Test Version of Orion Spacecraft Touches Down in the Arizona Desert

A test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft descends under its three main parachutes above the U.S.…

ATV-5 prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher

On 25 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 was prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…

Astronaut health check with single drop of blood

ESA is building a prototype tester for crews on the International Space Station to provide diagnoses…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

Arianespace Flight VA219 Ariane 5ES – ATV-5 “Georges Lemaître”: Launch set for the night of Thursday, July 24 to Friday, July 25, 2014

The operations on the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) "Georges Lemaître" and on the Ariane 5ES launch…

IXV arrives for testing Jun2014

On 25 June 2014, Europe’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle arrived at ESA’s main technical centre, ESTEC, in…