Tonight’s Vega flight with Sentinel-2A has entered the final countdown to liftoff

The final countdown is underway for Vega's flight to orbit the Sentinel-2A Earth observation satellite, with…

The fifth Vega success: Confirming Arianespace’s commitment to European space access, and to the Earth’s sustainable development

The fifth flight of Arianespace's Vega continued the track record of success with this light-lift launcher,…

ESA Pavilion, at the 2015 Paris Air and Space Show

ESA Pavilion, at the 2015 Paris Air and Space Show, on 20 June 2015.

Thomas Pesquet meets the public at the ESA pavilion

Public during the "Astronaut training and mission preparation" lively presentation, given by Thomas Pesquet, ESA astronaut, at…

NASA TV Coverage Set for Seventh SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station

NASA commercial partner SpaceX currently is targeting Sunday, June 28, for the launch of its seventh…

Veteran NASA Spacecraft Nears 60,000th Lap Around Mars, No Pit Stops

NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft will reach a major milestone June 23, when it completes its 60,000th…

What’s hot at the Paris Air Show? Pocket planes, tiny satellites, vertical lift-off

LE BOURGET, France - Planes you can park in your garage. Satellites that fit in your…

SOFIA Begins 2015 Southern Hemisphere Science Flights

SOFIA departed from Christchurch, New Zealand at 6:20 pm local time June 19 for the first…

Night-Shining Clouds

This image of noctilucent clouds is a composite of several Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere…

San Francisco Bay Area, USA

The Landsat-8 satellite captured this image of the San Francisco Bay Area in the US state…