Space and astronomy digest: September 2013

The September digest of upcoming space and astronomy news events. This month sees the launch of the LADEE mission to explore dust in the lunar atmosphere, the European Planetary Science Congress at University College London and another launch attempt for the Cygnus private sector cargo transporter. 6/7 September: Launch of LADEE mission The NASA Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission is set for launch at 2327 EDT on 6 September (0427 BST on 7 September). LADEE will take o...