August 2006 Space News |
- NASA Selects Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Prime Contractor NASA 31 Aug 2006 -- NASA selected Thursday Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., as the prime contractor to design, develop, and build Orion, America's spacecraft for a new generation of explorers.
- Russia postpones launch of expedition to ISS until Sept.18 RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2006 -- Russia said Thursday it had postponed the launch of the next mission to the International Space Station from September 14 until September 18.
- Russia plans to launch first flight to the Moon in 2011-2012 RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2006 -- Russia plans to conduct its first manned flight around the Moon in 2011-2012, the president of a leading spacecraft company said Thursday.
- Russia proposes extending ISS service life RIA Novosti 31 Aug 2006 -- A leading Russian space concern proposed Thursday using the International Space Station for continued research after its operational life comes to an end in just under 10 years' time.
- Iranian tourist dreams of seeing Earth from space IRNA 30 Aug 2006 -- The first woman space tourist, Iranian-born American Anousheh Ansari dreams of seeing the Earth from space.
- Glonass to be deployed in full by 2010 - Defense Ministry RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2006 -- Russia's 24-satellite navigational and global positioning system, Glonass, will be fully deployed by 2010, the country's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
- Next ISS mission could be postponed after shuttle delay RIA Novosti 30 Aug 2006 -- The lift-off of the 14th expedition to the International Space Station could be put off from September 14 to 18 after a shuttle launch was delayed, the head of a leading Russian space company said Wednesday.
- Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Launch Pad VOA 29 Aug 2006 -- A drop in storm intensity has caused the U.S. space agency NASA to return the shuttle Atlantis back to the launch pad after it was being pulled toward its hangar for shelter.
- Russia plans to launch 30 satellites, probes to Mars, Venus RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2006 -- Russia plans to orbit at least 30 telecom satellites and launch probes to Mars and Venus under the federal space program for 2006-2015, a Russian Space Agency official said Tuesday.
- Russia mulls new space station, missions to Moon, Mars RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2006 -- The International Space Station will be dismantled after 2015 to be replaced with a new orbital station, a Russian Space Agency official said Tuesday.
- Storm Forces Space Shuttle Removal From Launch Pad VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- The U.S. space agency NASA is taking the unusual step of preparing to return a space shuttle to its hangar from the launch pad because of an Atlantic tropical storm
- U.S. missile defense plans should be transparent - Ivanov RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2006 -- U.S. plans to deploy missile defense systems in eastern Europe should be transparent, Russia's defense minister said.
- Transcript: Media Availability with Secretary Rumsfeld and Lt. Gen. Obering on Missile Defense 27 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Director of the Missile Defense Agency Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III
- Tropical Storm Delays Space Shuttle Launch VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- NASA managers, wary of the approaching tropical storm, Ernesto, has postponed its decision on whether to keep the space shuttle Atlantis at the launch pad or indoors or roll it back to the assembly facility.
- NASA Delays Atlantis Shuttle Launch Until Monday VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- Officials at the U.S. space agency, NASA, have decided to delay until Monday the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, on a mission to continue construction on the half-finished International Space Station.
- Shuttle Crew Readies for Planned Sunday Launch VOA 24 Aug 2006 -- The U.S. space agency, NASA, is making final preparations for the planned launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Sunday.
- US Hopes to Transfer Space Station Resupply to Private Sector VOA 19 Aug 2006 -- The U.S. space agency NASA has taken a step to transfer the job of resupplying the International Space Station to the private sector
- Space Command focuses on tailoring mission with new triad AFPN 17 Aug 2006 -- Strategic deterrence, securing the space domain and recapitalizing on a lesser budget are among the priorities for the Air Force Space Command commander.
- Belarus to announce tender for new national satellite RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2006 -- Belarus will announce a tender by the end of the week for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed when a Russian rocket crashed in Kazakhstan in July, a source involved in the negotiations said Thursday.
- Solar System Could Gain New Planets Under Definition Change VOA 16 Aug 2006 -- There may soon be three new planets in our solar system. The expansion would be the result of a proposed new definition of what a planet is.
- NASA Searches for Missing Tapes of 1969 Moon Landing VOA 15 Aug 2006 -- The U.S. space agency NASA has stepped up its search for the original videotapes of the first moon landing in 1969
- Mirror system successfully demonstrated AFPN 11 Aug 2006 -- A dual-mirror system, designed to extend the range of high-energy lasers by receiving and redirecting laser energy, is being tested here.
- Indian space agency bags European contracts to build satellites IRNA 10 Aug 2006 -- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has bagged commercial contracts to build two communication satellites for European customers.
- Kazakhstan asks too much for rocket crash - Russian space agency RIA Novosti 09 Aug 2006 -- Kazakhstan has over valuated the damage a July 27 Russian carrier rocket crash caused to the country, a spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said Wednesday.
- NASA, Air Force agree to aeronautics cooperation AFPN 07 Aug 2006 -- NASA and the Air Force have formed an aeronautics research partnership that builds upon and expands on the longstanding relationship between the two organizations.
- Shuttle, Station Missions Ahead Are Most Challenging Ever NASA 07 Aug 2006 -- With the remaining shuttle missions, NASA will embark on a series of flights as difficult as any in history to complete the International Space Station.
- Space brings invisible power to the fight AFPN 07 Aug 2006 -- When space professionals deploy, they learn how to better provide combat effects, and warfighters learn more about the invisible power space brings to the fight.
- Reiter Breaks European Space Endurance Record ESA 07 Aug 2006 -- ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter set a new record for the number of days spent in space by a European astronaut last week when he completed a total of over 209 days in orbit.
- Russian rocket puts into orbit French satellite RIA Novosti 05 Aug 2006 -- A Russian carrier rocker has successfully put into orbit a French satellite that was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Russian space agency said Saturday.
- New AFSPC commander touts 'invisible force' AFPN 04 Aug 2006 -- The new commander of Air Force Space Command visited the 90th Space Wing and 20th Air Force July 28 to Aug. 1, touting what he called the "invisible force" with the big hammer.
- New structures, names for SMC organization AFPN 04 Aug 2006 -- The Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center has reorganized and renamed its organizations to mirror the traditional Air Force structure in a ceremony July 31.
- SMART-1 Towards Final Impact ESA 04 Aug 2006 -- SMART-1, the successful first European spacecraft to the Moon, is now about to end its exploration adventure
- Russian rocket to orbit U.S. satellite on August 5 RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- A Russian carrier rocker with a U.S. satellite will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Russian space agency said Friday.
- Williams and Reiter Perform Spacewalk NASA 03 Aug 2006 -- Space station crewmen Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter worked quickly through scheduled spacewalk tasks Thursday.
- NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis Moves to Launch Pad NASA 02 Aug 2006 -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
