Actually, Hughes was first.

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Jacob Samorodin — 4/9/2003 6:26:43 PM (archived)

I think it was a Hughes Corporation
communications satellite, stranded in
a wrong orbit which became the first
commercial, private corporation spacecraft to flyby the moon.

BTW, whatever happened to Hughes Corporation?

Jake

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Mars missions getting closer - LJ - 4/8/2003 9:23:15 AM
- Jan. '04 to Jan. '05 - best year in space - pwokenyaw - 4/8/2003 12:24:58 PM
  - Yes and it will be a DSN Traffic Jam! N/T (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 4/10/2003 10:11:37 AM
  - '03: Chinese Taikonauts & TransOrbital.net on the Moon - SpaceProjects.com - 4/8/2003 1:26:06 PM
    - Actually, Hughes was first. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/9/2003 6:26:43 PM
      - I believe Hughes was bought by TRW which was acquired by Northrop Grumman (N/T) (n/t) - Dave M - 4/9/2003 7:44:29 PM
        
        No by Boeing - Delbert - 4/9/2003 10:37:02 AM
        
        If this doesn't work I give up. - Delbert - 4/9/2003 10:55:04 AM
        
        hopfully corrected url - Delbert - 4/9/2003 10:50:39 AM
        
        Here's the story - Delbert - 4/9/2003 10:46:14 AM
        
        No by Boeing (n/t) - Delbert - 4/9/2003 10:36:23 AM
    - Re: '03: Chinese Taikonauts & TransOrbital.net on the Moon - pwokenyaw - 4/8/2003 4:42:03 PM
- And maybe Nozomi will go right instead of left, this pass. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/8/2003 9:48:01 AM
- Re: Mars missions getting closer - Raoul - 4/8/2003 9:36:45 AM
  - Actually, the 2003 Mars/Earth opposition will be the closest in 73,000 years (n/t) (n/t) - Alex R. Blackwell - 4/8/2003 10:53:47 AM
    - Re: Correction: 50,000 years not 73,000 - BD - 4/8/2003 12:06:03 PM
      - You're quoting yourself! Where is the original text? - Chris Vancil - 4/9/2003 8:03:11 AM
        
        Re: I interviewed both of them - BD - 4/9/2003 9:32:58 AM
        
        Re: I interviewed both of them - Chris Vancil - 4/10/2003 10:09:30 AM
        
        Re: Chris - BD - 4/10/2003 10:35:52 AM
        
        Re: He interviewed both. - Chris Vancil - 4/10/2003 9:42:50 AM
        
        Re: Spectroscopy citation - BD - 4/10/2003 11:11:41 AM
        
        Mars Society President? - Chris Vancil - 4/14/2003 9:27:25 AM

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