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5 AMAZING THINGS LEARNED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION THIS YEAR [INFOGRAPHIC] 5 AMAZING THINGS LEARNED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION THIS YEAR [INFOGRAPHIC] - The International Space Station has been orbiting the globe for the better part of 25 years. In that time the station has been home to thousands of scientific experiments. This year alone there were about 300 publications that were based on that research. Out of those publications here are my top five. The Italian Space Agency started an experiment five years ago and has finally published the results.   More
(Source: Forbes - Jan 1)


IN LONG-AWAITED LAUNCH, TURKEY TO SEND TüRKSAT 5A SATELLITE INTO ORBIT MONDAY NIGHT IN LONG-AWAITED LAUNCH, TURKEY TO SEND TüRKSAT 5A SATELLITE INTO ORBIT MONDAY NIGHT - Turkey plans to launch its fifth-generation satellite on the night between Monday and Tuesday next week, the country’s transport and infrastructure minister announced Wednesday. The new-generation communication satellite, equipped with the latest technology and higher capacity, will provide television services and improve broadband data networks.   More
(Source: Daily Sabah - Dec 31)


A STEAMPUNK ENGINE TO SOLVE YOUR SATELLITE WOES! A STEAMPUNK ENGINE TO SOLVE YOUR SATELLITE WOES! - In 1999, technicians from the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and Stanford University developed the specifications for CubeSat technology. In no time at all, academic institutions were launching CubeSats to conduct all manner of scientific research and validate new satellite technologies. Since 2013, the majority of launches have been conducted by commercial and private entities rather than academia. Unfortunately, CubeSats have been held back until now because of a lack of good propulsion technology.   More
(Source: Universe Today - Dec 31)


NASA TELEVISION TO AIR DEPARTURE OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S CYGNUS FROM SPACE STATION NASA TELEVISION TO AIR DEPARTURE OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN’S CYGNUS FROM SPACE STATION - Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday, Jan. 6, more than three months after delivering nearly 8,000 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial products, hardware, and other cargo to the orbiting outpost. Live coverage of the cargo spacecraft’s departure will begin at 9:45 a.m. EST on NASA Television and the agency’s website, with release of Cygnus scheduled for 10:10 a.m.   More
(Source: NASA - Dec 30)


ARIANESPACE, WITH RUSSIAN SOYUZ, LAUNCHES CSO-2 FRENCH MILITARY SATELLITE ARIANESPACE, WITH RUSSIAN SOYUZ, LAUNCHES CSO-2 FRENCH MILITARY SATELLITE - The 114th and final orbital launch of 2020 saw a Soyuz ST-A rocket loft the CSO-2 Earth observation satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Liftoff occurred at 16:42:07 UTC (11:42:07 EST) on 29 December from the ELS (Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz) launchpad at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, an overseas department of France.   More
(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Dec 29)


ISS SLOW SCAN TV EVENT 145.800 MHZ FM ISS SLOW SCAN TV EVENT 145.800 MHZ FM - An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for December 24-31. This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS operations on the ISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 from 16:40 GMT and continue until December 31 ending at 18:15 GMT. Dates and times subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments.   More
(Source: AMSAT UK - Dec 29)


CHINA LAUNCHES NEW REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE CHINA LAUNCHES NEW REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE - hina sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11.44pm Sunday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Yaogan-33, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 357th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.   More
(Source: The Star Online - Dec 28)


FRENCH MILITARY SPYSAT SET FOR LAUNCH MONDAY FRENCH MILITARY SPYSAT SET FOR LAUNCH MONDAY - A sharp-eyed French military surveillance spacecraft is set for launch aboard a Soyuz rocket Monday from French Guiana into a 300-mile-high orbit, where it will collect the highest-resolution imagery ever produced by a European reconnaissance satellite. A Russian Soyuz ST-A rocket rolled out to its launch pad at the Guiana Space Center in South America on Dec. 23. Since then, ground teams have hoisted the French military’s CSO 2 spy satellite — already enclosed within the Soyuz payload shroud — on top of the rocket.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Dec 28)


ISRAELI SATELLITE STRAYS FROM PATH TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH NASA’S TERRA ISRAELI SATELLITE STRAYS FROM PATH TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH NASA’S TERRA - Some days you open your email to find a spam message from a Nigerian prince asking for money, and there are other days when you find a message from the European Space Agency (ESA) warning that your satellite is on a collision course with another, and you better do something about it fast. That’s what happened at the beginning of December to the Israeli-French environmental research satellite Venus’ operational team.   More
(Source: CTech - Dec 28)


CHINA’S LONG MARCH 8 ROCKET SUCCESSFUL IN DEBUT LAUNCH CHINA’S LONG MARCH 8 ROCKET SUCCESSFUL IN DEBUT LAUNCH - A new Chinese launch vehicle, the Long March 8, has successfully placed five payloads into orbit on its first mission, debuting an expendable booster intended to eventually be outfitted for recovery and reuse. The Long March 8 rocket took off from the Wenchang satellite launch center on Hainan Island, China’s newest spaceport, at 11:37 p.m. EST Dec. 20 (0437 GMT; 12:37 p.m. Beijing time Dec. 21), Chinese space program officials said.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Dec 28)

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