Out here in Bilbao, Spain its a bit chilly so here is a quick posting, with highlights of the latest news bites
Selenina Boondocks has a think about solar power
China could be delaying a part of its three-stage manned spaceflight programme. This BBC report talks about a space station but the plan was for China to have a space laboratory in place by about 2012 and this report, if you read the qoutes, suggests that that is that is now happening in 2020
But its good news for extending Chang´e 1´s lifespan apparently
According to this AFP report Russia is getting even more commercial and is offering to sell Soyuz spacecraft to Malayasia
Meanwhile NASA´s Dryden Flight Research Center has been showing off its partially built Orion crew exploration vehicle to be used for abort flight testing
