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Issue number 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2003

Contents

• Chandra Looks at Clusters of Galaxies
• Riccardo Giacconi and the Origins of the Chandra Program
• X-ray Astronomy Pioneer, Leon Van Speybroeck, 1935-2002
• Space Shuttle Columbia
• Report from the Project Scientist
• CXC Project Manager's Report
• Instruments: ACIS
• Instruments: HRC
• Instruments: HETG
• Instruments: LETG
• Useful Chandra Web Addresses
• The Chandra Calibration Program
• Newly Updated and Searchable Guide Star Catalog for Chandra
• Lies, Trues Lies, and AstroStatistics
• The Chandra Calibration Workshop
• HelpDesk
• Chandra-Related Meetings Planned for the Next Year
• CXC 2002 Science Press Releases
• X-ray Binaries in the Chandra and XMM-Newton Era
• High Energy Astrophysics Data Centers Coordination (HEADCC) Meeting
• Important Dates
• CIAO "Why? Topics" and "Analysis Guides": A Deeper and Wider Perspective
• Simulating Chandra PSFs with ChaRT
• The Chandra Archive: WebChaSeR
• Chandra Fellows for 2003
• Chandra Users' Committee
• Contact Information
• Education and Public Outreach
• Choosing Chandra Targets
• Nobel Days and Nights in Stockholm
• Mkn 421

The Chandra Newsletter currently appears approximately once a year. We welcome contributions from readers. Nancy Remage Evans edits "Chandra News", with assistance from Mihoko Yukita and Tara Gokas. Comments on the newsletter and corrections and additions to the hardcopy mailing list should be sent to: chandranews@cxc.harvard.edu.