The Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, launched on 28 November 1997 by H-II launch vehicle…
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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…
Night of the Astronauts
As part of German Space Day activities, ESA is organising a ‘gala’ night on 17 September…
ISS STATUS REPORT: SS04-020
Aboard the International Space Station, work is focused on science, spacesuit troubleshooting and routine maintenance as…
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT: S04-19
The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. The…
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
The following is a statement from Administrator Sean O’Keefe regarding today’s release of an interim report…