EARTH OBSERVATION CHINA PLANS TO LAUNCH CO2 MONITORING SATELLITE IN 2016 - China is reported to be planning to launch the global carbon dioxide observatory satellite into space in 2016. Recently, all satellite payloads have finished the samples development. CO2-observatory satellite aims to establish ground-based data processing and verification system, make monitoring precision be better than 4ppm, and become feasible to monitoring carbon dioxide of world, China and other major regions.   More
(Source: Space Daily - Oct 26)

EXPEDITION 45 PREPARES FOR SPACEWALK, CONDUCTS SCIENCE - The crew of Expedition 45 of the International Space Station spent the week of Oct. 19 to Oct. 23 preparing for two upcoming spacewalks while conducting cutting-edge science. Expedition 45 has been ongoing since Sept. 11. As of Friday, Oct 23, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov has spent 51 days in space. Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Kimiya Yui, and cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko have been in space for 93 days. The two-year-long crew members, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, have been in space for 210 days.    More
(Source: SpaceFlight Insider - Oct 26)

WANT TO TEST STUFF OUT IN SPACE? WITH SWISS-ISRAELI SPACEPHARMA, YOU CAN - Backed by years of experience in Israel’s intelligence and satellite corps, the company hopes to broaden the market for space research when it launches its first satellite-based laboratory this December. One seldom-considered option for learning new things about biology, chemistry and other subjects is to do experiments in space. Removing gravity removes obstacles to bacteria growth, stem cell research and growing new tissue among other things, letting space agencies and pharmaceutical companies develop new treatments. Still, getting reliable results from reliable lab environments is a massive chore.   More
(Source: Geektime - Oct 26)

ATLAS 5 RECEIVES PAYLOAD FOR THIRD LAUNCH THIS MONTH - Heading to space next week to replace a 12-year-old satellite in the Global Positioning System navigation network, a modernized spacecraft was placed atop its Atlas 5 launcher yesterday. That completes assembly of the 189-foot-tall United Launch Alliance rocket at Cape Canaveral for liftoff of the GPS 2F-11 craft. Launch on Oct. 30 will be possible between 12:17 and 12:36 p.m. EDT (1617-1636 GMT) to reach the correct location within the GPS constellation. The new satellite will take the place of the GPS 2R-10 craft launched aboard Delta 302 on Dec. 21, 2003 into Plane E, Slot 2 of the constellation. The old craft moves to a backup role in the network once the fresh GPS 2F-11 enters service.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 25)

PHOTOS OF HURRICANE PATRICIA TAKEN FROM SPACE SHOW MONSTER OF A STORM - The photos of Hurricane Patricia taken from space are absolutely terrifying. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted two photos of the hurricane’s eye barreling towards Mexico on Friday taken from his view on the International Space Station. Kelly is a little more over half way through his one-year stay in space. Forecasters are calling the Category 5 storm the strongest storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. And it’s not done strengthening, according to the National Hurricane Center.    More
(Source: Orlando Sentinel - Oct 25)

ISRO TO LAUNCH SIX SINGAPORE-MADE SATELLITES IN DECEMBER - India will launch six Singapore-made satellites, including a dedicated 400 kg spacecraft for carrying out surveillance missions for maritime and border security, in mid-December onboard PSLV-C29. The six satellites will be launched on PSLV-C29 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh on December 16, 2015. Among them is a 400 kg satellite that can conduct surveillance missions for maritime and border security, The Strait Times reported.    More
(Source: Economic Times - Oct 23)

NASA PLANING TWO SPACEWALKS AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren will step out of the International Space Station to attach equipment used for receiving commercial crew vehicles. Michael Lammers is Flight Director at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. "U.S. spacewalk 32 is scheduled for October 28th, and U.S. spacewalk 33 is planned for November 6th," Lammers said. "Each spacewalk is planned for our standard six-and-a-half hours outside the airlock." Spacewalks have been curtailed this year a bit, after unsuccessful launches of some cargo vehicles over the past few months. Kenneth Todd is ISS Operations Integration Manager at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.   More
(Source: Houston Public Media - Oct 23)

CHINA'S FIRST HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE MAPS LARGE PART OF WORLD - The Ziyuan III, China's first high-resolution stereo mapping satellite for civilian use, has sent back visual data covering 69.45 million square kilometres of the globe since it was launched in January 2012. The satellite produced images of 190 million square kilometres of fields for mapping, land, mining and water conservancy, ridding the country of its reliance on imports of hi-resolution satellite images, according to the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo inform ..    More
(Source: Economic Times - Oct 22)

CYGNUS CARGO CRAFT PACKED, READY TO GO TO SPACE STATION - Teams at Kennedy Space Center have begun packing a spacecraft for a first-of-its-kind mission to the International Space Station. Targeting a Dec. 3 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the mission will mark the return to flight of Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo craft. The last time it flew, a year ago, the Cygnus and its cargo were destroyed when the company's Antares rocket exploded seconds after lifting off from Virginia's Eastern Shore. While revamping the Antares with new first-stage engines, Orbital ATK has booked two flights on United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket, temporarily bringing Cygnus launches to the Space Coast.   More
(Source: USA Today - Oct 22)

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