Spaceflight September 2009

Contents

International Space News
Jupiter impact, UK disaster-monitoring satellite launched, British astronauts recognised by BIS, New space age beckons for Britain, ESA opens first UK facility on British soil, ESA and NASA to join forces for Mars, Space tourism goes global, Satellite broadband, Sea Launch, End of road for Ulysses, Apollo 11 astronauts meet Obama

Satellite Digest

Lost promise of the Space Shuttle
Stephen Ashworth

Space Station Chronology
Neville Kidger 

Seven minutes of terror
Joel Powell

Science from arctic Mars
Ken Kremer

Letters and emails
NASA astronaut medical records, Lunar surface experiments, Interstellar contest, Space roll of honour, Shuttle launch ‘seen’ from UK, Footnote to history, Command module, Dark energy

Society news
BIS award recognises first five UK astronauts, BIS at Dorset space extravaganza, Note of thanks for donations, Book sale, Rockets at Waltham Abbey 2009, New members