[FPSPACE] SpaceDaily FP Edition - Jan 17, 2001

[Simon Mansfield]

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SPACEDAILY HEADLINES  - Jan 17, 2001
        Special FPspace Edition

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QUICK SPACE

- Last checks for Russian ship that will bring down space-station Mir
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/010116134305.0upuokpi.html

- Shenzhou Spacecraft Structure Partially Revealed
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-01l.html

- Astrium Invests $15 Million In Spacehab's Cargo Carrier Program
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacehab-01a.html

- Hughes Wins Major South African VSAT Deal
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/vsat-01a.html

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HEADLINES IN BRIEF
Jan 17, 2001

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DRAGON SPACE

- Shenzhou Spacecraft Structure Partially Revealed
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-01l.html

Beijing - Jan. 17, 2001 - Some details of the Shenzhou manned spacecraft 
structure came to light Jan. 15 in an article published in the Beijing 
Evening Post. Although there was no significant revelation in the article, 
the bits and pieces of information offers a teasing glimpse of the 
enigmatic Shenzhou spacecraft.

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SPACEMART

- Astrium Invests $15 Million In Spacehab's Cargo Carrier Program
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacehab-01a.html

Washington - Jan. 17, 2001 - Spacehab, has completed a deal with Europe's 
space giant Astrium to significantly expand its strategic partnership with 
the company through a sale-leaseback agreement for Spacehab's Integrated 
Cargo Carrier (ICC) program worth $15.4 million in cash and services to 
Spacehab.

- Hughes Wins Major South African VSAT Deal
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/vsat-01a.html

Germantown - Jan. 16, 2001 - Hughes Network Systems (HNS) will provide 
Telkom South Africa Limited, South Africa's leading communications 
operator, with an extensive range of very small aperture terminal (VSAT) 
satellite equipment and services to serve the country's metropolitan and 
rural areas.

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