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Friday’s CSExtra features the latest reporting on space activities around the world. NASA is hopeful of talking to the trapped Chilean miners who surfaced this week and their rescuers for a “lessons learned session” on dealing with isolation. The Discovery astronauts discuss their upcoming mission to the international Space Station, which is scheduled for a Nov. 1 launching. NASA’s astronaut core has dropped to 65 members, plus a half-dozen in training as the shuttle nears retirement. A satellite software technology is improving the quality of mammography. The Russians launch a commercial radio broadcast satellite.
1. From MSNBC: NASA medical experts are hopeful that at some point the once trapped Chilean miners and those who helped to rescue them this week will discuss the ordeal. NASA, which provided counsel to the Chileans on physical and mental health issues, would like to know what worked, and what did not.
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/14/5292374-lessons-for-nasa-from-chile-rescue
2. From Aviation Week & Space Technology: NASA’s astronaut corps has shrunk to 65 members, as the number of future shuttle missions decreases. Nine more recent recruits are in training. Two and possibly three shuttle flights remain
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/14/5292374-lessons-for-nasa-from-chile-rescue
3. From Florida Today: The six astronauts nearing a Nov. 1 launching on the shuttle Discovery discuss their mission to the International Space Station with Florida news reporters on Thursday. The last flight of NASA’s senior orbiter is “bitter sweet,” says Discovery commander Steve Lindsey.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20101015/NEWS02/10150317/Astronauts+reflect+on+Discovery+s+last+flight
4. From Space.com and myhealthnewsdaily.com: A NASA software technology used by satellites to detect changes in bodies of water from space promises to improve mammography exams.
http://myhealthnewsdaily.com/nasa-technology-possibly-helping-mammogram-accuracy-0557/
5. From Spaceflightnow.com: A Russian Proton rocket carries a Sirius XM Radio satellite into orbit on Thursday. The news spacecraft broadcasts news, music and other forms of entertainment.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/proton/siriusxm5/launch/
6. From the Orlando Sentinel: Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, says Central Florida could become a launch site for suborbital missions within the next decade.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-virgin-galactic-spaceport-orlando-20101014,0,1583371.story
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