ESA’s CryoSat mission

Due for launch next spring, ESA’s ice mission CryoSat marked an important milestone last week when…

GREETING FROM SPACE HIGHLIGHT AMSAT-NA GATHERING

A congratulatory greeting http://www.ericsatcom.net/NN1SS%201st.wav via ham radio from the crew of the International Space Station was…

Canada and Europe Celebrate 25 years of Space

Vancouver, B.-C., October 5, 2004 B Before global space industry leaders assembled today at the world’s…

The grabens of Claritas Fossae

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft,…

NOAA SATELLITE MISHAP REPORT RELEASED

The NASA Mishap Board investigating damage to the NOAA-N-Prime satellite has released its final report. On…

HISTORIC SPUTNIK FLIGHT

Forty-seven years ago, the world changed, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I on October…

INFRARED IMAGES MAY PROVIDE VOLCANO CLUES

NASA scientists took infrared (IR) digital images of Mount Saint Helens’ last week. The images revealed…

ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-033

The International Space Station (ISS) crew made steady progress with maintenance work this week. Expedition 9…

The Sally Ride EarthKAM Program

NASA’s International Space Station (ISS) EarthKAM program is launching its eighth year of involving students in…

HUBBLE TEAM RECEIVES IAA AWARD

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) team was selected by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) to…