An urban sprawl engulfs San Francisco Bay in a sea of lights. The three bridges Oakland…
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Rosetta EQM
The Rosetta engineering model (EQM) is located in a clean room at ESA/ESOC, Darmstadt. It is…
STS-9/Spacelab-1 inflight crew portrait
STS-9/Spacelab-1 inflight crew portrait: clockwise, Shaw, Lichtenberg, Parker, Young, Merbold and Garriott
John Young and Ulf Merbold on meal break
STS-9 Commander John Young (left) and Spacelab-1 Payload Specialist Ulf Merbold enjoy a meal break in…
Comet ISON approaches the Sun
Comet ISON at 12:42 UT on 27 November as seen in SOHO's LASCO C3 field of…
Spacelab-1 in orbit
The ESA Spacelab-1 laboratory module in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-9, November 1983
Spacelab-1/STS-9 launch, 28 November 1983
28 November 1983: Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia on the first flight of ESA’s Spacelab.
Spacelab-1/STS-9 launch, 28 November 1983
28 November 1983: Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia on the first flight of ESA’s Spacelab.
From launch to landing: Luca’s Volare mission
Luca Parmitano was the first of ESA’s class of 2009 astronauts to visit the International Space…