Students at the International Space School http://www.intspaceschoolfnd.org/ spoke August 1 via ham radio to NASA ISS…
Europe’s first Moon probe prepares for launch
Europe’s first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, is about to begin a unique journey that will…
ASTEROIDS DEDICATED TO SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA CREW
The final crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was memorialized in the cosmos as seven asteroids…
Envisat focuses on carbon-rich peat swamp forest fires
Multiple sensors on ESA’s Envisat environmental satellite have been used to peer beneath a vast pall…
ESA to give students hands-on Space experience
28 August will be an important day for ESA: not only will the SMART-1 spacecraft be…
NEXT SPACE STATION CREW DISCUSSES MISSION
The next three crewmembers scheduled to launch to the International Space Station will talk with reporters…
Airbag to keep windsurfer safe on 8000 km voyage
Extreme sports adventurer Raphaëla Le Gouvello is about to windsurf 8000 km across the Pacific Ocean…
SMART-1 – the lunar adventure begins
This is clearly Europe’s time for interplanetary exploration. Having sent the first European mission to Mars,…
Phoenix to visit Mars
NASA today selected Phoenix, an innovative and relatively low cost mission, to study the red planet,…
CAS SCISAT LAUNCH SET
The Canadian Space Agency’s Scientific Satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (SCISAT-1) is scheduled to launch on Tuesday,…