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Space and Daily Life: Young People Around The World Have Their Say
The European Space Agency (ESA) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are jointly participating in World Space Week 2002 by organising a two-day event focussing on the International Space Station (ISS) at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, on 6/7 October.

Advanced Communications Satellite Reaches Geosynchronous Orbit
After a challenging seven-month planning and recovery effort led by Boeing Satellite Systems of El Segundo, Calif., the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-I (TDRS-I) reached geosynchronous orbit Sept. 30 early in the morning. The recovery effort was prompted when one of the two fuel tanks aboard the satellite did not properly pressurize shortly after its March 8 launch.

Unusually Small Antarctic Ozone Hole This Year Attributed To Exceptionally Strong Stratospheric Weather Systems
Scientists from NASA and the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have confirmed the ozone hole over the Antarctic this September is not only much smaller than it was in 2000 and 2001, but has split into two separate "holes."

Studies Aim To Reduce Airliner Fuel Tank Flammability
NASA is developing technology to help prevent airliner fuel tank fires or explosions. Four contracts, awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, may reduce airliner fuel tank fire and explosion hazards.

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