IAF NEWS Saturday 8 September 2012

[International Astronautical Federation]

IAF NEWS Saturday 8 September 2012
A daily roundup of space news brought to you from the International Astronautical Federation


Saudi Arabia accedes to the Registration Convention and the Moon Agreement

Saudi Arabia has acceeded to the convention on registration of objects launched into outer space.

http://treaties.un.org/doc/​Publication/CN/2012/​CN.


Voyager 1 spacecraft further from Solar System’s edge than thought

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, which launched 35 years ago, surprisingly may have far more to travel before it leaves the solar system, researchers say.

http://www.space.com/17456-voyager-1-spacecraft-solar-system-edg


Lithium mystery deepened by galaxy gas probe

The proportion of lithium in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is just shy of what existed moments after the big bang, posing a problem for our models

http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10898/pr//s/231b5521/l/0L0


Sychyov appointed Khrunichev interim General Director
http://www.sat-index.co.uk/archive/?id=2012090607

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