The coloured waters shown here in this 23 March Envisat Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) image…
Month: March 2004
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT
The oxygen-producing Elektron unit aboard the Space Station continues to function well, as it has since…
SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. NASA…
URBAN LAND USE VIA SATELLITE
According to NASA-funded researchers, developed land in the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area is projected to increase…
SMART-1 mission update
ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft has just made its 250th orbit, in good health and with all functions…
LAND COVER CHANGES AFFECT CLIMATE ?
While climate may be impacted by carbon dioxide emissions, aerosols and other factors, a new study…
Successful testing of Jules Verne videometer
For the first time, the ‘videometer’ (VDM), a new technology device to ensure very precise automatic…
Europe and Russia: partners in human spaceflight
Fifteen years of fruitful cooperation in human spaceflight activities between Russia and the European Space Agency…
Orbiting Hurricane Hunter back in action
After a three-year gap, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is again routinely assimilating data…
X-43A VEHICLE READY FOR FLIGHT
NASA has set Saturday, March 27 for the flight of the experimental X-43A research vehicle. The…