The first image taken by the Trace Gas Orbiter of the ESA–Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission. The…
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Simulated satellites: a promising tool for mission development
Increased use of virtual models and simulations early in a space mission’s development could deliver greater…
Road to the stars
On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth in his Vostok…
Ready to meet Soyuz
Following a month of testing and preparing for liftoff, the Sentinel-1B satellite is now fuelled and…
Sentinel-1B services: tracking sea ice
On April 22, the European Space Agency ESA will launch the Sentinel-1B satellite on top of…
Saturn’s past and present moons
Saturn’s beautiful rings form a striking feature, cutting across this image of two of the planet’s…
Grappling Cygnus
On 26 March 2016, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra used the Station’s 17 m-long robotic arm to…
Reflections
ESA astronaut Tim Peake took this picture during his six-month Principia on the International Space Station. …
Comet on 4 April 2016 – NavCam
Single frame enhanced NavCam image taken on 4 April 2016, when Rosetta was 338 km from…
Bernese Alps
Part of the Swiss Alps are pictured in this Sentinel-1A image from 11 September 2015. Near…