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Historic Space Images from NASA's Apollo Archives Will Appear in 2006 Space Calendar; Free Downloadable Poster of ``Year In Space'' 2006 Calendar also Available
ITHACA, N.Y. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 4, 2005 -- Apollo 15 moonwalker James Irwin poses next to the first Lunar Rover to travel on the Moon. An early Apollo space capsule stands poised for a test launch in the New Mexico desert. Astronaut Alan Shepard pauses during an exhausting trek on the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission. These historic Apollo images from the NASA archives are just some of the 53 stunning outer space images that appear in the "Year In Space" 2006 Desk Calendar, an award-winning 144-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery. http://www.YearInSpace.com.
"The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. And now "The Year In Space" is available with free standard shipping on all U.S. orders. A free downloadable poster of images is also available on the website.
The 53 weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the earliest Gemini flights to the International Space Station. Amazing planetary images by the Cassini Orbiter and the Mars Exploration Rovers are presented along with incredible deep space views taken by the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with historic dates in space history.
Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for students, educators, web surfers, and NASA employees, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Analytical Graphics Inc., Boeing (NYSE:BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), Eagle Picher, MDA Space Missions, The Planetary Society, and UniverseToday.com.
"The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, with weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phase calendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more.
"The Year In Space" can be ordered online at http://www.YearInSpace.com or by calling 800/736-6836.
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