Two cornerstone components for future research and operations aboard the International Space Station are ready to…
Month: June 2003
Space tech keeps Pescarolo on track at Le Mans
Pescarolo Sport’s use of ESA technology in their two racing cars shaved crucial seconds off every…
Successful design review: ATV gets go-ahead
In early June 2003, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme reached a milestone in successfully passing…
ESA welcomes setting-up of Galileo Joint Undertaking
The appointment of Rainer Grohe as Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking marks a further key…
NASA SPACE VETERAN LEADS UNDERSEA CREW
For the first time, an astronaut with months of experience in space will compare that time…
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…