A milestone in the development of high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely operated aircraft occurred today with the successful…
Month: June 2003
JWST SCIENCE & OPERATIONS CONTRACT AWARDED
NASA awarded the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) the contract to manage the…
CSA IN STUDY OF PROLONGED BED REST
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) have created…
ERS-2 displays slick threatening Swedish coast
A 39 sq km oil slick produced by the sinking of a Chinese freighter threatened the…
ESA at the 2003 Paris Air Show, le Bourget
From Sunday 15 to Sunday 22 June, ESA will be present at the 2003 Paris Air…
GLOBAL GARDEN GROWS GREENER
A NASA-Department of Energy jointly funded study concludes the Earth has been greening over the past…
Clamps away, Mars Express milestone
Europe’s first mission to the Red Planet, continues its successful mission with another successful ‘high-risk’ post-launch…
NASA TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF SPACE STATION DOCKING
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the docking of an unmanned Russian Progress resupply ship…
More autonomy for blind people thanks to satellite navigation
“When blind people take a taxi, they will be able to give directions to the taxi…
ROBOT ROVERS PREPARE FOR MARS EXPLORATION
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project kicks off by launching the first of two unique robotic…