Around 7pm CET on 28 January 2004, ESA’s Envisat spacecraft completed its ten thousandth orbit of…
In Memory of the Columbia Crew
Longueuil, Quebec – January 30, 2004 – A year ago, on the last phase of its…
Challenger Crew Memorialized on Mars
NASA announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Opportunity rover in honor of…
Successful Progress launch
Successful Progress launch paves the way for further scientific utilisation of the Inter-national Space Station by…
PACIFIC DICTATES DROUGHTS AND DRENCHINGS
The cooler and drier conditions in Southern California over the last few years appear to be…
HEALTHIER SPIRIT GETS BACK TO WORK
January 29, 2004 — NASA’s Spirit rover on Mars has resumed taking pictures as engineers continue…
Rosetta to help solve planetary mysteries
Rosetta is scheduled to be launched on board an Ariane-5 rocket on 26 February from Kourou,…
Mars Express sees its first possible water
Mars Express, ESA’s first mission to Mars, will reach its final orbit on 28 January. It…
SHUTTLE ENGINE PROPULSION MILESTONE
With a roar and a rush of water vapor, the Space Shuttle’s Main Engines (SSME) reached…
International Workshop on IGOS to be held in Tokyo
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, which was established in June 1998, consists of 14…