Space WeeklySpace Weekly .comEmbry-Riddle Team Wins Spot in NASA PR Contest- December 21, 2006 In their first try, a team of students studying communication at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University reached the finals in the NASA Means Business Competition, an annual national public relations contest to promote NASA to the next generation. The contest is sponsored by the Texas Space Grant Consortium. The students submitted their 50-page proposal in November, featuring their concepts for print media, a website, and community outreach, as well as a commercial storyboard, research analysis,.http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2148 Shuttle Launch Successful!- December 10, 2006 Here is the Editor's shot of the STS-116 liftoff Saturday night 1292006 More pictures soon!http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2147 Fifth successful Ariane 5 flight of 2006- December 9, 2006 Another busy year of Ariane 5 operations wrapped up today (December 8) with the launchers fifth success of 2006 -- orbiting the American-built WildBlue-1 and AMC-18 satellites for two U.S. telecommunications operators. With the on-time evening takeoff and a flawless performance, Ariane 5 lofted its 9th and 10th primary payloads of the year a total that is more than all competing commercial launchers combined. In addition, Arianespaces Starsem affiliate orbited one satellite this year using a.http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2146 Astronauts Arrive at KSC- December 4, 2006 The Astronauts for Shuttle flight STS-116 arrived today (Sunday Dec 3) for their flight which should launch on Thursday Dec 7 at about 9:40 pm local time, for the first night launch since before the 2003 Columbia Disaster. Photo by Spaceweekly editor Arthur J. Byrnes. Left to right in the picture are; Joan Higginbotham, William Oefelien, Robert Curbeam, Christer Fuglesang, Nicholas Patrick, Suni Williams, and Mark Polanskyhttp://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2145 |