Integration of the Separation and Distancing Cylinder (SDC) on the Ariane 5 launcher for the spacecraft…
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Perseus galaxy cluster
A new study of the Perseus galaxy cluster, shown in this image, and others using Chandra…
ATV shielding after impact test
An exit hole through Kevlar–Nextel fabric after hypervelocity testing of the multilayer shielding for ESA’s ATV…
ATV shielding after impact test
An exit hole through Kevlar–Nextel fabric after hypervelocity testing of the multilayer shielding for ESA’s ATV…
Balloons keep IXV prototype afloat
On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…
Upside-down splashdown for IXV prototype
On 23 June 2014, the ship and crew aiming to recover Europe’s unmanned IXV spacecraft in…
IXV awaits inspection on Nos Aries deck
On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…
IXV prototype is hoisted
On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…
Looking up at hoisted IXV prototype
On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…
All eyes on IXV prototype recovery
On the 23 June 2014 a prototype of the suborbital IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle was recovered…