IAF NEWS Saturday 15 September 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Saturday 15 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


Iraq to launch its first satellite before the end of 2013

The Iraqi Ministry of Science and Technology intends to launch the first Iraqi experimental satellite before the end of next year, in collaboration with an Italian university.

http://mawtani.al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/iii/features/2012/09


Myanmar mulling satellite launch

Myanmar (Burma) is looking at launching a small Earth-observation satellite with Japanese aid, a company official said Thursday, as the country comes in from the cold after decades of isolation.

http://phys.org/news/2012-09-myanmar-mulling-satellite-japan-com


October return-to-flight set for Russian Proton rocket

Russia expects to resume launching Proton rockets in October after an Aug. 6 upper stage failure stranded two communications satellites in useless orbits, according to International Launch Services, the Proton�s commercial operator.



http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/12proton/


Merck to conduct drug research on ISS
http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_09_

Successful re-entry of H-II Transfer Vehicle
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/09/20120914_kounotori3_e.html

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