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| December 22, 2013 |
 Spacesuit flaw postpones station repairs to Dec 24 Washington (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - A new flaw has emerged in a US-made spacesuit, forcing NASA to delay until Christmas Eve the next outing to repair the International Space Station, the space agency said Saturday. The problem came up in the cooling unit of veteran astronaut Rick Mastracchio's spacesuit after he re-entered the space station airlock following a spacewalk that lasted 5.5 hours, NASA said. It was not believe ... more |  |
 China's Yutu "naps", awakens and explores Caption Panorama of Chang'e-3's landing zone - Beijing (XNA) Dec 21, 2013 China's moon rover, Yutu (Jade Rabbit), continued exploring after a "nap", according to the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence on Friday. At about 8:00 p.m. Beijing Time, the six-wheeled rover started moving again after shutting down its subsystems on Dec. 16. Yutu has had to deal with direct solar radiation raisi ... more |  |
 Sailing satellites into safe retirement Paris (ESA) Dec 21, 2013 - When satellites reach the end of their working lives, they may pose a threat to other spacecraft as they continue to orbit in a dormant state for many decades. But now a new way to deorbit ageing satellites in a safe manner is nearing its first test in space. In the future, satellites might carry a packaged ultra-lightweight 'gossamer sail' to open as they head towards retirement. The increa ... more |  |
Europe's Gaia telescope detaches from Fregat-MT upper stage Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 21, 2013 - Europe's Gaia telescope that will make up a 3D map of the Milky Way has detached from the Fregat-MT upper stage, said a source with the Russian Federal Space Agency. "The Gaia spacecraft detached from the Fregat-MT upper stage," the source said. Russia's Soyuz-ST rocket carrier with the Gaia telescope took off from the Guiana Space Centre at 1.12 pm. Moscow time and reached the near- ... more |  |
 Curiosity Team Upgrades Software, Checks Wheel Wear Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 21, 2013 - The team operating NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed a software upgrade on the vehicle and is next planning a check of wear and tear on the rover's wheels. "Curiosity is now operating on version 11 of its flight software," said Jim Erickson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, project manager for the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Project, which operates Curiosity. This is the ... more |  |
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China launches communications satellite for Bolivia Xichang, Sichuan (XNA) Dec 21, 2013 - China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 0:42 a.m (Beijing Time) Saturday. Bolivian President Juan Evo Morales Ayma was present, the first time a foreign head of state has witnessed a satellite launch in China. The satellite was produced by China Aerospace Science and ... more |  |
 NASA Releases New Earthrise Simulation Video Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Dec 21, 2013 - NASA has issued a new visualization of the events leading to one of the iconic photographs of the 20th Century - Earth rising over the moon captured by the crew of the Apollo 8 mission. The photo known as Earthrise is the first color photograph of Earth taken by a person in lunar orbit. Earthrise is the cover photo of TIME's Great Images of the 20th Century, and is the central photo on the cove ... more |  |
 Japan researcher builds device to transmit 'force' Tokyo (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - A Japanese researcher on Friday unveiled an invention that instantly and wirelessly transmits force between two devices, in a development that could allow physical therapists to treat patients remotely. Kouhei Ohnishi said his "force transceiver" permits two-way communication of the amount of pressure being applied and the resistance it is encountering in real time. If applied to a robot ... more |  |
Mars rover Curiosity gets software upgrade, improved capabilities Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Dec 20, 2013 - NASA says its Mars rover Curiosity has had a technology "tuneup," a software upgrade that will advance the rover's capabilities. "Curiosity is now operating on version 11 of its flight software," Jim Erickson of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported Friday. The upgrade is the third since Curiosity's landing on Mars 16 months ago, with the switch from vers ... more |  |
 20th Anniversary of First B-2 Spirit Delivery Palmdale CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2013 - On a grey, chilly afternoon 20 years ago, the first operational B-2 stealth bomber, the Spirit of Missouri, circled the airfield at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. once, then landed, marking the start of a remarkable history that has given the U.S. one of its most powerful defensive - and diplomatic - weapons. Developed, produced and sustained by a U.S. Air Force/Northrop Grumman Corporation- ... more |  |
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Landmark 300th C-130J Super Hercules Marietta GA (SPX) Dec 22, 2013 - The C-130J Super Hercules program reached another significant milestone with the delivery of its 300th aircraft, which was ferried today by a U.S. Air Force crew from the Lockheed Martin facility here. The 300th Super Herc is an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The Commando II supports such missions as in-flight refueling, infiltration/exfiltra ... more |  |
Russia rebuilding lost radar coverage Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 22, 2013 - The commissioning of a Konteyner radar station in the Russian region of Mordovia east-southeast of Moscow has marked the completion of the latest part of Russia's programme to patch up its radar surveillance coverage, which developed huge gaps after many of the Soviet radar stations were taken over by new states and many others fell into post-Soviet disrepair. Adding to this misery is the ... more |  |
 Golf skateboard aims to rejuvenate 'old man's sport' Malibu, United States (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Skateboarders and golfers may not normally have much in common, but a US entrepreneur hopes to appeal to both sporting types with a new device that lets you "surf" the fairways. The GolfBoard, demonstrated at a recent charity event in California, looks like a large motorized skateboard but can comfortably carry a golfer and his clubs around 18 holes, according to its makers. The innovat ... more |  |
 S.Korea minister rules out imminent N. Korean nuclear test Seoul (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - North Korea does not appear close to conducting a nuclear or missile test despite continued preparations, a South Korean minister said Wednesday after a purge in Pyongyang sparked fears of aggression. "Preparations have been made continuously... but I don't think a nuclear test or long-range missile launch is imminent," Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae told a parliamentary committee. T ... more |  |
Will the Moon be carved-up? Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 20, 2013 - Experts forecast that the Moon will become sort of the seventh continent of Earth by the middle of the 21st century. People will reclaim the polar regions and build residential areas there. In this context it may happen that many countries' interests will clash on the Moon. Part of the scientific community draws a parallel between the Arctic shelf and the Moon, believing that competitive s ... more |  |
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NASA and Russia prolong contract on Soyuz taxi flights to ISS Moscow (Voice of Russia) Dec 20, 2013 - The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA have reached preliminary agreements on delivering foreign astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on board Russian Soyuz spacecraft after 2016, chief of Roscosmos's manned spaceflight programs Alexei Krasnov said. "The existing contract envisions the use of Russian Soyuzes for delivering astronauts to the ISS in the period u ... more |  |
 Liftoff for ESA's billion-star surveyor Paris (ESA) Dec 20, 2013 - ESA's Gaia mission blasted off this morning on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on its exciting mission to study a billion suns. Gaia is destined to create the most accurate map yet of the Milky Way. By making accurate measurements of the positions and motions of 1% of the total population of roughly 100 billion stars, it will answer questions about the orig ... more |  |
 NASA's Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft Returns First Images after Reactivation Washington DC (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a spacecraft that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has returned its first set of test images in preparation for a renewed mission. NEOWISE discovered more than 34,000 asteroids and characterized 158,000 throughout the solar system during its prime mission in 2010 and early 2011. It wa ... more |  |
 Bolivia's first telecoms satellite launched from China Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - A Chinese rocket launched Bolivia's first telecommunications satellite early Saturday with the president of the South American country declaring it a success. The Long March-3B carrier rocket blasted off from the Xichang satellite launch centre in China's southwestern Sichuan province at 00:42 am (1640 GMT Friday), television images showed. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that ... more |  |
Brazil to auction satellite positions ahead of World Cup Brasilia (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Brazil says it will auction four orbital geostationary satellite positions to expand its Internet and telephony services for next year's World Cup. The official news agency Agencia Brasil said Brazil telecoms watchdog Anatel approved the move Thursday. Operation rights would be for 15 years, renewable for another 15 years, according to Anatel. The minimum price and the exact date for ... more |  |
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