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This page has links to support your Web jimnastics. Here you can find annotated links to other pages which I am related to (by work or education), which I have an interest in, or have found to be fun and/or informative.

	The SpaceGeek Page has nothing but Space-links, with a heavy emphasis on propulsion technology.
	The Planet Science is a lot of current information on space science brought to you as an on-line version of New Scientist magazine, (currently you can register for full access for FREE).
	For up-to-date information on current space activities, here's a can't miss site. Florida Today's Space Online has content divided into four categories: NEXT LAUNCH targets when the next major rocket launch is scheduled to depart the planet. A complete launch manifest also is available here. SPACE TODAY features up-to-the-minute news and today's top space stories from FLORIDA TODAY. Also look here for NASA status reports, industry news releases and other timely information. VISIT THE SPACE COAST takes you on an electronic journey to Florida's Space Coast. Check out the best places to see a launch and learn more about the space program in Brevard County. EXPLORE THE ARCHIVES offers a full history of the space program told in stories, photos, sounds and video culled from FLORIDA TODAY's library and other sources.
	The United States Space Foundation offers a number of high quality technical development programs for professionals in the space community. This site also has links to a number of space oriented sites.
	JPL's Imaging Radar Home Page provides a number of enhanced radar images of the Earth taken from the Space Shuttle. Interesting stuff for both research and casual browsing.
	While not strictly space oriented, the High-Technology Gateway provides access to extensive resources on the high-technology industry (the companies, publications, management of high-technology companies, and government agencies, industry associations, etc.).
	The Why Files are a project of the National Institute for Science Education. They are an electronic exploration of the science behind the news. The boundaries are broad -- from outer space to cellular biology, from dinosaurs and dragon lizards to the statistics of political polling. It includes links to web sites related to their stories, claimed to be the most exciting scientific spots in cyberspace.
	The Teledesic program is the most ambitious of the LEO (low earth orbit) satellite communications systems currently under development (not that Motorola's Iridium program with 66 satellites is a no-brainer). Originally planned to be a constellation of 840 satellites in polar orbits (but now sized to 288 satellites -- still significant), the entire surface of the earth will have satellite coverage for cellular voice and data communications. Unofficial, but quite comprehensive, details on Teledesic and Iridium can be found at Lloyd's satellite constellations.
	The B2 Bomber is one of the world's greatest technological achievements. Although severely limited in strategic capability by the refusal of congress to support (to date) meaningful production, the B2's operational capability surpasses any other option available. In addition, from an engineering standpoint, this plane boggles the imagination. You can learn more at Northrop-Grumman's web page (the B2 prime contractor) or Boeing's B2 web page (a major B2 subcontractor).
	The Space Explorer's Guide is a one stop link for international activities in space exploration and science. It provides links to space related organizations, industrial sites, governmental organizations, and publications for most of the world on a country by country basis. A good resource.

	Get a lighthearted view of business, mostly in the context of software and technology oriented companies from Scott Adam's Dilbert.
	Who's Watching You and What are You Telling Them? The Center For Democracy and Technology is a non-profit public interest organization based in Washington, DC. CDT's mission is to develop and advocate public policies that advance constitutional civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications technologies. Check out the CDT Privacy Demo to see what your browser is able to tell sites about you and to learn about other privacy issues.
	If you want to know what is really happening around the US, there are a number if near-real time cameras that deliver images only a minute or so old for you. There are two sites that provide a lot of references to these cameras. The first, Leonard's Cam World has more than 300 online cam locations worldwide. CAM WORLD has information links for all cam locations. CAM WORLD lists outdoor cams only! The second,US On-Line Cameras! provides a city by city list of available cameras in the US.
	WeatherNet's WeatherCam page lets you travel around the country from your desktop! Also provides access to dozens of weather products specific to each of the fifty United States -- conditions, forecasts, warnings, radar, climate information, satellite photos, and much more. (You can get to their Los Angeles area weather here.)
	Intellicast provides weather data, ski reports, and satellite and radar imagery from around the US. Get the latest Southern California (and southwest) satellite images.
	Thanks to Federal Computer Week for a quick trip to some of the more exotic military outposts around the world. You can start with a visit to the tiny Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. You can then zip up to a Navel Telecommunications site in Iceland. From there, you can visit the warmer climate of Guam at the Andersen Air Force Base. Skip a bit west and you will find American Samoa and the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Before you can catch your breath, you're back around the world to the Azores in the Atlantic, visiting Lajes Air Force Base. (Said to be the Air Force's best kept secret.)

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By now, since you found this page, you have some realization of the breadth of the Web. If you are really interested in exploring a particular topic or finding some one or thing "out there", you can use one of the many search engines to point out prospective Web Pages to visit. If you have a little time, you can start following hot links (usually shown underlined and in color --this isn't one) to destinations on the Web. There are a few on these pages to get you started. And almost all of these have their own links to follow. It boggles the mind to think of the endless number of paths one can traverse around the Web. Don't forget to add bookmarks (or favorites) if you like some site you happen upon. You don't need to mark all sites, since reference to a site you like will usually allow you to leapfrog to another you liked through the links on that page. For example, Leonard's CAM World has more than 300 online (live) CAM locations worldwide that you can access. You don't need to bookmark all the sites you like, only the one that can get you to them easily (like Leonard's CAM World instead of each camera site you like). If you aren't really sure how to ask for searches, you can see real-time examples of searches at The Magellan Search Voyeur or WebCrawler Search Voyeur. These site provide near real-time display of a sampling of actual searches that people are doing. You can get an idea of what they are looking for, and do the same search if you see something interesting. So, go forth and enjoy. HINT: Don't be afraid to hit the STOP button if you see a heavy graphics page coming at you (if it's taking a long time to download). You can stop it and look at the text and decide if you want to pick another link and go on or pick the RELOAD button to complete the download of the page.

	YAHOO, as well as LYCOS and WebCrawler provide good categorized search facilities - you can use any of them to find areas of interest from many hierarchically organized categories, with a list of Web sites to choose from at each level. They also provide keyword search capabilities within the categories or for the whole catalog of sites indexed. Of historical interest, WebCrawler was the first full-text search engine on the Internet.
	You can start a search of Lycos directly from here by entering the terms you are interested in (and selecting the OR for any of the terms being matched, or AND for a match on all of the terms you specify). You can also select a brief or long summary of items that are found. Pick Go Get It to execute the search. Search The Web Sounds Pictures TOP 5% for:
	ALTAVISTA provides a fast, very comprehensive search capability based on the content of the web pages. You specify a keyword, topic, or phrase to search for and you get brief summaries of the pages found containing the word(s) you specified. Very fast and very comprehensive. Also, if Lycos can't find your search items, it will automatically invoke AltaVista to complete the search. Altavista also now provides a translation service that will allow you to translate (roughly at times) between two languages. Worth a try if you find a site in French, German, Italian, etc., that you want to better understand.
	Savvy Search is an experimental search system designed to query multiple internet search engines simultaneously and return the top 10 responses from each of the engines used. You can select the engines to be used to limit or broaden your searches.
	WhoWhere? is a comprehensive White Page service for locating e-mail addresses and companies on the Net. WhoWhere? intuitively handles misspelled or incomplete names. A nice place to start your search.
	METACRAWLER builds queries for a parallel search of the other search engines and picks top search results from all of them with one query.
	The Best Search Engines is a list of over 90 (as of 3/5/98) of the very best search engines. This is a part of Karl Resch's Free Web Resources, offering among its resources a guide to free web site promotion as well as its famous search engine resource. You can query most of these search engines directly from this page, including some parallel searches. Their comments will help you choose a search engine to meet special needs (like searches for specific people, sites, etc.). They are checked periodically to let you know if there are any problems with the services.
	ALL-IN-ONE is a compilation of various forms-based search tools found on the Internet. They have been combined here to form a consistent interface and convenient ALL-IN-ONE search point. About 120 search engines are here, divided into categories based on what you want to search for.

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