On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth in his Vostok…
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Ready to meet Soyuz
Following a month of testing and preparing for liftoff, the Sentinel-1B satellite is now fuelled and…
Sentinel-1B services: tracking sea ice
On April 22, the European Space Agency ESA will launch the Sentinel-1B satellite on top of…
Saturn’s past and present moons
Saturn’s beautiful rings form a striking feature, cutting across this image of two of the planet’s…
Grappling Cygnus
On 26 March 2016, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra used the Station’s 17 m-long robotic arm to…
Reflections
ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this picture during his six-month Principia on the International Space Station. …
Comet on 4 April 2016 – NavCam
Single frame enhanced NavCam image taken on 4 April 2016, when Rosetta was 338 km from…
Bernese Alps
Part of the Swiss Alps are pictured in this Sentinel-1A image from 11 September 2015. Near…
Sentinel-1B ready for orbit
After Sentinel-1A, last 3 April 2014, Sentinel 1B will be launched next 22 April on a…
Earth from Space: Bernese Alps
Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover the…