[FPSPACE] Finally. . . Space to become a "Presidential issue" this Wednesday

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In a message dated Tue, 28 Nov 2000  3:32:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, Marianne Dyson <mjdyson@swbell.net> writes:

<< We are sometimes so busy we miss history in the making!  Let's not forget to share the excitement of the next space shuttle launch this Thursday. . .Long gone are the days when the TV channels will break in to show a launch, but thankfully, the Internet is always on. . .>>
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FWIW--It's my understanding that space will also become a "Presidential" issue on Wednesday night. . .


 . .Unfortunately, it's on NBC's "The West Wing."

Although the ads have been highlighting the threat of a nuclear missile silo explosion in Russia, one of the other story arcs for Wednesday's episode is supposed to involve problems behind one of NASA's unmanned probes landing on the Red Planet.

Sharp-eyed viewers will recall last season's cliffhanger from the multi-Emmy Award-winning series featured a storyline involving a shuttle mission with a stuck payload bay door; one of the crew members in jeapordy was the brother of "White House staffer Toby Ziegler". . .

~JS~