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'Year In Space' Calendar Back by Popular Demand

Posted on: Saturday, 13 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

ITHACA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003--After a sold-out 2003 edition, "The Year In Space" is now back with a brand new 2004 Desk Calendar showcasing some of the most stunning space images ever collected in a calendar http://www.YearInSpace.com.

"The Year In Space" is a 144-page desk calendar featuring 53 weekly color space images carefully selected from NASA's archives, world-famous observatories, planetary spacecraft and talented astrophotographers. Historic scenes from the X-15 and Apollo programs appear alongside recent images of the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. Stunning planetary images of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are presented along with incredible deep space vistas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and some of the world's leading observatories. An informative essay accompanies every image, and each weekly calendar page is filled with facts and anniversaries relating to the history of space exploration and astronomical discovery.

"The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey every week while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. "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.

Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the web site http://www.YearInSpace.com or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available for an additional charge. The calendar will begin shipping at the end of October.

Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for all NASA employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Boeing (NYSE:BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Sky & Telescope, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website.

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