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POSSIBLE WING PROBLEM WITH SHUTTLE POSSIBLE WING PROBLEM WITH SHUTTLE - NASA is studying a possible problem with the thermal shielding on Discovery's wings that could force a delay in this month's launch. Discovery's seven astronauts climbed aboard the shuttle at the launch pad Wednesday for a practice countdown.    More
(Source: CNN - Oct 12)


FIRST NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE LAUNCHES - The Air Force launched the first of a next generation of military communications satellites from here Oct. 10 at 8:22 p.m. EDT, when a United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster carried a Wideband Global SATCOM satellite into space. WGS is the nation's next-generation wideband satellite communications system.    More
(Source: Schriever Air Force Base - Oct 12)


HAVING A BLAST: TOURISTS TAKE FIRST STEPS INTO HISTORIC COSMODROME HAVING A BLAST: TOURISTS TAKE FIRST STEPS INTO HISTORIC COSMODROME - Five star it is not: few creature comforts await the tourists who trickle to the birthplace of modern space flight for launches such as this week's Soyuz blast-off. But for some that is all part of the mystique.    More
(Source: AFP - Oct 12)


COMMERCIAL SATELLITE LAUNCHES FROM KOUROU COULD BEGIN IN 2008 - Commercial launches of satellites from the Kourou space complex with Russian launch vehicles could begin in 2008, President Vladimir Putin has announced.   More
(Source: Interfax - Oct 11)


ROCKET CARRYING MILITARY SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT - A rocket carrying a satellite used for communication by the United States Air Force lifted off Wednesday night. The Atlas V, which launched at 8:22 p.m. (0022 Thursday), is carrying a Wideband Global SATCOM satellite. It is the first of at least five satellites that will be placed in orbit through 2008.   More
(Source: International Herald Tribune - Oct 11)


CONFIDENT ATLAS ROCKET TEAM READY TO LAUNCH AGAIN - The Atlas rocket program looks to return to its successful ways this week, launching a powerful U.S. military communications satellite Wednesday night with a tried-and-true engine valve instead of a newer design blamed for creating serious problems during the last ascent four months ago.    More
(Source: Spaceflight Now - Oct 9)


ARIANE ROCKET LAUNCHES TWO SATELLITES - An Ariane rocket has launched a satellite that will provide television, internet and data transmissions to New Zealand and Australia. The Ariane-5 rocket took off from a European space base in French Guiana, South America, on Friday.   More
(Source: Radio New Zealand - Oct 7)


NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 29, as preparations for the STS-120 mission move forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off Oct. 23 on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station.    More
(Source: NASA - Oct 6)


SPUTNIK'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY RECALLS DAWN OF SPACE AGE - A technology invention the size of a basketball set off fierce competition between the United States and the U.S.S.R. 50 years ago this week, when Sputnik I launched and began the space race. The satellite weighed just under 185 pounds and orbited the Earth in 98 minutes, according to NASA, which came into existence because of Sputnik.    More
(Source: nformationWeek - Oct 2)


CHINA TO LAUNCH ONE MORE MARITIME SATELLITE IN 2009 - China plans to launch one more maritime satellite in 2009, an official said on Sunday. The project to research and manufacture "Ocean II" maritime satellite was approved by the government in January and the satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2009, said Sun Laiyan, vice-minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence.    More
(Source: The Hindu - Oct 1)

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