For the first time, an astronaut with months of experience in space will compare that time…
Year: 2003
HUMAN MISSION TO MARS
ESA is preparing for a human mission to Mars via Antarctica and Toulouse. A human mission…
Treaty Enforcement from Space
How can environmental treaties that apply across our entire planet be effectively monitored and enforced, from…
HAM RADIO IN SPACE
Three new hams based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) have been spending more than two-thirds…
First measurement of a dead star’s magnetism
Using the superior sensitivity of ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, a team of European astronomers has made…
Space tech to race at Le Mans
Space technology will thrust two cars into this year’s legendary 24-hour Le Mans race. Thanks to…
NEWEST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MAKES SUCCESSFUL FIRST FLIGHT
A milestone in the development of high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely operated aircraft occurred today with the successful…
JWST SCIENCE & OPERATIONS CONTRACT AWARDED
NASA awarded the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) the contract to manage the…
CSA IN STUDY OF PROLONGED BED REST
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) have created…
ERS-2 displays slick threatening Swedish coast
A 39 sq km oil slick produced by the sinking of a Chinese freighter threatened the…