Veteran NASA astronaut Michael Foale and seasoned Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri are set to be the…
Sign up now for new ISS Education Kit
Starting in the autumn ESA will distribute the new International Space Station Education Kit for pupils…
ESA is hot on the trail of Geminga
Astronomers using ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, have discovered a pair of X-ray tails, stretching 3 million…
Major In-Orbit Milestone for Dynacon’s MOST Microsatellite
Dynacon Inc. announced that a major milestone in the commissioning of the MOST microsatellite was achieved,…
NASA IDENTIFIES CAUSE OF X-43A FAILURE
The NASA mishap investigation board, charged to review the loss of the X-43A Hyper-X program research…
Mission Update: Arianespace Flight 162
The S5 satellite preparation facility at the Spaceport in French Guiana is busy with activity as…
COOL “EYES” ABOVE HELP TRACK HOT FIRES BELOW
NASA satellites’ “eyes” above Earth are providing scientists and fire managers with powerful monitoring tools. NASA…
USA-FRANCE SATELLITE MISSION SERVING UP FRESH SEA FARE
Take one well-seasoned oceanography satellite, the joint NASA-CNES (French Space Agency) Topex/Poseidon, nearing its 11th year…
Space engineering helps drill better holes in planet Earth
Expertise derived from working on the joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moon Titan…
Golden legacy from ESA’s observatory
Scientists are celebrating the thousandth scientific publication from ESA’s Infrared Space Observatory. ISO is fast becoming…