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