RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP LAUNCHES TOWARDS SPACE STATION - A Russian cargo ship blasted into space Thursday to ferry fresh food, clothing and other vital supplies to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The unmanned Progress 26 spacecraft launched atop a Russian-built Soyuz rocket at about 1:34 p.m. EDT (1734 GMT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in Central Asia, according to Russian news reports. More (Source: Space.com - Aug 3)
NASA PROBING CABIN LEAK ABOARD ENDEAVOUR SHUTTLE - A week before Endeavour's planned liftoff, NASA was analyzing a cabin leak in the space shuttle Tuesday. The leak was detected over the weekend. NASA thought it fixed the problem by tightening a loose bolt, but testing Monday night confirmed air was still escaping from the crew cabin, said NASA spokeswoman Tracy Young. More (Source: CNN.com - Aug 1)
INDIA TO LAUNCH DEDICATED MILITARY SATELLITE - India is on the threshhold of joining a select band of advanced countries by putting into orbit a dedicated military satellite. The military-specific reconnaissance satellite CARTOSAT-2A will be launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by the end of this year, ISRO officials said. More (Source: Hindu.com - Jul 30)
3RD SINO-BRAZILIAN SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN SEPT. OR OCT. - China's National Space Administration announced on Sunday that China would launch the third Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite in September or October. The launch schedule was slightly different from what previously announced last month by Sun Laiyan, the director of the CNSA, who said the Earth Resources Satellite 02B would be launched in September. More (Source: People's Daily Online - Jul 30)
SATELLITE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SOCHI 2014 LAUNCHED - Sochi 2014 announced that the Federal Agency of Forestry (Rosleskhoz) has launched a satellite monitoring system for Sochi and the Krasnodar Region forests to control compliance for the Russian environmental legislation during Sochi’s preparation for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. More (Source: GamesBids.com - Jul 29)
NASA FINDS APPARENT SABOTAGE - The U.S. space agency NASA on Thursday confirmed it had discovered the apparent sabotage of a noncritical component of the international space station due to be carried up by the space shuttle Endeavour. It launched an investigation after finding cut wires in a piece of computer equipment intended to transfer data from station sensors to the ground, the agency said. More (Source: CNN.com - Jul 26)
FIRST LOCKHEED MARTIN-BUILT GPS SATELLITE MARKS 10 YEARS IN SERVICE - he first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin , has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service, providing the U.S. military and civil users world-wide with highly accurate navigation capabilities since 1997. More (Source: CNNMoney.com - Jul 24)
ESA'S EARTH EXPLORER GRAVITY SATELLITE ON SHOW - GOCE, ESA's first satellite dedicated to measuring the Earth's gravity field, has been presented to the press today in Turin, Italy, before being shipped to ESTEC - the space agency's research and technology centre in the Netherlands - for final testing. More (Source: Science Daily - Jul 23)
ISRAEL TO LAUNCH NEW SPY SATELLITE - Israeli space capabilities will take a giant leap in September when the Defense Ministry launches its most advanced spy satellite aboard an Indian rocket. The new satellite is capable of transmitting tiny images in all weather conditions. More (Source: Jerusalem Post - Jul 22)
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