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ATLANTIS' PAYLOAD DELIVERED - NASA ATLANTIS' PAYLOAD DELIVERED - NASA - The cargo for space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a launch pad and will be installed into the shuttle's payload bay, NASA has said. It said technicians would finish testing Atlantis' waste collection system this weekend and ground teams were getting ready for the final part of launch dress rehearsal known as the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT).   More
(Source: RIA Novosti - Nov 1)


ARRAYS ARRANGED, NSS-12'S POST LAUNCH MANEUVERS SUCCESSFUL - Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that NSS-12, a satellite built for SES WORLD SKIES, a subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange:SESG), is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers. The satellite deployed its solar arrays Thursday evening, following its launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite's first thruster firing will propel it toward its final geosynchronous orbit.    More
(Source: SatNews.com - Nov 1)


HTV CARGO SHIP DEPARTS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HTV CARGO SHIP DEPARTS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - Japan's first cargo-carrying freighter was set free from the International Space Station on Friday, beginning its new role as a garbage scow loaded with 1,600 pounds of trash from the complex. Under the control of Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk, the outpost's robotic arm unberthed the H-2 Transfer Vehicle from the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony module at 1502 GMT (11:32 a.m. EDT) Friday.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Oct 31)


SPACE JUNK THREAT DELAYS JAPANESE SPACESHIP'S STATION DEPARTURE SPACE JUNK THREAT DELAYS JAPANESE SPACESHIP'S STATION DEPARTURE - A piece of space junk orbiting Earth has forced NASA to tweak upcoming plans for the Friday departure of Japan's first cargo ship to the International Space Station. The debris, a wayward chunk of an old Russian satellite, poses no risk to the space station, but could be a threat to the H-2 Transfer Vehicle, an unmanned Japanese freighter making its maiden flight, after it departs Friday.    More
(Source: Space.com - Oct 30)


NASA: SHUTTLE ATLANTIS 'GO' FOR NOV. 16 LAUNCH - NASA on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a Nov. 16 launch of the year’s final space shuttle mission, an 11-day flight to deliver critical spare parts to the International Space Station. Atlantis is scheduled to blast off from Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 p.m.    More
(Source: Florida Today - Oct 30)


NEW MOON ROCKET DAMAGED IN TEST FLIGHT, NASA SAYS NEW MOON ROCKET DAMAGED IN TEST FLIGHT, NASA SAYS - NASA has discovered a large dent on its brand-new moon rocket after the booster splashed into the Atlantic Ocean at the end of a test flight this week. The damage to the new Ares I-X rocket, which launched from Florida Wednesday on a short test flight, was spotted by a diving team sent to recover the booster's first stage. The first stage — a giant solid rocket booster — was dented near its base. NASA spokesperson Amber Philman told SPACE.com that the space agency is still awaiting word on what may have caused the damage.    More
(Source: Space.com - Oct 30)


ARIANE 5 ROCKET HAULS UP ANOTHER DOUBLE PAYLOAD STACK ARIANE 5 ROCKET HAULS UP ANOTHER DOUBLE PAYLOAD STACK - For this second time this month, the workhorse Ariane 5 rocket carried out a double satellite deployment mission just like clockwork on Thursday and set the stage to break its record for flights in a single year. The hydrogen-fueled main engine roared to life at the appointed moment of 2000 GMT (4:00 p.m. EDT), followed seven seconds later by ignition of the twin solid rocket boosters to begin thundering out of the Guiana Space Center in Kourou on the northeastern coast of South America.    More
(Source: Space Flight Now - Oct 30)


ARES 1-X ROCKET LAUNCH A SOARING SUCCESS ARES 1-X ROCKET LAUNCH A SOARING SUCCESS - At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Ares 1-X experimental rocket — the next-generation of America's space flight program — blasted off flawlessly through clear skies at Cape Canaveral. This launch shows how challenging rocket science really is: Blue skies over the launch pad in Florida hid a variety of challenges, including static-filled clouds and high-altitude winds.    More
(Source: Fox News - Oct 28)


NASA TO GIVE ARES I-X ROCKET ANOTHER GO - NASA again rescheduled the launch Wednesday of its Ares I-X rocket because of bad weather. Its next launch attempt will be at about 10:30 a.m. ET, said Jon Cowart, deputy mission manager. The launch window closes at noon. Tuesday's launches were scratched, also because of bad weather, primarily upper-level clouds    More
(Source: CNN - Oct 28)


NASA SCRUBS ARES 1-X LAUNCH DUE TO WEATHER NASA SCRUBS ARES 1-X LAUNCH DUE TO WEATHER - A series of delays led NASA to postpone the launch of its new Ares 1-X rocket by 24 hours. Clouds, snagged tethers and even a misdirected cargo ship within the danger area in the Atlantic Ocean contributed to delays in the launch of the Ares 1-X, a trial version of the rocket NASA hopes will ferry astronauts to low-Earth orbit aboard an Orion spacecraft.   More
(Source: Fox News - Oct 28)

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