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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>1996 August 20</H1>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B>The first French woman</B> to go into space was Claudie Andre-Deshays, who lifted off with two Russian cosmonauts on August 17. For more details, look inside under <A HREF="top.html"><B>Top Stories</B></A></FONT>.
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<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Mars skeptics have their say<BR>
Chinese launch fails, again<BR>
Soyuz launches first French woman</DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Japan launches ocean satellite<BR>
Ariane launches comsats<BR>
FAST launch delayed<BR>
Mars spacecraft arrive at KSC</DIV>
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<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Republicans discuss space<BR>
New Mir astronauts selected</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="sci.html">Science</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Liquid water on Europa?<BR>
Neutron stars and earthquakes</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="cyb.html">CyberSpace</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Mars sites, space jobs, and the difference between SETI in the moives and the real thing</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="cap.html">Space Capsules</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">ALFLEX tests completed, a Buran shuttle gets a new life, and the case of the missing Mars cover stories</DIV>
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