- The SatSlap has been applied by Arab states with new regs on satTV whose programming offends regimes. The 22-member Arab League voted full approval of this new doc that calls for stations “not to offend the leaders or national and religious symbols” of Arab countries. Seems as though satTV chat shows drew criticism from Egypt and Saudi Arabia regarding content aired by Al-Jazeera and other broadcasters. So, what happens should any become offended? The document stipulates those countries who have signed on will be able to “withdraw, freeze or not renew the work permits of media which break the regulations”. Additionally, media should “refrain from broadcasting anything which calls into question God, the monotheistic religions, the prophets, sects or symbols of the various religious communities.” According to Anas al-Fiqi, the Information Minister for Egypt, “Some satellite channels have strayed from the correct path.” Heaven forbid!
- Shooting sats in the sky… that’s what the WIRED Blog Network is reporting at blog.wired.com/defense/2008/02/us-may-shoot-do.html in regards to the errant U.S. spy satellite on its way home—the hard way. Somewhat caustic in the read, but one has to find the humor where one is able to do so…
- Space station assignments for the European Space Agency‘s next opportunity will include Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne for Expedition 19. He’ll spend six months at ISS and will fly with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk. Their journey will be accomplished aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and this will be the first time the ISS has had a station crew of six members. They will join Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who is the Expedition 19 commander and NASA astronauts Michael Barrat and Nicole Stott.
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