NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth Tuesday after his U.S. record-breaking…
Month: September 2016
NASA Awards Grants to Inspire Mars Generation of Explorers, Scientists
NASA is awarding approximately $3 million in grants to three informal education organizations to help inspire…
NASA Awards Safety, Mission Assurance Support Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Alphaport, Inc., of Cleveland, for safety and mission assurance support…
Expedition 48 Crew Preparing to Return Home
Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA returns to Earth Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, after a…
Space history
This week one year ago, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen (left) spent 10 days in space on…
Winning team of ESA’s Mars-focused data mining contest
ESA’s first data-mining competition has been won by a team from Slovenia. Contestants were challenged to…
Philae close-up
Close-up of the Philae lander, imaged by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 2 September 2016 from…
Comet on 2 September 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 2 September 2016, when Rosetta was 4.1 km from the…
Comet on 27 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 27 August 2016, when Rosetta was 4.6 km from the…
UK CubeSat Forum – Lunar opportunity
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) are looking for CubeSat passenger payloads…