Arianespace mission and activity updates

Arianespace has announced June 11 as the liftoff date for Flight 161, which will carry the…

LUCKY BREAK MAY LEAD TO SECRET OF ULTIMATE EXPLOSIONS

A chance observation by a NASA satellite, designed to study the sun, may have uncovered one…

SpaceGrid study ends on an optimistic note

Almost two years have gone by since ESA set up the SpaceGrid study to see how…

NASA HELPS SPONSOR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING COMPETITION

NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise is sponsoring one of this year’s problems at the 26th annual “Odyssey…

NASA NAMES NEW CHIEF OF STAFF

NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe announced today John Schumacher would be appointed the agency Chief of Staff.…

Securing Europe’s access to space, now and for the future

Ministers in charge of space affairs in Europe, meeting in Paris today, agreed on steps to…

NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS

NASA is accepting applications for mission specialist and pilot astronaut candidates to join the 2004 Astronaut…

COASTAL CITIES TURN UP THE HEAT ON RAINFALL

The old song, asking rain to “go away” and “come again another day,” may get even…

First EGNOS signal in space

After several years of initial definition, detailed design, production and deployment activities, the EGNOS (European Geostationary…

Galileo becomes a reality for Europe

The European Space Agency is now able to finalise the conditions for participation in the Galileo…