ASTRONAUTS RING IN NEW YEAR FROM SPACE - As the people of Earth rang in the new year with parties and fireworks, five astronauts celebrated the dawn of 2010 in the only way they could — locked inside a space station 220 miles above the planet. NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, commander of the International Space Station, said New Year's Day is a unique time of celebration for his multi-cultural crew, which is made up of two Americans, two Russians and a Japanese astronaut. Space station astronauts get eight holidays a year to take time off, often choosing days from each of the countries represented on their crew.    More
(Source: Space.com - Jan 2)

WISE OBSERVATORY SHEDS LENS CAP AND TAKES IN STARLIGHT - NASA's new cosmic mapper successfully jettisoned a protective lens cover Tuesday, opening its infrared eyes to Universe for an unprecedented survey in 2010. A United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket delivered the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer spacecraft into polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on December 14.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Dec 30)

DIRECTV LAUNCHES DIRECTV 12 SATELLITE BOOSTING HD CAPACITY - DIRECTV 12 satellite ,a Boeing 702 model satellite, was successfully launched on Tuesday, lifted off on an International Launch Services Proton Breeze M vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Making this announcement on Tuesday, DIRECTV (Nasdaq:DTV), a provider of television services, said that this launch will enable a line-up of new HD channels and movie choices for its customers.    More
(Source: TMCnet - Dec 30)

OCEAN-WATCHING SATELLITE FACING DELAYS IN ARGENTINA - The launch of a joint mission between NASA and Argentina to measure salt in Earth's oceans could be delayed nearly one year due to trouble at the spacecraft's factory. The mission is a joint endeavor between NASA and Argentina's space agency, CONAE. NASA's Aquarius instrument will measure ocean salinity levels across the globe to learn new information about the water cycle, a key driver of the world's climate.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Dec 27)

ISRO TO LAUNCH GEO-STATIONARY EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE - VARANASI: "The understanding of basic sciences is essential to excel in application sciences, whether it is electronics or photonics," said Prof SK Kak, vice-chancellor, Choudhary Charan Singh Meerut University during the valedictory function of the three-day international conference on emerging trends in electronics and photonic devices and systems (Electro-2009) that concluded at Banaras Hindu University on Thursday.    More
(Source: Times of India - Dec 26)

EUROPE'S GOCE SATELLITE PROBES EARTH'S GRAVITY - Europe's Goce satellite is returning remarkable new data on the way the pull of gravity varies across the Earth. Scientists say its first maps clearly show details not seen in previous space and ground measurements. Goce was launched by the European Space Agency (Esa) in March from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in north-west Russia. Its information is expected to bring new insights into how the oceans move, and to frame a universal system to measure height anywhere on the planet.    More
(Source: BBC News - Dec 26)

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)

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