Space
- First Galileo satellite on orbit to demonstrate key technologies 28 December 2005 ESA PR 61-2005. The first Galileo demonstrator is in orbit, marking the very first step to full operability of Europe’s new global navigation satellite system, under a partnership between ESA and the European Commission (EC).
- Space group to activate new unit AFPN 27 Dec 2005 -- Air Force Reserve Command’s 310th Space Group will travel deeper into the space program when it activates a new unit Jan. 7.
- Stardust Spacecraft Headed Home VOA 27 Dec 2005 -- NASA's Stardust probe is set to return to Earth January 15, after successfully gathering particle samples from a comet. The spacecraft's return will mark only the second time NASA has attempted to retrieve a spacecraft sent beyond Earth's orbit.
- Vandenberg activates Area Control Center AFPN 23 Dec 2005 -- The 30th Space Wing activated the first major center in the new Western Range Operations Control Center Dec 15.
- Russian Cargo Ship Brings Supplies, Christmas Gifts to Space Station VOA 23 Dec 2005 -- An unmanned Russian cargo rocket has docked with the International Space Station, carrying new supplies and Christmas gifts to the U.S. astronaut and Russian cosmonaut aboard.
- Sega: Integration key for space operations AFPN 22 Dec 2005 -- The under secretary of the Air Force and executive agent for space, Dr. Ronald M. Sega, sees space-based platforms continuing to be a vital asset to our nation’s military forces.
- Russian Supply Ship Blasts Off for International Space Station VOA 21 Dec 2005 -- Russia has launched an unmanned supply ship to deliver food, fuel and holiday gifts to the crew aboard the International Space Station.
- NASA's First Pluto Mission To Launch in January Washignton File 19 Dec 2005 -- NASA is preparing to launch the first spacecraft to the distant planet Pluto and its moon Charon, according to a December 19 NASA press release.
- Russian Region Agrees To Cooperate with Space Agency RFE/RL 15 Dec 2005 -- Russia's Altai Krai has become the first Russian region to formally agree with the Roskosmos federal space agency on the use of its territory as a designated dumping ground for jettisoned rocket parts.
- Russia Postpones Launch Of U.S. Communications Satellite RFE/RL 06 Dec 2005 -- Russia's space agency today postponed indefinitely the launch of a U.S. communications satellite, citing a flaw in the Russian booster rocket.
- U.S. Landsat 5 Satellite Experiencing Technical Difficulties Washington File 01 Dec 2005 -- Landsat, the longest-running satellite program providing vital images of the Earth’s surface from space, has been suspended until a technical problem is resolved, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced November 29.
- Solar Spacecraft Celebrates 10th Anniversary Washington File 01 Dec 2005 -- The solar and heliospheric observatory (SOHO) spacecraft -- a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) -- celebrates its 10th anniversary December 2.
- European Spacecraft Finds Water Ice Buried on Mars VOA 01 Dec 2005 -- A European spacecraft has detected deep deposits of water ice beneath Mars' surface near the planet's north pole.
