IAF NEWS Tuesday 18 September 2012

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IAF NEWS Tuesday 18 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


Metop-B successfully launched

At 18:28 CEST (22:28 Baikonur time), Metop-B was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.

http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=


Ariane 5 ECA - ASTRA 2F - GSAT-10 launch postponed

In order to perform additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launch system, Arianespace has decided to postpone the launch VA 209, initially slated on Friday 21 September, for a few days. A new launch date will be announced shortly.



http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Arianespace/~3/negp9c_Vm-M/9-17-2


NASA pushes ahead with new lander

The NASA team behind a prototype moon lander that crashed in a test flight last month is pushing forward to build a new-and-improved replacement. The programme, called Project Morpheus after the Greek god of dreams, is aimed at testing new technologies for a future planetary lander.







http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49034277/ns/technology_and_science-s


Millions of people may become astronauts
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2012/09/14/millions-of-

ISRO lines up more satellite missions
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ISRO-lines-up-

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