IAF NEWS Wednesday 3 October 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Wednesday 3 October 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


Astronauts can keep (or sell) their space artifacts

A new law allows NASA�s Apollo astronauts to keep or sell their space souvenirs.



http://feeds.space.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~3/bgKFLx7Pt_k/17787-na

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[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Wednesday 3 October 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation

Skylon to go commercial in ten years

Alan Bond, the Founding Director of UK-based Reaction Engines said at IAC 2012 that
RE’s Skylon space plane would be operational in 2022 with a per-launch fee of 5
million US dollars.

http://www.bis-space.com/2012/10/02/7020/skylon-to-go-commercial


Ex-Im approves US$118 million in financing to Vietnam for Vinasat 2

The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) voted to authorise a US$118 million direct loan to the government of Vietnam for the export of a Lockheed Martin Space Systems company telecommunications satellite and additional goods and services.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/usa-vietnam-satellite-

Astronauts can keep (or sell) their space artifacts

A new law allows NASA�s Apollo astronauts to keep or sell their space souvenirs.



http://feeds.space.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~3/bgKFLx7Pt_k/17787-na

Arianespace at the 2012 International Astronautical Congress
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Arianespace/~3/MIPVOYcLQs8/10-2-2