ASTRONAUTS GO TO WORK OUTSIDE SPACE STATION - Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Clay Anderson kicked off STS-118's third spacewalk at 10:37 a.m. EDT. They are scheduled to spend 6.5 hours outside the International Space Station preparing the International Space Station's Port 6 (P6) truss for relocation and upgrading a communications system.    More
(Source: NASA - Aug 15)

DOUBLE SATELLITE LAUNCH FOR ARIANE 5 ROCKET TONIGHT - The Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to deliver a pair of communications satellites into space during an evening launch tonight from its South American spaceport. Liftoff of Europe's workhorse rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, is set for the opening of a 37-minute launch window at 2344 GMT (7:44 p.m. EDT). The mission will be the third for Arianespace so far this year.    More
(Source: Spaceflight Now - Aug 15)

CREW MEMBERS FLEX ROBOTIC ARMS TO INSTALL STOWAGE PLATFORM - Today, STS-118 mission specialists Dave Williams, Barbara Morgan and Alvin Drew and Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clay Anderson participated in an educational event with students asking questions from the Discovery Center in Boise, Idaho. The astronauts discussed and demonstrated the various aspects of human spaceflight.    More
(Source: NASA - Aug 14)

CHINA DEVELOPS BEIDOU SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEM - China has developed its Beidou satellite monitoring system for dangerous chemicals transportation, the Beijing Times reported here Monday. The system, which has passed experts review, provides all-day data of dangerous chemicals transportation to Beidou navigation satellite and gives corresponding operational order, the paper said.    More
(Source: Xinhua - Aug 14)

DIGITAL GLOBE'S NEXT SATELLITE LAUNCHES SEPT. 18 - Satellite imagery seller Digital Globe plans to put its second satellite, WordView-1, into orbit Sept. 18, launching the craft from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. The exact launch date of the satellite wasn't previously known. WorldView-1 will add to the commercial image database offered for sale by the Longmont-based company.   More
(Source: Bizjournals.com - Aug 14)

MASTRACCHIO, WILLIAMS INSTALL NEW STATION CMG - STS-118 spacewalkers Dave Williams and Rick Mastracchio installed a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) into the International Space Station's Z1 truss. They will secure the faulty CMG and equipment before wrapping up the excursion.    More
(Source: NASA - Aug 13)

NASA: SHUTTLE MAY BE OK DESPITE 3-INCH HEAT SHIELD GASH - NASA wants to get a closer look at a troubling gouge on the heat shield that protects space shuttle Endeavour's belly to determine if astronauts need to repair the 3-inch wound. The space agency planned to spend several hours Sunday doing a detailed inspection of the 3 1/2-by-2-inch gash. It was caused by a piece of foam that came off the shuttle's external fuel tank during liftoff last week, striking tiles that insulate the ship from the intense heat of re-entry to Earth, NASA said.   More
(Source: CNN.com - Aug 12)

SPACEWALKERS ADD S5 TRUSS TO STATION, SECURE P6 RADIATOR - Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio and Dave Williams wrapped up STS-118’s first spacewalk at 6:45 p.m. During the 6-hour, 17-minute excursion, they successfully installed the Starboard 5 (S5) truss segment onto the International Space Station and continued preparations to relocate the Port 6 (P6) truss.    More
(Source: NASA - Aug 12)

POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM ACTIVATED - The STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews are conducting joint operations aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station. Also, the crew activated the Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) at 5:17 p.m. EDT Friday.    More
(Source: NASA - Aug 11)

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