NASA has given SpaceX the contract to launch the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. A…
NASA Experts Share Inspiring Stories of Perseverance to Students
In celebration of National Aviation History Month, experts from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,…
Fourth stage for Vega-C flight VV25 moved to the launch pad
On 22 October 2024, the fourth stage for the Vega-C rocket flight VV25 with Earth-observer Sentinel-1C…
Close eye on the gauges when fuelling Sentinel-1C
Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff,…
Placing Sentinel-1C on Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Placing the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C onto its “vampire” payload launch adapter to connect the satellite to the…
Technicians Install Gateway’s Fuel Tanks
Technicians carefully install a piece of equipment to house Gateway’s xenon fuel tanks, part of its…
Hoisting Sentinel-1C onto Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Hoisting the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C to its “vampire” payload launch adapter (right) that will connect the satellite…
ESA – Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing
Watch the replay of the Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which…
Stargazing Calendar for December 2024
Geminids meteor shower over Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks (NSF’s NOIRLab). License: CC BY…
ESA – Proba-3 encapsulated
The double-satellite Proba-3 stack and their upper stage were encapsulated within their launcher fairing on 29…