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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Honour for software writer on Apollo moon mission
Margaret Hamilton Photo: Wikimedia Commons Former School of Engineering and Lincoln Laboratory computing pioneer among 21 recipients of the nation’s…
Impact! New Moon Craters Are Appearing Faster Than Thought
Temporal ratio image formed from two LROC Narrow Angle Camera images (after image divided by the before image) revealing a…