Jonathan's Space Report
Jonathan's Space Report (JSR) is a newsletter about the Space Age hosted at Jonathan's Space Page. It is written by Jonathan McDowell, a Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian astrophysicist.[1] It is updated as McDowell's schedule permits, but he tries to publish two issues each month. Originally the website was hosted on a Harvard University account, but it was moved in late 2003 to a dedicated domain.[2]
Type of site | Astronautics |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Jonathan McDowell |
| URL | planet4589 |
| Launched | 1989 |
| Current status | active |
Started in 1989,[3] the newsletter reports on recent space launches, International Space Station activities, spacecraft developments, and newly released space-related data. McDowell's report occasionally corrects NASA's official web sites, or provides additional data on classified launches that aren't available elsewhere.
Associated projects on the JSR web site are:
- A catalog of all known geosynchronous satellites and their current positions
- A listing of satellite launch attempts
- A cross-reference between catalog number and international designation of artificial satellites
- A photo archive covering many launch attempts
- A catalog of all spacecraft reentries
McDowell has long campaigned for U.S. compliance with the UN Convention on Registration of Outer Space Objects (1975) and UN Resolution 1721B (1961).[4]
See also
References
- "Jonathan McDowell / HarvardScience". Harvard University - Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- see Archive.org chronology
- "Space Report No. 1, Jan 30, 1989". Jonathan McDowell. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- "Jonathan McDowell's Statement on United States Non-Compliance with UNR1721B". Jonathan McDowell. Retrieved 2009-02-12.