The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is officially informed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Month: August 2004
Switchboard in space launched
Hispasat’s Amazonas satellite was successfully launched from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 00:32 (CEST) on…
SATURN’S SHADOW AND TITAN’S GLOW
The Cassini spacecraft, which began its tour of the Saturn system just over a month ago,…
Rosetta’s view of home
This image, taken by ESA’s Rosetta comet-chaser spacecraft, shows the Earth-Moon system from a distance of…
AURA POST-LAUNCH STATUS REPORT
Activation of the Aura spacecraft, launched July 15, is continuing, with the mission going very well…
View of Melas Chasma – Mars
The image of the southern part of Valles Marineris, called Melas Chasma, was obtained by the…
RETREATING GLACIERS SPUR ALASKAN EARTHQUAKES
In a new study, NASA and United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientists found that retreating glaciers…
Turtles’ trek revealed by satellite
The site where Europe’s spacecraft are launched into orbit, the Atlantic shoreline of French Guiana, is…
Teachers Go Back to School-Space School
Longueuil, Quebec, August 3, 2004 – Over 120 elementary, secondary and post-secondary school teachers from across…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-024
Two spacewalkers began rolling out the welcome mat for a new cargo vehicle this morning. International…