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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>1996 November 15</H1>
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<H2 ALIGN="CENTER">In this issue...</H2>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="+1"><A HREF="top.html">[Top Stories]</A> <A HREF="tech.html">[Technology]</A> <A HREF="pol.html">[Policy]</A> <A HREF="sci.html">[Science]</A> <A HREF="cyb.html">[CyberSpace]</A> <A HREF="cap.html">[Space Capsules]</A></FONT></P>
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<FONT SIZE="+1"><B>A new era in Mars exploration</B> began on November 7 when Mars Global Surveyor began its ten-month journey to the Red Planet. Two more spacecraft will follow in the next month. For more details, look inside under <A HREF="top.html"><B>Top Stories</B></A>.</FONT>
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<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="top.html">Top Stories</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Mars Global Surveyor launched<BR>
STS-80 delayed to November 19<BR>
Pegasus launch fails</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="tech.html">Technology</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">More delays for Mir<BR>
Mars 96 ready for launch<BR>
Ariane launch a success</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="pol.html">Policy</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Mixed results for pro-space candidates<BR>
Brazil, China reach space accord</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="sci.html">Science</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">More evidence of Mars lifeBR>
Galileo makes Callisto flyby<BR>
Heavy extrasolar planets discovered</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="cyb.html">CyberSpace</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">Orbital mechanics, a planetarium, and a new kind of spacecraft</DIV>
<H3 ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><A HREF="cap.html">Space Capsules</A></FONT></H3>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT">A dinosaur killer's angle of attack, space conferences, and would
you trust an astronaut to fly you to Albuquerque?</DIV>
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