September 2015 Space News |
- Russian Navy to Receive Five Bastion Missile Defense Systems in 2015 Sputnik 29 Sep 2015 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia will re-equip coastal missile units by 2021.
- NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars NASA 28 Sep 2015-- New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
- First Indian Astronomy Research Satellite Launched Into Orbit Sputnik 28 Sep 2015 -- According to reports, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday launched the country's first dedicated satellite for astronomical research.
- US spent $2.7b on failed defense system: Report Press TV 27 Sep 2015 -- The Pentagon had spent $2.7 billion developing a system of giant radar-equipped blimps which was supposed to provide an early warning in case of an attack against the US.
- Polish Parliament Greenlights Deal on US Anti-Missile Base Sputnik 26 Sep 2015 -- Poland's lower house of parliament has authorized President Andrzej Duda to ratify a technical agreement on establishing a US anti-missile base in the north of the country.
- USS Carney Joins Other FDNF Ships in Rota, Spain NNS 25 Sep 2015 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) arrived at Naval Station Rota, Spain, joining three other destroyers as part of the Forward-Deployed Naval Force, Sept. 25.
- Fourth US missile defence ship arrives at its new home port in Spain NATO 25 Sep 2015 -- Navy destroyer USS Carney arrived at its new home in southern Spain on Friday (25 September, 2015), the fourth American multi-mission ship to be stationed in Europe and contribute to NATO's ballistic missile defence shield.
- US Completes Missile Defense System Deployment at Naval Station in Spain Sputnik 25 Sep 2015 -- The United States completes on Friday the deployment of a missile defense system in the Spanish province of Cadiz as part of its NATO ballistic missile campaign in Europe, Spanish media reported, citing the Ministry of Defense.
- Three Russian Military Satellites Successfully Put Into Orbit Sputnik 24 Sep 2015 -- Three military satellites launched from the Plesetsk space center have been successfully put into orbit.
- ULA Chooses Orbital ATK Over Russian Engine for New US Rocket Booster Sputnik 23 Sep 2015 -- ULA has signed an agreement confirming Orbital ATK as the sole provider of solid rocket boosters for ULA's Atlas V and Vulcan.
- China successfully launches new carrier rocket Press TV 20 Sep 2015 -- China has successfully launched a newly-developed carrier rocket, capable of taking satellites into the orbit, as part of the country's space program.
- China Launches Next Generation Long March Rocket Sputnik 20 Sep 2015 -- The Long March 6, China's latest version of the rocket it uses to carry payloads into space, was launched at 7:01 am Sunday from Shanxi Province in northern China, and took 20 micro-satellites into orbit for tests.
- Russia, Brazil Sign Contract for Glonass Ground Measuring Station Sputnik 16 Sep 2015 -- Moscow and Brasilia have signed a contract on the placement and operation of a measuring ground station for the Russian Glonass satellite navigation network in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.
- North Korea announces new satellite launch Press TV 15 Sep 2015 -- North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) says Pyongyang is in the 'final phase' of developing and launching a new satellite.
- CSTO Stands Against Build-Up of Missile Defense as Jeopardizing the World Sputnik 15 Sep 2015 -- tThe heads of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Russia issued a joint statement advocating for the prevention of a new arms race.
- Senior USAF commander: Space warfare vital to US military Press TV 13 Sep 2015 -- Washington should invest more in space operations as they become increasingly vital to military missions against "potential adversaries," says a senior US Air Force commander.
- New Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center to be established DoD 11 Sep 2015 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it will establish a Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center (JICSpOC), in conjunction with U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Space Command, and the intelligence community. The center, to be located at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, will create unity of effort and facilitate information sharing across the national security space enterprise.
- Russian Soyuz Rocket With Two European Satellites Launched Successfully Sputnik 11 Sep 2015 -- Soyuz-ST rocket with two EU Galileo satellites aboard was successfully launched.
- New Soyuz Carrier Rocket Sent to Vostochny Space Center Sputnik 06 Sep 2015 -- It will take 38 days for the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket to reach Vostochny space center, according to the head of productions of the Progress rocket-space center.
- New Life for Old Buddy: Russia Tests Renewed Soyuz-MS Spacecraft Sputnik 06 Sep 2015 -- A new, modified version of Russia’s workhorse spacecraft, the Soyuz-TMA-MS (or Soyuz-MS), is undergoing tests in the production facilities of Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
- Boeing Unveils ‘Starliner’ Spaceship Plant at Cape Canaveral Sputnik 05 Sep 2015 -- Much-anticipated Starliner spaceships by Boeing will be assembled in a hangar once used for NASA’s space shuttles, after the grand opening ceremony of the assembly plant took place at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- Soyuz Arrives at Space Station with Astronauts from 3 Countries VOA 04 Sep 2015 -- A Russian Soyuz spacecraft arrived Friday at the International Space Station with a three-man international crew.
- Lift-off, Signal Acquired for Navy's Fourth Communication Satellite NNS 02 Sep 2015 -- After a two-day delay due to tropical storm conditions, the Navy's fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite launched.
- 45th SW supports 4th Mobile User Objective System satellite launch AFNS 02 Sep 2015 -- The 45th Space Wing helped successfully launch the fourth Mobile User Objective System satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
- Soyuz Carrying Three-Man Crew Blasts Off For ISS RFE/RL 02 Sep 2015 -- A Soyuz rocket carrying three crew has blasted off for the International Space Station.
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