ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth
1 December 2009 ESA PR 30-2009. The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank…
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Space exploration: European Ministers in Prague prepare a roadmap towards a common vision
14 October 2009 ESA PR 26-2009. Ministers from the 29 European Space Agency and European Union Member States will meet in Prague on 23 October…
Europe and US agree on civil space transportation cooperation
14 September 2009 ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 11 September for cooperation in…
ESA’s Swedish astronaut to return to the ISS
17 August 2009 ESA PR 19-2009. The launch date for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station with Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled for…
ESA astronaut André Kuipers to spend six months on the ISS in 2011
5 August 2009 ESA PR 17-2009. As a result of the latest International Space Station Multi-Lateral Crew Operations Panel (MCOP) recently held in Houston, ESA…
On this day: 40 years ago
16 July 1969 With over half a billion people watching all over the world, Apollo 11 prepares to lift off from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on…
New map hints at Venus’ wet, volcanic past
Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus’ southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have…
ESA and NASA establish a joint Mars exploration initiative
8 July 2009 On 29 and 30 June the ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, met NASA’s Associate Administrator for Science, Ed…
OasISS mission heading to ISS with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne
ESA PR 13-2009. ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is heading to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month OasISS mission. Together with…
Herschel – The largest space observatory on its way
Photo: Herschel Today´s Ariane 5 Launch from Kourou marks the 30th successful launch in a row Astrium builds the world’s largest space telescope Instruments can…
Herschel and Planck launcher at launch pad
At around 13:40 CEST today, 8:40 at the launch site in Kourou, the Ariane 5 carrying Herschel and Planck rolled out onto the launch pad…
Satellite imagery shows fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf destabilised
28 April 2009 Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf – indicating that the…
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