The winds of Mars leave their marks on many of the 11,664 new pictures being posted…
Month: April 2003
ESA and Hungary to develop closer relations
On Monday 7 April, in Budapest, H.E. Mr Kálmán Kovács, Hungarian Minister of Informatics, and Mr…
TDRS SPACECRAFT CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
NASA’s original Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-1), launched from the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-6) in…
opportunities for business in space
At the Hanover Fair 2003, ESA will present the wide range of opportunities for commercial utilisation…
Arianespace Flight 160
Final preparations are now underway for the April 8 evening liftoff of Arianespace Flight 160 with…
EXPEDITION 7 CREW SET TO LAUNCH
Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (Col., Russian Air Force) and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have…
Dr Norm Thagard Addresses Students
Former NASA astronaut and Mir veteran Dr Norm Thagard, ex-K4YSY, did yeoman’s duty answering youngsters’ questions…
Successful launch for Maxus 5
The European Space Agency’s Maxus 5 sounding rocket mission was successfully launched on 1 April at…
Splashing down on Titan’s oceans
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is a mysterious place. Its thick atmosphere is rich in organic compounds.…
CLOSEST AND BRIGHTEST GAMMA RAY BURST
The Universe clearly works weekends; delivering one of the brightest and closest gamma ray bursts yet…