Contents International Space News Mission will extend ISS science capability, Italian selected for Shuttle flight, Ministers weigh up Euro space policy, Russia plans Mars mission simulation, SSTL - changing the economics of space, Enthusiastic support could enhance ESA’s ExoMars mission, Space vision hits environment budget, Ariane 5 launch, Russia and Kazakhstan develop new space system, Japan gears up for ISS cargo ferry, Engine test for new European rocket Satellite Digest First new generation US weather satellite Gerard van de Haar NASA’s woman of influence Clive Simpson Raising the stakes Bob Parkinson Space Station Chronology Neville Kidger Lifting down from orbit Julian A. Hiscox India’s remote sensing programme Shubhada Savant and Santhosh Seelan Letters and emails Aerospace correspondents, Cassini probe end game, Simple explanations, Don’t get left behind, Credit to researchers Society news and announcements Declassified reports in Soviet and Chinese symposium, Space archaeology