NewsRound-up

Sep - Oct 2013

ROSCOSMOS – Proton-M rocket

• Jul 24, Proton-M failure• United Rocket and Space Corporation was founded• Sep 30, Proton-M brings Astra 2E to orbit

ROSCOSMOS – Engine export ban to US

• Russia conciders ban of RD-180 engines as it wants to build new space launch center Vostochny•NASA‘s Atlas V, deep space exploration vehicles

and military satellites depend on them• Ban would be put in place by 2015

CNSA – To the moon

• Capable to bring 130 tons of Payload to LEO• Takeoff thrust of 5,200 metric tons•Work on engines underway

NASA - MSL

•NASA seeking proposals for science investigations for clone of Curiosity rover (launch August 2020)• Aug 27, Curiosity rover used autonomous

navigation for the first time

NASA – Discovery Mission Finalist could be given second shot

•U.S. Senate appropriators are attempting to breath new life into TiME and Comet Hopper missions

NASA - Effects of Shutdown

NASA - Effects of Shutdown

•Government shutdown idled all but app. 500 employees of 18,250•Work on JWST halted•Work on MAVEN is continuing to meet first

launch window on Nov. 18th

NASA – LADEE is in Moon Orbit Demonstration of next-generation laser

communication system Find answer about nature and origin of tenuous

lunar atmosphere

ISRO – Chandrayaan-2 Mission without Russia

• ISRO to build Orbiter, Lander, and Rover alone• Proposed launchdate: 2017

Space X – New Falcon 9 launched

•New engine configuration, from square to octaweb• Landing legs could be implemented 2015

ESA – GOCE's End

•GOCE will re-enter app. end of October

ISRO – Mangalyaan Mars Mission

• Launch date October 28th