Contents International Space News Errors that led to spacecraft hitting satellite, First female space tourist, Land boost for sea launch, Scottish team investigates space travel alternative, Venus Express ready for detailed studies, Cassini offers new hints on Saturn day, Awards and moves for Shuttle commanders, Malaysian ISS visitor, Global climate change on Jupiter, US instruments to fly on India craft, Cloud study craft finally in orbit, Water vapour geyser on Enceladus, Space telescope for precise galaxy map, UK satellite for broadband and HDTV Satellite Digest Columbus – farewell old world Clive Simpson Space Station Chronology Neville Kidger Simulating the effects of weightlessness Adam Hawkey Monkey in a blue suit Dwayne A. Day and Colin Burgess Letters and emails Soyuz launch G-force profile, Scandinavian fantasy, SNAP categories, Tsukuba - Japan’s science city, Gene therapy prior to colonisation, Stamp Identity, A. Scott Crossfield – obituary Book reviews From Nazi to NASA – the life of Werhner von Braun, Astronomy, Night Sky, Getting off the Planet, Guidance and Control 2005, Spaceflight Mechanics 2005, Space Debris and Space Traffic Management Society announcements