Astronomers using ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, have discovered a pair of X-ray tails, stretching 3 million…
Year: 2003
Major In-Orbit Milestone for Dynacon’s MOST Microsatellite
Dynacon Inc. announced that a major milestone in the commissioning of the MOST microsatellite was achieved,…
NASA IDENTIFIES CAUSE OF X-43A FAILURE
The NASA mishap investigation board, charged to review the loss of the X-43A Hyper-X program research…
Mission Update: Arianespace Flight 162
The S5 satellite preparation facility at the Spaceport in French Guiana is busy with activity as…
COOL “EYES” ABOVE HELP TRACK HOT FIRES BELOW
NASA satellites’ “eyes” above Earth are providing scientists and fire managers with powerful monitoring tools. NASA…
USA-FRANCE SATELLITE MISSION SERVING UP FRESH SEA FARE
Take one well-seasoned oceanography satellite, the joint NASA-CNES (French Space Agency) Topex/Poseidon, nearing its 11th year…
Space engineering helps drill better holes in planet Earth
Expertise derived from working on the joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moon Titan…
Golden legacy from ESA’s observatory
Scientists are celebrating the thousandth scientific publication from ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory. ISO is fast becoming…
SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION TRANSCRIPTS RELEASED
Transcripts from Mission Management Team (MMT) meetings held during the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) mission are…
GRAVITY MISSION SUCCESS !
The joint NASA-German Aerospace Center Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) mission has released its first…