Rosetta is scheduled to be launched on board an Ariane-5 rocket on 26 February from Kourou,…
Mars Express sees its first possible water
Mars Express, ESA’s first mission to Mars, will reach its final orbit on 28 January. It…
SHUTTLE ENGINE PROPULSION MILESTONE
With a roar and a rush of water vapor, the Space Shuttle’s Main Engines (SSME) reached…
International Workshop on IGOS to be held in Tokyo
The Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, which was established in June 1998, consists of 14…
EXPLORE TWO VAST CONTINENTS
Marco Polo. Alexander the Great. They were some of history’s most prolific explorers, each trekking across…
YOU CAN MAKE A “DEEP IMPACT” ON A COMET
NASA will soon close their passenger list for a one-way trip to comet Tempel 1. On…
SATS IMPROVE RESPONSE TO GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL CHANGE
NASA’s Earth satellite observing systems are helping the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)…
Europe’s eye on Mars
ESA’s Mars Express, successfully inserted into orbit around Mars on 25 December 2003, is about to…
Getting closer to the Lord of the Rings
This time next year, ESA’s Huygens spaceprobe will be descending through the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest…
Space technology fights breast cancer
A novel non-invasive system for cancer treatment is being developed with technology from the European space…