SATELLITE LAUNCH LIKELY TO COST $15 MILLION - ISRO is tight-lipped over its move to launch a foreign satellite from Sriharikota, the launch is expected to cost around $15 million. In contrast, if Israel had used its own Shavit rocket for launching its satellite, the price would have gone up to about $20 million, according to space experts here. More (Source: Times of India - Jul 19)
SHUTTLE CREW REHEARSE LAUNCH - The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, including teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, climbed aboard Thursday in a dress rehearsal for next month's launch. Just as they will on liftoff day, now set for August 7, the seven spacesuited astronauts strapped into their seats inside the recently refurbished Endeavour. The spacecraft hasn't flown since December 2002. More (Source: CNN.com - Jul 19)
LOCKHEED MARTIN-BUILT MILSTAR SATELLITE CONSTELLATION REPOSITIONED TO ENHANCE GLOBAL COVERAGE - A combined U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team has successfully completed an on-orbit reconfiguration of the five-satellite Milstar constellation to maximize the system's capabilities to provide secure, reliable and robust communications to U.S. and Allied Forces around the globe. More (Source: CNNMoney.com - Jul 17)
HUGHES' SPACEWAY 3 SATELLITE ARRIVES AT ARIANESPACE LAUNCH FACILITY IN FRENCH GUIANA - Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) today announced that its Spaceway(TM) 3 satellite has arrived at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana where the Ariane 5 heavy launcher will launch the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The scheduled launch date is August 14, 2007 More (Source: CNNMoney.com - Jul 17)
U.S. MOVES SATELLITE TO AVOID DEBRIS FROM CHINESE ASAT TEST - Flight controllers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., had to maneuver the Terra environmental spacecraft in late June to avoid orbital debris created by the Jan. 11 test of a Chinese anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon, officials with the U.S. agency said. More (Source: DefenseNews.com - Jul 16)
SAT-NAV RIVAL COULD CRASH AND BURN - For the past 18 months, a small box-shaped satellite has been circling Earth, beaming down information from its radiation detectors and atomic clocks. The British-built probe is modest by modern space technology standards. More (Source: Guardian Unlimited - Jul 15)
AKARI SATELLITE IS PERFORMING WELL - The European Space Agency says Japan's high-capability infrared satellite AKARI continues to produce stunning views of the infrared universe. Launched in February 2006, AKARI is making a comprehensive, multi-wavelength study of the sky in infrared light, helping astronomers gain a deeper understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars and planetary systems. More (Source: Science Daily - Jul 13)
ENDEAVOUR MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD - Space shuttle Endeavour arrived at its launch pad early Wednesday for a flight to send teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and six crewmates to the international space station. It's been a nearly five-year wait for Endeavour, and the shuttle has nothing on Morgan: She's been waiting 22 years. More (Source: CNN.com - Jul 11)
UAE SATELLITE TELECOM FIRM TO LAUNCH THIRD SATELLITE IN OCTOBER - Thuraya, a satellite telecom firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will launch its third satellite into orbit on Oct. 15 to expand its capacity and coverage area, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported on Sunday. More (Source: People's Daily Online - Jul 9)
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