NASA fixes moonship shaking with shock absorbers (AP)
Iran satellite launch a failure, U.S. officials say (Reuters)
Shock Absorber Plan Set for NASA's New Rocket (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - NASA engineers have come up with a dual shock absorber solution to the problem of excessive vibrations with the new Ares I rocket that will launch the agency's Orion space shuttle replacement. Iranian missile with dummy satellite failed: US defense official (AFP)
Russian Rocket Launches New Communications Satellite (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - PONTE VEDRA, Fla. - The third and last Inmarsat 4 mobile-broadband satellite was successfully placed into orbit Tuesday by an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket, ILS and Inmarsat announced. NASA Closes Florida Spaceport for Tropical Storm Fay (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - NASA closed its Florida spaceport early Monday to protect its space shuttle fleet and other vital hardware from severe weather associated with Tropical Storm Fay. New Thin Skin to Protect Tiny Spacecraft (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Fleets of miniature spacecraft may now be closer to liftoff. Tropical Storm Delays Space Shuttle's Move (SPACE.com)
Iran says rocket can carry low-orbit satellite (AFP)
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AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite.
AP - A space-age version of the rusty springs under old pickup trucks will help NASA fix the most pressing technical problem with its high-tech new rocket to send astronauts back to the moon.
Reuters - Iran's attempted satellite launch
was a failure that fell far short of claimed successes, U.S.
security officials said on Tuesday, but an analyst said the
test still marked progress toward a potential weapon.
AFP - An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday.
SPACE.com - NASA's
space shuttle Atlantis will have to wait a few more days before leaving its
Florida spaceport hangar in order to avoid severe weather expected from
Tropical Storm Fay.
AFP - Iran said on Monday that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.
