1. Space News Update - September 26, 2014 - In the News Story 1: Story 1: Delta IV Booster Integration Another Step Toward First Orion Flight Story 2: Story 2: Multicolor Mars! Speedy NASA Spacecraft Takes Pictures Just Hours After Arrival Story 3: Story 3: Despite solar array glitch, Soyuz crew arrives at station Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

2. Delta IV Booster Integration Another Step Toward First Orion Flight

3. Multicolor Mars! Speedy NASA Spacecraft Takes Pictures Just Hours After Arrival

4. Despite solar array glitch, Soyuz crew arrives at station

5. Sunday, September 28 Spot the Moon in the southwest as twilight fades. Use it as your guide to Saturn far to its lower right, and the Mars-Antares pair to its left (as shown above). Monday, September 29 The thick waxing crescent Moon now stands above Mars and Antares at dusk (as shown above). Tuesday, September 30 Arcturus is the bright star due west at nightfall. It's an orange giant 37 light-years away. Off to its right in the northwest is the Big Dipper, most of whose stars are about 80 light-years away. They're both sinking lower every week now. The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Friday, September 26 As early as 8 or 9 p.m. now look for Fomalhaut, the lonely 1st-magnitude Autumn Star, twinkling on its way up from the southeast horizon. It will be highest due south around 11 or midnight (depending on your location). Saturday, September 27 Low in the southwest in twilight, Mars and Antares are passing 3° apart this evening and Sunday evening, as shown above. Meanwhile, off to their right, the waxing crescent Moon floats a couple degrees to the lower right of Saturn (for North America).

6. ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information ISS For Denver: DateVisibleMax HeightAppearsDisappears Sat Sep 27, 5:11 AM3 min19°14 above NNW17 above NE Sun Sep 28, 4:24 AM< 1 min14°14 above NE13 above NE Sun Sep 28, 5:57 AM5 min62°10 above NW29 above ESE Mon Sep 29, 5:10 AM2 min36°28 above N25 above ENE Tue Sep 30, 4:24 AM< 1 min15°15 above ENE Tue Sep 30, 5:57 AM5 min43°17 above WNW12 above SSE

7. NASA-TV Highlights No Special Event programming. Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA websiteNASA website

8. Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar Sep 26 - Moon Occults Asteroid 21 LutetiaMoon Occults Asteroid 21 Lutetia Sep 26 - Comet 278P/McNaught At Opposition (2.495 AU)Comet 278P/McNaughtAt Opposition Sep 26 - Comet 246P/NEAT At Opposition (3.077 AU)Comet 246P/NEATAt Opposition Sep 26 - [Sep 26] Asteroid 2014 SU223 Near-Earth Flyby (0.005 AU)Asteroid 2014 SU223 Sep 26 - [Sep 25] Asteroid 2014 SH144 Near-Earth Flyby (0.061 AU)Asteroid 2014 SH144 Sep 26 - Asteroid 2009 FG19 Near-Earth Flyby (0.089 AU)Asteroid 2009 FG19Near-Earth Flyby Sep 26 - Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley Closest Approach To Earth (0.898 AU)Asteroid 5649 Donnashirley Sep 26 - Asteroid 10101 Fourier Closest Approach To Earth (1.126 AU)Asteroid 10101 Fourier Sep 26 - Plutino 2001 QF298 At Opposition (42.304 AU)Plutino 2001 QF298At Opposition Sep 26 - Teleconference: Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health RisksTeleconference: Review of NASA's Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks Sep 26 - 15th Anniversary (1999), Kobe Meteorite Fall (Hit House in Japan)Kobe Meteorite Fall Sep 27 - [Sep 25] Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) At Opposition (4.088 AU)Comet C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) Sep 27 - Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski) At Opposition (9.380 AU)Comet C/2012 Q1 (Kowalski)At Opposition Sep 27 - Asteroid 2007 DL41 Near-Earth Flyby (0.047 AU)Asteroid 2007 DL41Near-Earth Flyby Sep 27 - Asteroid 4690 Strasbourg Closest Approach To Earth (0.842 AU)Asteroid 4690 Strasbourg Sep 27 - Asteroid 4372 Quincy Closest Approach To Earth (1.599 AU)Asteroid 4372 Quincy Sep 27 - Daniel Kirkwood's 200th Birthday (1814)Daniel Kirkwood's Sep 28 - Olymp 1 (Luch) Proton-M Briz-M Launch Sep 28 - Moon Occults SaturnMoon Occults Saturn Sep 28 - Moon Occults Dwarf Planet CeresMoon Occults Dwarf Planet Ceres Sep 28 - Moon Occults Asteroid 4 VestaMoon Occults Asteroid 4 Vesta Sep 28 - Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) Perihelion (0.626 AU)Comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden)Perihelion Sep 28 - Comet 233P/La Sagra At Opposition (1.693 AU)Comet 233P/La SagraAt Opposition Sep 28 - Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup At Opposition (2.919 AU)Comet 26P/Grigg-SkjellerupAt Opposition Sep 28 - Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Closest Approach To Earth (2.244 AU)Asteroid 1815 Beethoven Sep 28 - 45th Anniversay (1969), Murchison Meteorite Shower (Hit Barn in Australia)Murchison Meteorite Shower Sep 29 - [Sep 25] Comet Lemmon-PANSTARRS (P/2014 R5) Closest Approach To Earth (1.511 AU)Comet Lemmon-PANSTARRS (P/2014 R5) Sep 29 - Comet C/2014 N3 (NEOWISE) At Oppostion (3.318 AU)Comet C/2014 N3 (NEOWISE) Sep 29 - [Sep 26] Asteroid 2014 SH224 Near-Earth Flyby (0.006 AU)Asteroid 2014 SH224 Sep 29 - [Sep 24] Asteroid 2014 SS143 Near-Earth Flyby (0.009 AU)Asteroid 2014 SS143 Sep 29 - [Sep 25] Asteroid 2014 SZ144 Near-Earth Flyby (0.010 AU)Asteroid 2014 SZ144 Sep 29 - Asteroid 1193 Africa Closest Approach To Earth (1.872 AU)Asteroid 1193 Africa Sep 29 - 5th Anniversary (2009), MESSENGER, 3rd Mercury FlybyMESSENGER Sep 29 - 10th Anniversary (2004), SpaceShipOne Launch F-2 (2nd Private Manned Space Flight)SpaceShipOne Sep 29-Oct 05 - Astronomy WeekAstronomy Week Sep 30 - Kondor-E 1 Strela LaunchKondor-E 1 Sep 30 - Comet 113P/Spitaler Closest Approach To Earth (1.625 AU)Comet 113P/SpitalerClosest Approach To Earth Sep 30 - Comet 264P/Larsen At Opposition (4.139 AU)Comet 264P/LarsenAt Opposition Sep 30 - 20th Anniversary (1994), STS-68 Launch (Space Shuttle Endeavour, Radar Imaging)STS-68 Launch Sep 30 - Phil Plait's 50th Birthday (1964)Phil Plait's

9. Food for Thought Heritage of Earth's water gives rise to hopes of life on other planets

10. Space Image of the Week NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda