October 2005 Space News |
- Venus Probe Launch Rescheduled RFE/RL 31 Oct 2005 -- The Russian Space Agency announced today that Venus Express, the European Space Agency's first mission to explore Earth's closes neighbor, will be launched on 9 November 9 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
- Russia Loses Contact With Satellite Launcher RFE/RL 28 Oct 2005 -- Russian space officials have lost contact with a rocket launched yesterday that was carrying eight satellites.
- DPRK Delegate Refers to Peaceful Use of Space KCNA 28 Oct 2005 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will positively promote the cooperation and exchange with the international community including the UN and different countries of the world and develop the independent space science and technology in the field of peaceful use of the space.
- Iran launches its first satellite IRNA 27 Oct 2005 -- The first Iranian satellite made in cooperation with Russia was launched from Polstesk space base in Murmansk province in northwestern Russia at 10:52 local time on Thursday.
- International Cassini Mission Reveals More about Saturn F Ring Washington File 27 Oct 2005 -- Images of Saturn's narrow and contorted F ring returned by cameras aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed phenomena not previously detected in a planetary ring.
- Army activates third air and missile defense command Army News 25 Oct 2005 -- The 94th Air and Missile Defense Command unfurled its colors during a ceremony Oct 14, on Fort Shafter as the Army transforms to meet the security challenges of the 21st century.
- Cassini Mission Finds Stormy Weather on Saturn's Moon Titan Washington File 25 Oct 2005 -- Scientists who are studying data from the international Cassini spacecraft say the peculiar clouds at middle latitudes in the southern hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Titan may form in the same way as distinct bands of clouds form at Earth's equator.
- CHINA: A 'CONQUEST OF SPACE' AHEAD OF RUMSFELD VISIT US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 24 Oct 2005
- NASA Hubble Telescope Looks for Resources on the Moon Washington File 24 Oct 2005 -- NASA is using the unique capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of Earth's moon.
- European Space Agency Postpones Mission to Venus VOA 24 Oct 2005 -- The European Space Agency has postponed Wednesday's scheduled launch of the Venus Express after engineers discovered the spacecraft was contaminated by insulation from the Soyuz rocket launcher.
- Vandenberg launches final Titan IV AFPN 20 Oct 2005 -- After five decades of service, the Air Force and the Lockheed Martin Corp. launched the last Titan IV B rocket from here Oct. 19.
- Hubble Detects Oxygen-Bearing Minerals on Moon VOA 20 Oct 2005 -- The Hubble Space Telescope has detected oxygen in moon minerals that future explorers could use for breathing, to make electricity, and for rocket fuel.
- Space Command presented first-ever missile badge AFPN 17 Oct 2005 -- -- A unique ceremony took place here in which the family of a space pioneer presented Air Force Space Command a unique object -- the Air Force’s first missile badge.
- China's Calls Second Manned Space Mission a Success After Astronauts Return Safely VOA 17 Oct 2005 -- China called its second manned space flight a perfect success that will improve national unity after the spacecraft and two astronauts aboard returned safely to Earth
- Chinese Astronauts in Good Shape Following Space Trip VOA 16 Oct 2005 -- Two Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth following a five day mission in space.
- NASA Targets May 2006 for Next Shuttle Launch Washington File 14 Oct 2005 -- Although not yet to set a firm launch date for the next space shuttle flight, NASA managers said October 14 that they have made progress in determining why insulating foam is lost during shuttle launches, and are considering a May 3-23 launch window.
- Astronomers Find Black Holes Help Create Stars VOA 14 Oct 2005 -- Research by astronomers shows that super-massive black holes are not entirely destructive forces in the universe.
- Chinese Astronauts Adjust Orbit RFE/RL 14 Oct 2005 -- China says astronauts carrying out the country's second manned space mission today slightly adjusted the position of their orbiting Shenzhou 6 capsule after it started moving closer to Earth.
- China: New Manned Mission Marks Milestone For Space Program RFE/RL 12 Oct 2005 -- China has launched it's second manned space mission. A two-man crew blasted off early today from a base in the Gobi Desert.
- Experts Disagree on Military Significance of China's Manned Space Program VOA 12 Oct 2005 -- Two Chinese astronauts are orbiting Earth for five days in the Shenzhou-6 spacecraft, exactly two years after Beijing launched its first human into space aboard the Shenzhou-5.
- China Launches Second Manned Space Mission VOA 12 Oct 2005 -- China has launched its second manned space mission in what analysts see as a bid by the Communist government to boost its prestige.
- Chinese Manned Space Mission Launched Successfully RFE/RL 12 Oct 2005 -- China today launched its second manned space flight, sending two astronauts into earth orbit on an expected five-day mission.
- Manned Chinese Spacecraft Enters Earth's Orbit VOA 12 Oct 2005 -- China says a space capsule carrying two Chinese astronauts has entered Earth's orbit after blasting off early Wednesday morning.
- Returning International Space Station Crew Arrives Home Washington File 11 Oct 2005 -- After traveling 75 million miles during six months on the international space station, Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Flight Engineer John Phillips safely returned to Earth October 10.
- Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Returns 3-Man Crew to Earth VOA 11 Oct 2005 -- A Russian Soyuz spacecraft has returned to earth, carrying a three-man crew that included an American businessman and scientist who paid for an eight-day stay on the International Space Station.
- China Plans Manned Space Launch for This Week VOA 10 Oct 2005 -- China plans its second manned space launch later this week, with reports suggesting a Wednesday or Thursday blast-off from Inner Mongolia.
- Russian Space Officials: Satellite Crashes VOA 09 Oct 2005 -- Russian space officials say a satellite designed to monitor changes in the polar ice caps has crashed into the Arctic Ocean.
- Edwards, DARPA explore new C-17 capability AFPN 07 Oct 2005 -- Soaring 6,000 feet above the sun-baked California desert, a pair of Edwards aircraft -- a C-17 Globemaster III shadowed by a C-12 Huron observer aircraft -- carried out an unusual mission with an even more unusual cargo recently.
- Experimental Spacecraft Missing After Successful Test Launch in Russia VOA 07 Oct 2005 -- Russia space officials are searching for an experimental spacecraft that was successfully launched from a submarine in the Barents Sea early Friday.
- Status Of Russian Space Vehicle Unclear RFE/RL 07 Oct 2005 -- Russia today successfully launched a mini-shuttle spacecraft on a sea-based ballistic missile.
- Next U.S., Russian Crew Heads to International Space Station Washington File 01 Oct 2005 -- The next U.S.-Russian crew of the International Space Station is on its way to the orbiting laboratory in a Soyuz spacecraft that launched late September 30 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- Soyuz Spacecraft Docks with International Space Station VOA 03 Oct 2005 -- A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station, after a two-day flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- New Moon Found Orbiting 10th Planet VOA 02 Oct 2005 -- Astronomers say they have found a new moon orbiting our solar system's recently discovered 10th planet.
- Russia: U.S. Millionaire Becomes World's Third Space Tourist RFE/RL 01 Oct 2005 -- An American millionaire has blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station.
- Soyuz Spacecraft Heads to International Space Station VOA 01 Oct 2005 -- A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying a three-man crew that includes a businessman from New Jersey.
