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INSPECTION DAY ABOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR INSPECTION DAY ABOARD THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR - STS-126 crew members will use the shuttle’s robotic arm and its extension to look at the spacecraft’s thermal protection system. They also will prepare for Sunday afternoon's docking with the station by installing the Orbiter Docking System centerline camera and extending the system’s docking ring. A checkout of the spacesuits to be used during the four spacewalks by Endeavour crewmembers outside the International Space Station also is on the agenda.   More
(Source: NASA - Nov 15)


ENDEAVOUR SOARS INTO THE NIGHT SKY! ENDEAVOUR SOARS INTO THE NIGHT SKY! - Space shuttle Endeavour roared off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on a spectacular tower of smoke and flames. The STS-126 mission is an extremely ambitious undertaking, highlighting four spacewalks and delivering the heaviest payload in shuttle history. NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson commands the seven-member crew, which includes Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialists Donald Pettit, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steve Bowen, Shane Kimbrough and Sandra Magnus.    More
(Source: NASA - Nov 15)


SPIDERS, URINE RECYCLER ABOARD FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH SPIDERS, URINE RECYCLER ABOARD FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH - The space shuttle Endeavor is set to launch this evening with an odd assortment of cargo—including live spiders, butterflies, and new technology to turn urine into drinking water. Besides seven astronauts, Endeavor's cargo includes two new sleeping chambers, a second toilet, and a water-purification system, all of which will let NASA double the occupancy of the International Space Station to six.    More
(Source: National Geographic - Nov 14)


NASA BEGINS COUNTDOWN FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH - Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Centre began ticking down on Tuesday towards Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to outfit the International Space Station for an expanded live-aboard crew. Liftoff is targeted for 7:55 p.m. EST (12:55 a.m. Saturday British time). At a news conference on Tuesday, managers said the shuttle was in good shape for launch.    More
(Source: Reuters UK - Nov 12)


INDIAN SATELLITE ORBITING MOON INDIAN SATELLITE ORBITING MOON - India is celebrating the arrival of its Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft at the Moon. An 817-second burn from the probe's engine on Saturday slowed Chandrayaan sufficiently for it to be captured by the lunar body's gravity. The craft is now in an 11-hour polar ellipse that goes out to 7,502km from the Moon and comes as close as 504km. Further brakings will bring the Indian satellite down to a near-circular, 100km orbit from where it can begin its two-year mapping mission.    More
(Source: BBC News - Nov 9)


CREW AND SHUTTLE IN FINAL PREP STAGES CREW AND SHUTTLE IN FINAL PREP STAGES - Beginning Friday night the crew for space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-126 mission will be quarantined to their quarters at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to help minimize the possibility of getting sick before launch. But that doesn’t mean they are finished training and preparing for their upcoming flight to the International Space Station.    More
(Source: International Space Fellowship - Nov 8)


ILS PROTON SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 1M SATELLITE - A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the ASTRA 1M satellite into orbit today, marking the fifth mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS). The Proton vehicle lifted off from Pad 39 at the cosmodrome at 2:44 a.m. today local time (3:44 p.m. EST Wednesday, 20:44 GMT Wednesday). After a 9-hour-12-minute mission, the launcher released the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The satellite will eventually go into operation at 19.2 degrees East longitude for SES ASTRA of Luxembourg.    More
(Source: MarketWatch.com - Nov 6)


ISS SPACE JUNK RE-ENTRY - More than a year ago, in July 2007, International Space Station astronauts threw an obsolete, refrigerator-sized ammonia reservoir overboard. Ever since, the 1400-lb piece of space junk has been circling Earth in a decaying orbit - and now it is about to re-enter. If predictions are correct, the 'Early Ammonia Servicer' (EAS for short) will turn into a brilliant fireball as it disintegrates in Earth's atmosphere during the early hours of Monday, November 3rd.    More
(Source: The Southgate Amateur Radio Club - Nov 3)


VENEZUELAN SATELLITE IS LAUNCHED FROM CHINA - Chinese and Venezuelan scientists hovered over radar screens, a Russian combat jet flew overhead and satellite dishes tilted toward the skies as Venezuela tracked the launch of its first satellite on Wednesday. President Hugo Chavez has increasingly turned toward the East for help in technological development, and his latest endeavor — at a cost of some $406 million — will help him spread his revolutionary message across Latin America.    More
(Source: Associated Press - Oct 30)


CHINESE SATELLITES LAUNCHED - China deployed two research satellites (SHIJIAN-6E and SHIJIAN-6F) early Saturday in a super-secret launch from a space center in the northeastern part of the country. The two spacecraft blasted off on a Long March 4B rocket at 0115 GMT Saturday (9:15 p.m. EDT Friday) from the Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi province in northeastern China, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.    More
(Source: SpaceFlightNow.com - Oct 29)

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