The construction site for the ground segment of Vega, the small European launcher, was opened at…
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The day of descent
When ESA’s Huygens probe plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, on 14 January…
TIGER Workshop for African water management
A TIGER Initiative offer to make ESA satellite data available for monitoring African water resources sparked…
LESSONS LEARNED DURING ISS 4 YEARS
Each crew aboard the International Space Station discovers more and more about what it takes to…
Sunny Outlook for European weather forecasting
The contract for a fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) spacecraft was signed today, ensuring continuity of…
BLACK HOLE BIRTH AND GAMMA RAY BURSTS
By the end of this day, somewhere in the visible universe a new black hole will…
NEW SHUTTLE LAUNCH PLANNING WINDOW
After an extensive review, NASA is planning its Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission, designated STS-114,…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-037
The crewmembers aboard the International Space Station took a brief break early this week following handover…
Automated Transfer Vehicle
Several European and American astronauts belong to the project management team of the Automated Transfer Vehicle…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-036
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…