IAF NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Wednesday 12 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


50 years later, Kennedy�s Moon speech being remembered

Fifty years ago, On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy gave his famous "Moon Speech" at Rice University.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112691862/moon-speech-kenned


Aditya 1 launch delayed to 2015-16

At the Isro Satellite Centre in Bangalore and other scientific centres across the country, efforts are currently underway to launch India’s first mission to study the sun in 2015 or 2016. The launch of Aditya 1, which was initially proposed at 2012, by then ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair in 2008, will now set sail for space only in 2015-16, plausibly due to unanticipated issues related to instrument designing, fabrication and development, according to experts working on the project.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-09/india/337


PERILS launches satellite flood data service

A new service launched by insurance industry data provider PERILS will show real-time satellite images of flood damage during and after major flood events, the firm said on Monday. Zurich-based PERILS launched the service with the European Space Agency (ESA) and a consortium of insurers and reinsurers including Munch Re, Allianz, Willis and Guy Carpenter.


http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/idINL5E8KBCPH20120911


Hispasat chooses Arianespace to launch its Amazonas 4A and AG1 satellites
http://spacefellowship.com/news/art30146/hispasat-chooses-ariane

ESA and European Investment Bank launch Space for Mediterranean Countries Initiative
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPC18YJ6H_index_0.html

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