What better way to test supersonic parachutes than strapping one to a rocket? One experiment is…
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Orion and the European Service Module
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will take astronauts to destinations at or beyond low Earth orbit. In January…
Orion and the European Service Module
NASA’s Orion spacecraft will take astronauts to destinations at or beyond low Earth orbit. In January…
Jupiter on 25 February 2017
Earth is about to pass between the Sun and Jupiter, placing the giant planet opposite the…
Jupiter on 25 February 2017
Earth is about to pass between the Sun and Jupiter, placing the giant planet opposite the…
On the dark side
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson (left) and Shane Kimbrough (right) work on the outside of the International…
On the dark side
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson (left) and Shane Kimbrough (right) work on the outside of the International…
Roger Walker: Space cubed – CubeSats for technology testing
Roger Walker, ESA’s Technology CubeSat manager, explains how the Agency is making use of these cheap…
Roger Walker: Space cubed – CubeSats for technology testing
Roger Walker, ESA’s Technology CubeSat manager, explains how the Agency is making use of these cheap…
CubeSats: drones of space
ESA's Technology CubeSat manager Roger Walker explains how the Agency is employing the nanosatellites to test…