Galileo satellite platform tests under way
(PhysOrg.com) -- The engineering model of the first Galileo satellites has completed platform integration tests at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome. The platform is now undergoing functional...
View ArticleSoyuz put in place for mission to space station
A Soyuz spacecraft atop a towering rocket was placed into launch position Monday at Russia's manned-space facility in the freezing, windswept steppes of Kazakhstan ahead of a five-month mission for...
View ArticleRocket with three onboard heads for space station (Update)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American, a Russian and a Canadian headed Wednesday for the International Space Station, where they will spend four months carrying out dozens of experiments.
View ArticleA eulogy to Herschel
(Phys.org)—With its 2160 litres of liquid helium about to run out, the Herschel Space Observatory will, by the end of March, become just another piece of space junk.
View ArticlePreparing for a journey to Mars: Crew locked for 105 days in simulator
(PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of...
View ArticleHigh-speed impacts test tech for future missions (w/ Video)
ESA is always thinking ahead to the next generation of space missions, testing new technology far in advance to make concepts a reality.
View ArticleJames Webb Space Telescope backplane arrives at Marshall for testing
(Phys.org) —A major piece of the James Webb Space Telescope, the mirror's primary backplane support, arrived Aug. 22 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for testing in the X-ray...
View ArticleWINFOCUS brings space station ultrasound from orbit to the ends of the Earth
Fast, efficient and readily available medical attention is key to survival in a health emergency. When a person is stricken with injury or illness, getting a quick and accurate diagnosis through...
View ArticleSpaceX continues to expand facilities, workforce in quest for space
SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in 2002 with a dream of making commercial space exploration a reality. Since that time, Musk has seen his company become a major player in the aerospace industry,...
View ArticleBritish astronaut hopes to see new Star Wars movie in space
Timothy Peake, the first Briton to represent the European Space Agency aboard the International Space Station, will be away from the planet for six months but looks forward to Earthly pleasures like...
View ArticleImage: Antares Rocket Raising
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is raised into the vertical position on launch Pad-0A, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
View ArticleNASA space station cargo launches from Virginia on orbital ATK resupply mission
The crew of the International Space Station soon will be equipped to perform dozens of new scientific investigations with cargo launched Monday aboard NASA's latest commercial resupply services mission...
View ArticleNineteen miles up, experiment reveals Earth microbes' likely fate on Mars
Understanding the limits on what microbial life can endure is important for preventing contamination of the Red Planet with terrestrial microbes when our human and robotic explorers arrive. It's also...
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