Today in Le Bourget Arianespace has announced a launch contract with Telespazio to launch the Göktürk-1…
Month: June 2013
Kansas Students to Speak Live With Space Station NASA Astronauts
Expedition 36 crew members and NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Karen Nyberg, currently orbiting aboard the…
NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and…
Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a…
Alphasat round table at Le Bourget
The representatives of the Alphasat/Alphabus public–private partnership met on 18 June, 2013, to celebrate the project.…
Herschel last command
Martin Kessler, Head of ESA's Science Operations Department, sends the final command to Herschel at 12:25…
Messier 61 looks straight into the camera
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this image of nearby spiral galaxy Messier 61, also…
Ligeia Mare
Ligeia Mare, shown here in a false-colour image from the international Cassini mission, is the second…
Europe’s space hub to open its doors on 6 October
From the latest space ferry to the very first Alphasat, Europe has never been more active…