Two veteran astronauts and Amateur Radio licensees have been named to key space flight posts at…
Month: April 2004
International Conference on Saturns moon Titan
In the week that sees the 375th anniversary of the birth of the Dutch astronomer Christiaan…
ULTRASOUND MAKES WAVES IN SPACE AND ON EARTH
Ultrasound techniques developed by NASA to examine International Space Station crewmembers may soon find another use…
Mars Express confirms methane
During recent observations from the ESA Mars Express spacecraft in orbit around Mars, methane was detected…
COVERAGE OF ISS CREW EXCHANGE
NASA Television will carry the launch of Expedition 9, the next residents of the International Space…
Landing on powder or ice?
Rosetta’s lander Philae will do something never before attempted: land on a comet. But how will…
The last stage of an arctic odyssey
The French explorer, Gilles Elkaïm, who left North Cape (Norway) in May 2000, has almost completed…
Ariane-4 honoured by US Space Foundation
ESA, CNES, and Arianespace joint communication: The Space Achievement Award for 2004 was presented to Arianespace,…
SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING REPORT
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. NASA…
AURA SATELLITE DELIVERED TO LAUNCH SITE
NASA’s Aura spacecraft, the latest in the Earth Observing System (EOS) series, arrived at Vandenberg Air…