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CHINA'S SPACE STATION PLANNERS PUT OUT WELCOME MAT CHINA'S SPACE STATION PLANNERS PUT OUT WELCOME MAT - China is soliciting international participation in its future manned space station in the form of foreign modules that would attach to the three-module core system, visits by foreign crew-transport vehicles for short stays and the involvement of non-Chinese researchers in placing experiments on the complex, the chief designer of China’s manned space program said Oct. 12. But he declined to commit to an international orbital docking technology that would facilitate international participation in the Chinese facility. The Chinese orbital station, consisting of a core module and two experiment-carrying modules, can be expanded to a total of six modules if international partners want to invest in their own components, said Zhou Jianping, chief designer of the China Manned Space Program at the China Manned Space Agency.   More
(Source: Space News - Oct 14)


COMPANIES WANT TO LAUNCH SATELLITES THAT CAN SEE A PHONE IN YOUR HAND FROM SPACE COMPANIES WANT TO LAUNCH SATELLITES THAT CAN SEE A PHONE IN YOUR HAND FROM SPACE - If you've ever used Google Earth to zoom in on an aerial view of your house, then you know that the level of detail you can see is spooky. Regardless, satellite imaging technology continues to get better and better. Not long ago we measured satellite image resolution in meters; now it's down to centimeters. Last year the US government relaxed its restrictions on commercial satellite imagery. Satellite companies can now legally distribute photos at about 25-centimeter resolution — enough to clearly make out a mailbox and four times as detailed as the previous 50-centimeter restriction.   More
(Source: Tech Insider - Oct 13)


ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES UNVEILS LIGHTWEIGHT SATELLITE ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES UNVEILS LIGHTWEIGHT SATELLITE - Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) today unveiled the development program of the new AMOS E communications satellite, which is powered by an electrical propulsion system. AMOS E will provide a broad range of communications services including TV broadcasts and broadband Internet. The new satellite weighs only 1.5-2 tons, less than half a regular communications satellite, and is designed to operate for 15 years. IAI announced today that development of the AMOS E has been completed but that the date of its launch into space has yet to be set.    More
(Source: Globes - Oct 13)


THIS HUMANOID ROBOT MIGHT TRAVEL TO SPACE TO HELP ASTRONAUTS THIS HUMANOID ROBOT MIGHT TRAVEL TO SPACE TO HELP ASTRONAUTS - German researchers are creating a humanoid robot designed to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named AILA, the robot is designed to assist with not-so-complicated, day-to-day tasks so that astronauts can spend their time doing projects requiring more thought. Like any new hire, AILA will first need to be taught how to perform assignments. After watching a human demonstrate a task, AILA will be able to perform the job herself.    More
(Source: Tech Insider - Oct 13)


ATLAS V TO LAUNCH GPS SATELLITE FOR U.S. AIR FORCE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL OCT. 30 ATLAS V TO LAUNCH GPS SATELLITE FOR U.S. AIR FORCE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL OCT. 30 - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 will launch the GPS IIF-11 mission for the U.S. Air Force. Date/Site/Launch Time: Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Mission Description: GPS satellites serve and protect our warfighters by providing navigational assistance for U.S. military operations on land, at sea, and in the air. Civilian users around the world also use and depend on GPS for highly accurate time, location, and velocity information.   More
(Source: SpaceCoastDaily.com - Oct 11)


CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES SATELLITE MADE BY STUDENTS CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES SATELLITE MADE BY STUDENTS - China has launched a satellite developed by a group of students which is used for global maritime automatic identification and demonstrating information exchanges between satellites in-orbit, state-run media reported today. The satellite "Nanligong-1", developed by Students in Nanjing University of Technology and Engineering independently has already started transmitting data. The satellite - carried by a Long March-11 rocket - was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, state-run People's Daily reported.   More
(Source: Economic Times - Oct 11)


INTERNATIONAL DOCKING STANDARD RECEIVES UPDATE INTERNATIONAL DOCKING STANDARD RECEIVES UPDATE - A major update to the station docking system standard has been approved by the International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB), allowing for multiple types of spacecraft to dock with the orbiting lab. The International Docking Standard System (IDSS) was first released in 2010 by the MCB. It established a common station-to-spacecraft equipment interface, enabling many types of spacecraft to dock together. It describes the physical features and design parameters of a standard interface without dictating a particular design.    More
(Source: Space Flight Insider - Oct 11)


AO-85 OSCAR NUMBER ASSIGNED FOR FOX-1A AO-85 OSCAR NUMBER ASSIGNED FOR FOX-1A - Willian (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator has issued the following statement: I have been informed of the successful launch today, October 8, 2015 of the AMSAT-NA-built Fox-1A CubeSat. I am also informed that the satellite has been heard by several amateurs in various countries. This successful launch comes after years of diligent and dedicated work on the part of AMSAT-NA volunteers including Tony Momteiro, AA2TX, who became a silent key in March, 2014. It was Tony who spearheaded and guided the work on all AMSAT-NA CubeSats until his untimely passing. Thus, it is only fitting that this spacecraft be dedicated to his memory.   More
(Source: Southgate - Oct 9)


US SPY SATELLITE LAUNCHES INTO SPACE ALONG WITH 13 TINY CUBESATS US SPY SATELLITE LAUNCHES INTO SPACE ALONG WITH 13 TINY CUBESATS - An American spy satellite and 13 tiny "cubesats" shared a rocket ride to orbit this morning, lighting up the predawn sky over their California launchpad. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off today (Oct. 8) from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:49 a.m. EDT (0949 GMT; 8:49 a.m. local California time), lofting the secret NROL-55 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the agency that operates the United States' spy satellites. You can watch a video replay of the dazzling rocket launch here. The 13 cubesats tagged along as part of the NRO's GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) secondary payload. Nine of the tiny spacecraft were sponsored by the NRO, while NASA sponsored the other four.   More
(Source: Space.com - Oct 9)


INDIA’S GREAT WALL CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE INDIA’S GREAT WALL CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE - A nighttime picture taken from the International Space Station of the boundary between India and Pakistan—visible because of a string of Indian floodlights erected in an effort to prevent militants from crossing into its territory–went viral this week. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the frontier was one of only a few visible from space at night. Among the others are the dividing lines between South Africa and Zimbabwe and North and South Korea – both marked by sharp differences in the prevalence of electric lighting on the two sides. In the case of estranged neighbors India and Pakistan, the Indian floodlights, which extend for more than 1,900 kilometers, limn a boundary that is disputed in places. Fences extend along much of the 3,323-kilometerfrontier as well.   More
(Source: Wall Street Journal - Oct 9)

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