End of Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission

The Tropical Rainfall measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, launched on 28 November 1997 by H-II launch vehicle…

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…