space Projects Yahoo Club.

If you wish to debate a subject, you can also use the Space Projects Yahoo Club. It is a forum where you can leave your opinion, thoughts, feelings and ideas. Here are some ideas.

1. Should the next space first be an ALL CREWED FEMALE on the Space Shuttle or Russian Soyuz?
   
2. What do you think is the future of Space Tourism? Do you have a dream?
   
3. Would you spend 1 week holiday in space in first class, sipping champagne and looking at our lovely Earth? Sounds nice?

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Vic Stathopoulos
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