October Space Happenings
Reports continue to indicate that China's Shenzhou 5 first human spaceflight could launch as soon as mid-October. This Space.com report contains good information and analysis, plus diagrams of the Shenzhou spacecraft.

While it probably hasn't figured in the planning of the Chinese government, a mid-October launch would provide an interesting backdrop to another exciting space event, the twelfth annual Space Frontier Conference, Oct. 10-12 in Los Angeles, put on by the Space Frontier Foundation. If possible, make plans to attend this exciting conference, which will highlight emerging space enterprises and related issues.