Inauguration of ESA's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre at ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) on 22 May 2013. This…
Month: May 2013
Reading radiation in space
Space can be a hostile and at times unpredictable environment. Although years of testing go into…
[release] Launch of the H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI4” (HTV4) Aboard the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 4
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) decided to launc
[release] Launch of Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognitionof Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) by Epsilon-1
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognitiono
NASA Calls For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts
NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II…
Kepler Mission Manager Update
Following the apparent failure of reaction wheel 4, engineers were successful at transitioning the spacecraft to…
Strong Storms Over Oklahoma
This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken…
Massachusetts Students Speak Live With Orbiting NASA Astronaut
NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space…
Arianespace Japan Week 2013: 27 years in Japan
Since opening its Tokyo office in 1986, then launching the first Japanese commercial satellite, JCSAT-1, in…