ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen set to return to space
ESA/NASA Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has been assigned a long-duration mission to the International Space Station and is expected to fly as the pilot of a Crew Dragon spacecraft…
James Webb: ‘Fully focused’ telescope beats expectations
While the purpose of this image was to focus on the bright star at the center for alignment evaluation, Webb’s optics and NIRCam are so sensitive that the galaxies and…
ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing
ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter will relay data from NASA’s Perseverance rover to ground stations on Earth On 18 February, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on the Red Planet…
An Estonian company to provide cameras for NASA
Estonia, together with the BalticSatApps project member states, highlighted the possibilities of using free satellite data in the development of innovative services and products. Earth observation satellite data is available…
Nasa’s ‘megarocket’ engine test ends early
The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a hot fire test Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA’s…
Alan Bean, moon-walking astronaut and artist, dies aged 86
Family Release Regarding the Passing of Apollo, Skylab Astronaut Alan Bean HOUSTON, Texas — Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished…
NASA Remembers Astronaut Bruce McCandless II
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, STS-41B mission specialist, uses his hands to control his movement above the Earth – and just few meters away from the space shuttle Challenger – during…
Three New Crew Members on Voyage to International Space Station
— Three crew members representing the United States, Russia and Japan are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 2:21…
PAUL J. WEITZ, COMMANDER OF THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF CHALLENGER, DIES AT 85
Paul J. Weitz, the retired astronaut and naval aviator who returned from retirement to command the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger in 1983, died Monday (Oct. 23) at…
Vita: Paolo Nespoli’s next Space Station mission name and logo
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Copyright NASA ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be…