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Record of Events & Activities for 2000

Month Date Activity
February 1 The latest space news & discussion

- including the latest on STS-99.

MAN-IN-SPACE

- two video presentations...

a) "Salvaging Hubble"
The daily mission reports on December's Shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

b) "New Star in Orbit" - International Space Station Woes. The first ISS elements are up there, but at what cost and when will the rest get up there?

March 7 Latest space news and discussion. The Radar Topography Mission -- STS-99.

An eyewitness account by Peter Aylward who was on the roof of the VAB during the launch of STS-99, and spent 2 weeks at the Kennedy Space Centre.

Shuttle Mission Reports

The daily mission reports of February's Shuttle mission to map the Earth.

Annual General Meeting

A brief agenda means the AGM should last 15 minutes.

April 4 Latest space news and discussion. From NAZI to NASA

A profile of Werner von Braun from his days in NAZI Germany during WWII, through the 1950's populist publicity campaign to his triumphant Apollo Saturn launch vehicle which carried the American astronauts to the Moon. This profile will be comprised of several short video clips of von Braun's work followed by a 50 minute video documentary projected on the large screen.

Other business.
May 2 Latest space news and discussion. "Ideas Live On" & "To Launch a Thousand Ships"

Profiles of the work of rocket maker Thiokol Propulsion

NEAR Shoemaker

A look at the latest from the craft now orbiting the asteroid Eros, including splendid fly-around movies.

Apollo 13 - The Real Story

A behind the scenes look at the team-work of mission control to bring the crippled spacecraft back to earth 30 years ago this month.

Hubble's Tenth Birthday

A retrospective look at Hubble's ten years in space including the most recent revelations.

Chandra X-ray Observatory

A look at the amazing universe as revealed by Chandra. Andrew Rennie will compare Chandra's results with those of the Rosat and Einstein missions before it.

June 6 Latest space news and discussion. Mini Melbourne Space Summit
July 4  
August 1 L5: First City in Space - IMAX
September 2 Open House
October 3  
November 14  
December 11 The Dish