A Secret Client
\nOn 16 September an Atlas 401 launched a top secret payload for an unknown client. The weather was appalling and the launch occurred within the last second in the window. What was that all about?<\/p>\n
The Role of Space in STEM Education and Outreach
\nThe summary of a paper presented at the IAC in Toronto championing the role of space educators in motivating students for STEM courses.<\/p>\n
ESA spaceplane ready
\nJacques van Oene describes the plans for a European manoeuvrable re-entry vehicle assigned to fly on a Vega rocket from Kourou.<\/p>\n
Rukavishnikov: The unlucky cosmonaut
\nSpaceflight ISS contributor George Spiteri looks at the life of one cosmonaut who never quite seemed to find the luck he deserved.<\/p>\n
A new star for Orion
\nLinda Herridge reports from the Kennedy Space Center on plans for the first flight of Orion, scheduled for November.<\/p>\n
Next Steps for SLS
\nDavid Todd met up with key people involved in the development of NASA\u2019s new Space Launch System and reports on the latest developments.<\/p>\n
IAC 2014 Toronto: Notes from the Congress
\nDavid Todd reports on news and gossip at and around the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto.<\/p>\n
Show and tell for Italian astronaut
\nFabrizio Bernardini reports on the experiments selected for Italy\u2019s first female astronaut on her forthcoming Futura mission.<\/p>\n
Echoes of Apollo
\nNick Howes tells the intriguing story of a boy gripped by space and who went on to play an important part in the Apollo 11 story.<\/p>\n
Regular Features<\/strong><\/p>\n Britain in Space \u2013 Columbus comm\u2019s upgrade \u2013 And the winner is\u2026<\/p>\n Briefing notes \u2013 news shorts from around the world<\/p>\n World News Analysis \u2013 ISS at a crossroads \u2013 Back to the Moon!<\/p>\n Satellite Digest \u2013 503 September 2014<\/p>\n ISS Operations Summary \u2013 16 September – 15 October 2014<\/p>\n Flashback \u2013 A regular feature looking back 50 years ago this month<\/p>\n Society News \u2013 Award for Council Member \u2013 BIS South-West: \u2018The Next Fifty Years in Space \u2013 UKSEDS Workshop<\/p>\n What\u2019s On<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":902,"template":"","meta":{"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"pwb-brand":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[89],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1555","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-2014-spaceflight","product_shipping_class-magazine","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable","czr-hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brands":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pwb-brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pwb-brand?post=1555"},{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1555"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1555"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bis-space.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}