AO-51 SATELLITE WORK CONTINUES

Work continues to commission AMSAT-NA’s recently launched “Echo” satellite–now known as AO-51–for general amateur use. Primary…

The Risk From Near-Earth Objects

On 9 July 2004, the Near-Earth Object Mission Advisory Panel recommended that ESA place a high…

AURA LAUNCHED

Aura, a mission dedicated to the health of the Earth’s atmosphere, successfully launched on July 15,…

Saturn’s moon Iapetus

Below is a link to a ‘raw’, or unprocessed, image of Saturn’s ‘yin-yang’ moon Iapetus taken…

AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS SPACECRAFT

The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) flight demonstrator, a spacecraft developed to prove technologies to…

Telemedicine via satellite

ESA is one step nearer to establishing a Telemedicine via Satellite Programme thanks to a constructive…

ASTRONAUT CHATS WITH TURKISH STUDENTS

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, onboard the International Space Station, answered questions from students at Space…

Night of the Astronauts

As part of German Space Day activities, ESA is organising a ‘gala’ night on 17 September…

Winning sound with Ariane technology

The use of Ariane launcher technology has blasted a French loudspeaker firm into a winning position.…

ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-020

Aboard the International Space Station, work is focused on science, spacesuit troubleshooting and routine maintenance as…