Today's Arianespace Soyuz mission with four O3b Networks connectivity spacecraft is on a short hold due…
Month: June 2013
Soyuz lifts off on Arianespace’s fifth Spaceport flight with the medium-lift launcher
Arianespace's Soyuz launcher has begun its fifth mission from the Spaceport, carrying the first four connectivity…
Stepping into the Orion Crew Module
NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Ricky Arnold step into the Orion crew module hatch during a…
Earthrise
Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec.…
ESA Pavilion, Paris Air and Space Show 2013
The 50th International Paris Air & Space Show at Le Bourget opened its doors on Monday 17 June.…
Gaia scanning the sky
This animation shows the Gaia spacecraft spinning in space scanning the sky. Gaia’s mission relies on…
Supermoon in Washington
A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. This year the…
Galileo FOC
These pictures give the first detailed views of the next batch of Galileo satellites, the first…