IRANIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHES SLATED FOR 2010 - Iran yesterday announced plans to fire satellites into space in February and March, CNN reported. The Tolou "satellite, which was built by Iranian scientists, is a big step for the continued presence of Iran in space and for taking advantage of the opportunities offered in this field," said Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi.    More
(Source: Global Security Newswire - Dec 26)

ARTICLE COMMENTS (2) /STATIC/ALL/IMG - Each year, the crew gets to choose when to hold their official holiday feast, during which they gather to share special delicacies beyond the scope of their normal daily rations. Christmas comes twice to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station this year as the multi-nation crew celebrates the traditional Dec. 25 holiday as well as Russian Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7.    More
(Source: Fox News - Dec 26)

NEW CREW DOCKS AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - A Russian spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Tuesday, boosting the outpost's population from two to five people just ahead of the holidays. NASA astronaut Timothy (T.J.) Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi launched Sunday, and arrived at the space laboratory a few minutes early at 5:48 p.m. EDT.    More
(Source: Fox News - Dec 23)

EU TO LAUNCH SATELLITE TO MONITOR GEORGIAN BREAKAWAY REGIONS - The European Union (EU) will launch a satellite to follow the situation in Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said Monday. The satellite would monitor the movement of people and equipment and the construction of military facilities in the two regions, Kalandadze said. All EU countries have agreed on the conduction of the supervision and preparations are already underway, she said.    More
(Source: Xinhua - Dec 22)

SOYUZ LAUNCHES NEW CREW IN PURSUIT OF THE SPACE STATION - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three fresh crew members bound for the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Monday local time, lighting up a cold, pre-dawn sky with a torrent of flame visible for miles around. With Soyuz commander Oleg Kotov, a station veteran, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, a shuttle veteran, and rookie astronaut Timothy Creamer strapped into the Soyuz TMA-17 capsule, the rocket roared to life at 4:52 p.m. EST Sunday...   More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Dec 21)

GOES-14 WEATHER SATELLITE ACCEPTED INTO SERVICE & 3RD WEATHER SATELLITE ON THE WAY - The El Segundo, California-built Boeing weather satellite, GOES-14 was accepted into service by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA after completing on-orbit testing. NOAA will use GOES-14, which was launched on June 27th, to predict storms and monitor weather conditions across an estimated 60 percent of the planet, including the United States.    More
(Source: The Examiner - Dec 20)

ARIANE 5 ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY ORBITS FRENCH MILITARY CRAFT - France successfully launched a new spy satellite on Friday during a midday launch from French Guiana, using Europe's trusted Ariane 5 rocket to send the nearly $1 billion payload to orbit. After an uneventful countdown, the Ariane 5's hydrogen-burning Vulcain engine ignited with a flash and two powerful solid rocket boosters lit with a crackling roar at 1626 GMT (11:26 a.m. EST), or 1:26 p.m. local time at the Guiana Space Center on South America's northeast coast.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Dec 19)

NASA, GOOGLE OFFER MORE PRECISE EMISSIONS TRACKING - The question is a potential deal-killer: If nations ever agree to slash greenhouse gas emissions, how will the world know if they live up to their pledges? The answer is in space, experts say — both outer space and cyberspace. NASA, the wonder agency of the 1960s, and Google, the go-to company of the early 21st century, are trying to give the world the ability to monitor both the carbon dioxide pollution and the levels of forest destruction that contribute to global warming.    More
(Source: The Associated Press - Dec 18)

MILITARY SATELLITE LAUNCH IN FRENCH GUIANA DELAYED - The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details. The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 after officials said they noticed an anomaly in the launcher subsystem. The Helios 2B was built by EADS Astrium for France's National Space Study Center.    More
(Source: The Associated Press - Dec 18)

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