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Comet on 19 August 2014 – NavCam
Rosetta navigation camera image taken on 19 August 2014 at about 79 km from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.…
Greenland ice-sheet change
Using 14.3 million measurements collected by ESA’s CryoSat mission between January 2011 and January 2014, researchers…
Greenland ice-sheet height
This new elevation model of Greenland incorporates 7.5 million measurements from ESA’s CryoSat satellite collected throughout…
Galileo satellites atop Soyuz
Europe's fifth and sixth satellites were placed on top of their Soyuz launcher at the top…
Upper composite being hoisted
The upper composite – comprising the two Galileo satellites, their dispenser and upper stage plus the launch…
Upper composite headed to launch zone
The upper composite composite – comprising the two satellites, their dispenser and upper stage plus the launch…
Upper composite next to Soyuz
The launch fairing containing the two Galileo satellites and their dispenser atop the Fregat upper stage…
Releasing Cygnus (timelapse)
Timelapse showing the Orbital Science's Cygnus Orb-2 spacecraft departing from the International Space Station on 15…
Comet on 18 August 2014 – NavCam
Rosetta navigation camera image taken on 18 August 2014 at about 84 km from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.…