SKorea to launch first space rocket in July: official
AFP
South Korea’s government said Tuesday it had approved plans to launch the country’s first rocket into space in late July.
SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket
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SPACEX PRESS RELEASE
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia announce a new launch window has been set for Falcon 1 Flight 5, carrying the RazakSAT satellite to orbit. The launch window opens Monday, July 13th and extends through Tuesday, July 14th, with a daily window to open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
ISRO arm eyes business order worth $100-150 million
The Economic Times
Business in the skies is picking up, at least for Indian space agencies with Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chasing contracts worth $100-150 million back here on earth, this year.
Recession in Space? NASA’s Constellation would be a leap forward from the space shuttle, but is it worth the price?
Forbes.com
The space shuttle is set to be retired at the end of 2010. Until its replacement, the Constellation system, is operational, NASA astronauts will have little choice but to hitch a ride on a Russian rocket to get to the International Space Station.
Collectively, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa and Tempe are home to more than 200 private firms, a state university, community college and an Air Force lab, all of which are engaged in a range of aerospace manufacturing and research, from helicopter assembly to space technology.
A schedule for NASA’s Centennnial Challenges program has been released, beginning with the power beaming competition this July at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California.
The space review looks at ISS as a national laboratory, SSP as a viable energy solution, Norm Augustine’s panel as a way to solve America’s space problems, and NRO’s ground stations.
Tim Pickens gave an interesting presentation this afternoon at ISDC titled, “Greening the Aerospace Community.†The Orion Propulsion founder and CEO talked what he feels the industry needs to do moving forward toward a greener profile.
Students performe an experiment in microgravity aboard the Airbus A300 Zero-G plane.
Bruce Pitman, a contractor working at NASA Ames, gave an update on efforts to use suborbital space tourism vehicle for scientific experiments on Friday at the ISDC conference.
Sat in on a presentation yesterday by Greg Meholic of the Aerospace Corporation, who discussed a proposed reusable, suborbital high-altitude reconnaissance vehicle. (more…)
Paul Damphousse, Chief of Advanced Concepts for the National Security Space Office, gave a presentation on Friday at ISDC about SUSTAIN – an advanced vehicle that would allow the Pentagon to deplay a force of 12-13 Marines anywhere in the world within a few hours.
Expedition 20 - the first six-strong International Space Station crew - assembled in the Zvezda module for the welcoming ceremony immediately after hatch opening following the arrival of ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft on 29 May 2009. Credit: ESA
ESA MISSION UPDATE
The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time today with the arrival of three new residents including ESA astronaut Frank De Winne with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft.