Comet-chasing mission Rosetta will now set its sights on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. During its meeting on 13-14th…
Arianespace mission and activity updates
Arianespace has announced June 11 as the liftoff date for Flight 161, which will carry the…
LUCKY BREAK MAY LEAD TO SECRET OF ULTIMATE EXPLOSIONS
A chance observation by a NASA satellite, designed to study the sun, may have uncovered one…
SpaceGrid study ends on an optimistic note
Almost two years have gone by since ESA set up the SpaceGrid study to see how…
NASA HELPS SPONSOR CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING COMPETITION
NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise is sponsoring one of this year’s problems at the 26th annual “Odyssey…
NASA NAMES NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe announced today John Schumacher would be appointed the agency Chief of Staff.…
Securing Europe’s access to space, now and for the future
Ministers in charge of space affairs in Europe, meeting in Paris today, agreed on steps to…
NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS
NASA is accepting applications for mission specialist and pilot astronaut candidates to join the 2004 Astronaut…
COASTAL CITIES TURN UP THE HEAT ON RAINFALL
The old song, asking rain to “go away” and “come again another day,” may get even…
First EGNOS signal in space
After several years of initial definition, detailed design, production and deployment activities, the EGNOS (European Geostationary…