IAF NEWS Tuesday 11 September 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Tuesday 11 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


100-Year Starship Symposium set to go

Scientists, visionaries, entertainers and the public will gather in Houston this week for the 100-Year Starship Symposium, a meeting to discuss space travel to another star.






http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48971882/ns/technology_and_science-s


Amos-4 scheduled for launch in 2013

Spacecom announced that the Amos-4 communications satellite is scheduled to launch to the 65 degrees East orbital position in the second quarter of 2013 [almost six years after it was first announced--Ed.] Amos-4�s multiple Ku and Ka-bands will service broadcast and broadband needs to the Russian, Indian sub-continent, and Middle Eastern markets.

http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1861740361


Roscosmos recalls Briz-M upper stage batch

Roskosmos will recall the entire batch of Briz-M upper stages, one of which caused the launch of a Proton-M carrier rocket to fail in August, the agency�s chief Vladimir Popovkin said.

http://article.wn.com/view/WNAT429EDFBCC661370DA38CCEE617F125E8/


Space elevator and other projects get boost from Kickstarter funding
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112690131/kickstarter-space-

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