Events of Interest: Week of October 7-12, 2012
The following events may be of interest in the coming week — beginning today actually (weather permitting). Congress is in recess, except for pro forma sessions, until after the elections. …
First Operational SpaceX Launch to ISS Lifts Off — update
Update: This story was updated after a brief media appearance by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, and then the more formal post-launch press conference with Shotwell …
GPS Satellite in Correct Orbit Despite Delta IV Malfunction
United Launch Alliance (ULA) says that the Air Force GPS II-F3 satellite it launched on Thursday is in its correct orbit despite the fact that the second stage of ULA’s …
Dragon Flight Still on For Tomorrow — Will There Be Ice Cream?
The chances of the weather cooperating tomorrow for the SpaceX launch of Dragon to the International Space Station have not improved, but today’s press conference raised hopes that, whenever it …
It's Official — One Year ISS Mission in 2015
NASA made it official today. Two International Space Station (ISS) crew members will remain aboard the ISS for a one-year mission that begins in 2015, the first time the ISS …
Weather Only Impediment to Sunday's SpaceX Launch
SpaceX and NASA are readying for the first operational launch of the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Sunday. The only worry at the moment is the weather. …
Former, New MSFC Directors to Headline Von Braun Conference
Newly appointed NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MFSC) Director Patrick Scheuermann will headline the American Astronautical Society (AAS) Wernher von Braun Symposium two weeks from now, along with his predecessor …
Happy Birthday, Space Program
Today is the space program’s 55th birthday and the beginning of World Space Week. The Space Age began on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet …
Russia to Repeat Phobos-Grunt Mission in 2020-2021
Lev Zelenyi, Director of Russia’s Institute for Space Science, said today that Russia will fly a replacement Phobos-Grunt mission in 2020-2021. As reported by Itar-Tass, Zelenyi spoke at the “Day …
Russia Says Year-Long ISS Mission in the Works
Update: NASA officially announced on October 5, 2012 that the ISS partners have agreed on a one-year mission in 2015. Correction: This article has been corrected to indicate that a …