Arianespace successfully launches the Gaia scientific satellite

On Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 6:12 am, local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully carried…

Arianespace: first Ariane 5 launches in 2014

Just a few hours after the successful launch of the European Space Agency Gaia satellite, Arianespace…

Next stop… the stars! Arianespace successfully lofts Gaia on Soyuz

Arianespace marked another mission accomplished for science as its medium-lift Soyuz successfully launched the European Space…

Arianespace successfully launches the Gaia scientific satellite

On Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 6:12 am, local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully carried…

Arianespace: first Ariane 5 launches in 2014

Just a few hours after the successful launch of the European Space Agency Gaia satellite, Arianespace…

Orlan and airlock operations exercise

Before being allowed into the vacuum chamber for a  vacuum test, and certainly before any further…

Gaia launch – Full replay

Watch the full replay of the launch coverage of ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia. Liftoff occurred at…

Gaia launch replay highlights

ESA’s Gaia mission blasted off on 19 December 2013 on a Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport…

Gaia launch – Lift-off

Watch a replay of ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia launching into space at 09:12UT/10:12CET on 19 December

NASA Ranked Best Place to Work in Government for Second Year in a Row

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement regarding NASA's selection by the Partnership for Public…