The construction site for the ground segment of Vega, the small European launcher, was opened at…
The day of descent
When ESA’s Huygens probe plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on 14 January…
TIGER Workshop for African water management
A TIGER Initiative offer to make ESA satellite data available for monitoring African water resources sparked…
LESSONS LEARNED DURING ISS 4 YEARS
Each crew aboard the International Space Station discovers more and more about what it takes to…
Sunny Outlook for European weather forecasting
The contract for a fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) spacecraft was signed today, ensuring continuity of…
BLACK HOLE BIRTH AND GAMMA RAY BURSTS
By the end of this day, somewhere in the visible universe a new black hole will…
NEW SHUTTLE LAUNCH PLANNING WINDOW
After an extensive review, NASA is planning its Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission, designated STS-114,…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-037
The crewmembers aboard the International Space Station took a brief break early this week following handover…
Automated Transfer Vehicle
Several European and American astronauts belong to the project management team of the Automated Transfer Vehicle…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-036
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…