SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. NASA…

URBAN LAND USE VIA SATELLITE

According to NASA-funded researchers, developed land in the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area is projected to increase…

SMART-1 mission update

ESA’s SMART-1 spacecraft has just made its 250th orbit, in good health and with all functions…

LAND COVER CHANGES AFFECT CLIMATE ?

While climate may be impacted by carbon dioxide emissions, aerosols and other factors, a new study…

Successful testing of Jules Verne videometer

For the first time, the ‘videometer’ (VDM), a new technology device to ensure very precise automatic…

Europe and Russia: partners in human spaceflight

Fifteen years of fruitful cooperation in human spaceflight activities between Russia and the European Space Agency…

Orbiting Hurricane Hunter back in action

After a three-year gap, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is again routinely assimilating data…

X-43A VEHICLE READY FOR FLIGHT

NASA has set Saturday, March 27 for the flight of the experimental X-43A research vehicle. The…

WATER LEFT ITS MARK IN MARS ROCKS

NASA’s Opportunity rover has demonstrated some rocks on Mars probably formed as deposits at the bottom…

Mars – Ascraeus Mons in 3D

This is a link to a 3D image which shows a portion of the southern flank…