Using an infrared video camera developed by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena,…
End of Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission
The Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, launched on 28 November 1997 by H-II launch vehicle…
The Risk From Near-Earth Objects
On 9 July 2004, the Near-Earth Object Mission Advisory Panel recommended that ESA place a high…
AURA LAUNCHED
Aura, a mission dedicated to the health of the Earth’s atmosphere, successfully launched on July 15,…
Saturn’s moon Iapetus
Below is a link to a ‘raw’, or unprocessed, image of Saturn’s ‘yin-yang’ moon Iapetus taken…
AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS SPACECRAFT
The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) flight demonstrator, a spacecraft developed to prove technologies to…
Telemedicine via satellite
ESA is one step nearer to establishing a Telemedicine via Satellite Programme thanks to a constructive…
Night of the Astronauts
As part of German Space Day activities, ESA is organising a ‘gala’ night on 17 September…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-020
Aboard the International Space Station, work is focused on science, spacesuit troubleshooting and routine maintenance as…