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The hyper-speed demise of NASA's Deep Impact probe generated an immense flash of light, which provided an excellent light source for the two cameras on the Deep Impact mothership.

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is out of safe mode and healthy, and on its way to an encounter with comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005.

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Russia charges 20 million dollars to take civilians aloft, but NASA promised Friday to take space fans' names, at least, to the comet Tempel 1 -- for free."A compact disc bearing your name will be mounted on the impactor spacecraft that will collide with Tempel 1, making this the first mission ever to look deep inside a comet," says a NASA certificate that goes out to anyone who signs up.And it's free at http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov before February 2004.