January
MTV News - Angie Stone Makes Studio Time with Timberlake, Moby, Keys
February
*NSYNC Studio Newsroom - February 2002
Space.com -NSYNC N Space? Lance Bass Negotiating to Fly to ISS Says MirCorp
March
Las Vegas Review Journal - COLUMN: Norm! Timberlake-Spears breakup 'just a rumor'
Kirkpatrick.nu - Radio Interview Transcript
Kirkpatrick.nu - Radio Interview Transcript from Kiss 107 in Iowa 3/27/02
SpaceRef.com - Lance Bass is Heading to Russia with Hopes of Visiting Space
Proof of pop-up ad page existence
April
Digital JC Chasez fansite - Worldpop [sic] Interview With *NSYNC
*NSYNC Studion Newsroom - April 2002
Entertainment Weekly - What's Next for Britney and Justin?
Pop Dirt - Joey Fatone Addresses *NSYNC Rumors on TRL
Tiffany Martin YOutube Channel - *Nsync On Rosie O'Donnell
May
Katrillion - Lance Undergoes Heart Surgery
Melinda's Corner - 5/20/02 Update
Philadelphia Daily News - Un 'Synced: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE HERE ON SECRET MISSION
hKatrillion - Lance Cleared for Space Mission
BBC News - Russia Denies *NSYNC Space Plan
June
Pop Dirt - Justin Timberlake Phones Carson on TRL -
Melinda's Corner - 6/13/02 Update
Kirkpatrick.nu - Transcript from The Ticket
Cosmic Log Blog Archive (MS Word doc)
July
New York Times - Joey Fatone of *NSYNC to Make His Broadway Debut in RENT
Space.com - Transcript of Rosaviakosmos Letter to NASA Regarding Lance Bass
MTV News - Bass Inks Space Deal as Russia's Partners Voice Concerns
Cosmic Log Blog Archive (MS Word doc)
MSN Tech & Science - Russians Provide Data on Space Star
http://www.abstracts.net/mb/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=14192
This link once led to an abstracts.net post discussing Lance Bass’s Access Hollywood segment in July 2002. Sadly, it vanished before it could be archived—like so many fragments of the early 2000s web. A later archived version of the Pop Dirt post *NSYNC Measure For Wax Figures ( Apr 4, 2016 ) included several additional blurbs about the group. One of these linked to the now-defunct Abstracts.net forum post containing a fan-transcribed quotes from Access Hollywood. The original Pop Dirt page didn’t include this link—it was added retroactively.
MTV News - Justin Timberlake Working 'NSecret on Star Packed Solo LP
August
New York Post - Victoria Gotti feature about Joey Fatone
CBS News - The Early Show: NSYNC Member On Broadway
Variety - Bass to Takeoff for Int'l Space Station Oct. 28
Houston Chronicle - Russia Space Agency Says 'N Sync Star Must Pay Up
Billboard - NASA: 'N Sync Idol Wants Space Shot
Space.com - EXCLUSIVE: Lance Bass Backers Insist Flight to Station Will Happen as Planned
Collect Space - First look: Lance Bass' Space Flight Patch
Yahoo! LAUNCH - *NSYNC's Bass Takes Zero-Gravity Flight, Expected To Be Confirmed For Space Trip
MTV New - Lance Bass Deemed Ready for Space Station Mission
Forever *NSYNC Fans - Kids Space Update (NASA) Chat: August 29, 2002
NASA News - Students To Share Thrill Of Space Exploration With Lance Bass
September
Pop Dirt - Johnny Wright Fills In on Justin, *NSYNC Plans
Entertainment Weekly - It's Gonna Be Me
MTV News - Lance Bass' Team Says Space Dream Ain't Over Despite Termination
Space.com - Lance Bass to Resume Cosmonaut Training, Won't Fly Until April at Earliest
Teen People.com - Spotlight: It's Justin Time
October
Real Squishy Pixie Tumblr - Scanned page from J-14 Magazine
Pop Dirt - Joey Fatone On Last Call With Carson Daly
Billboard Newspaper - October 26, 2002 (full PDF)
USA Today - Teen-pop Biz Banks on Justin
November
New York Post - Justin Time; Solo Disc a Break, Not a Breakup, From *NSYNC
Timberlake Will Tour, But Not Until Summer
TV Guide Online - 'N Sync's JC: "We're Not Broken Up!"
December
MTV TRL - JC Chasez Interview on 12/02/02 (full interview)
Wikipedia Article - Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)