IAF NEWS Friday 28 September 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Friday 28 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


ATV-3 Freighter to Help Orbital Station Avoid Space Junk

NASA and Russian managers of the International Space Station (ISS) have delayed until at least Friday a second attempt to undock the European Space Agency�s ATV-3 cargo spacecraft as they plan to use it to steer the ISS clear of approaching space debris.

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/860/f/517315/s/23da9377/l/0Len0Bria


Russia to send all-novice crew to ISS

A crew of three all-novice members would be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in October, Russia�s Cosmonauts Training Center said Tuesday. The crew, consisting of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Yevgeny Tarelkin and U.S. astronaut Kevin Ford, is expected to stay at the ISS for five months.

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_to_send_all_novice_cr


Morocco accedes to the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space

Morocco accedes to the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space

http://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/CN/2012/CN.483.2012-Eng.p

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