ESA signs up for two Foton flights

A procurement order for two unmanned Foton capsule flights was recently (21 October) signed at the…

NASA TO PREPARE EIS FOR HAWAII PROJECT

NASA today announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outrigger Telescope Project,…

Satellites to help safeguard gorilla habitats

A project to employ Earth Observation products to help protect endangered mountain gorillas has moved forward…

TELEROBOTICS AND TELEMICINE RESEARCH

St-Hubert, Quebec – November 3, 2003 – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Institute for…

Kon-Tiki adventure in space age style

Assisted by ESA technology, Frenchwoman Raphaëla le Gouvello has completed a remarkable odyssey ­ a single-handed…

Near-real time ozone forecasting

Stratospheric data supplied by Envisat is the basis for a near-real time global ozone forecasting service…

Arianespace Provides Mission Assurance to DIRECTV

Arianespace has secured a first quarter 2004 launch slot with Sea Launch for the DIRECTV 7S…

Space medicine – students meet the experts

A long duration mission onboard the International Space Station or a future visit to Mars, could…

EXPLORING POTENTIAL OF SMALL UAVS FOR EARTH STUDIES

NASA is exploring the potential use of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAV) that look like large radio…

Mega starbirth cluster is biggest, brightest and hottest ever seen

A mysterious arc of light found behind a distant cluster of galaxies has turned out to…