TEXT: SPACE.COM E-MAIL - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999

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In today's space.com newsletter:

-- CONGRESSMAN SAYS NASA WILL GET A BUDGETARY REPRIEVE
-- ASTRONOMERS FIND MOON ORBITING ASTEROID
-- HUBBLE PROVIDES VIEW INSIDE ANOTHER GALAXY
-- ICO LOSES LEADER, BUT MAY HAVE GOOD NEWS IN STORE
-- ROSWELL: SPACE.COM'S GUIDE TO THE SERIES
-- TODAY'S SPACEFACT

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CONGRESSMAN SAYS NASA WILL GET A BUDGETARY REPRIEVE

The final version of the Congressional bill dictating NASA's funding for FY
2000 will probably contain few cuts to the agency's budget, said Rep. James
Walsh (R-New York), the original author of the cuts in the House.
http://www.space.com/news/budget_flash_991006.html

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ASTRONOMERS FIND MOON ORBITING ASTEROID

Thanks to an adaptive optics system on a Hawaiian telescope, astronomers
have taken the first Earth-based images of a moon orbiting an asteroid.  The
discovery is raising eyebrows because the asteroid is extremely light --
only 20 percent denser than water.
http://www.space.com/news/eugenia_moon991006.html

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HUBBLE PROVIDES VIEW INSIDE ANOTHER GALAXY

NASA has released new images from the Hubble Space Telescope that are
helping researchers understand how galaxies form and grow.
http://www.space.com/science/astronomy/hubble1_991006.html

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ICO LOSES LEADER, BUT MAY HAVE GOOD NEWS IN STORE

Executive Chairman of ICO Global Communication, Olof Lundberg, resigned
Tuesday night. But setting the stage for another major announcement, a
spokesman for the company said on Wednesday that there has been "a lot of
activity" recently between the company and its investors.
http://www.space.com/business/communications/icochair_resign_100699.html

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ROSWELL: SPACE.COM'S GUIDE TO THE SERIES

The new TV series Roswell has been described as "a cosmic blend of high
school angst and otherworldly intrigue." Check space.com for a tease for
Wednesday's premiere episode, a full cast list and information about our
Roswell chat session.
http://www.space.com/spaceimagined/roswell_main_991005.html

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TODAY'S SPACEFACT

German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), formulator of the Three Laws
of Planetary Motion, spent years defending his mother Katherine against
charges of witchcraft.
For more of space.com's Fact Collection go to:
http://www.space.com/news/facts.html

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