Highlights |
 At
'57th IAC' in Valencia,
Planetary Society Exec Dir Louis Friedman promotes Intl
Lunar Decade; NASA chief Mike Griffin speaks tomorrow |
| Virgin
Galactic may do reality
TV show; well positioned 1 Oct to lead industry;
marketing globally; former Auckland, New Zealand
mayor waiting
for Moon; Benson,
others compete |
| UP
Aerospace confirmed
discovery of entire SpaceLoft XL rocket on
30 Sep;
calls 25 Sep launch failure successful;
next launch "very soon" |
| Aerospace
States Association holds 'Hearing
on Space Science'
tomorrow in Washington DC; also, quarterly meeting today
thru tomorrow |
| Space
Elevator Games at 'X
Prize Cup' in Las Cruces NM on 20-21 Oct to feature US$400,000 in
prize money; Power Beam, Tether Challenges |
| Apollo
16 Moonwalker Charlie Duke, at recent
premiere of show 'Destination:
Space'
in NC, says Moon return "right step forward," overdue |
Global |
| ISS
E14 crew looking forward to arrival of Discovery STS-116 NET
7 Dec; Reiter to return to Earth on Shuttle; new Elektron in
2Q 2007 |
| Russia
to send Malaysia
astronaut to ISS in 2007; after contract is signed,
training in Star City to begin; price for future space
tourists set at US$21.8M |
| China accused by
US DoD of secretly firing laser beams to blind its
spy sats; "China not only has the capability,
but has exercised it;" awaiting China reply |
| Association of Space Explorers, Planetary
Society hold 'Astronauts, Robots & 21st
Century Space Exploration' in Houston TX on 5 Oct |
| '2006
Japan-US Science, Tech & Space Applications Program
Symposium' on 12-16 Nov in Waikoloa HI; Pacific
space center, etc |
| 'Science
with ALMA: New Era for Astrophysics' on 13-17
Nov in Madrid, Spain; covers main scientific drivers,
formation and evolution of galaxies |
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Credit:
Kevin Stube |
Staff
And Delegates Of 'Space Generation Congress (SGC) 2006'
In Valencia, Spain Gather For A Group Picture; SGC
Ends Sat; Prelude To '57th IAC' On 2-6 Oct, Also In
Valencia; 58th IAC In Hyderabad, India In 2007; 59th
IAC In Glasgow, Scotland In 2008 |
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