News Archive / Tagged: ESA
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Spacewalking astronauts replace faulty antenna at ISS
Cullen DesforgesDecember 2nd, 2021Two astronauts have successfully completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station to repair a faulty S-band Antenna Sub-assembly, or SASA, during U.S. EVA-78 as part of the seven-person Expedition 66 mission.
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Crew-3 Dragon to launch history’s 600th person to fly in space
Theresa CrossNovember 8th, 2021When SpaceX’s Crew-3 Dragon mission launches, it’ll carry with it the 600th person to reach space since human spaceflight began in 1961.
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Ariane 5 lofts two large communications satellites into orbit
Theresa CrossOctober 24th, 2021Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket delivered two large communications satellites into space from the company’s South America launch site.
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James Webb Space Telescope being readied for launch
Theresa CrossOctober 20th, 2021After more than two decades of development, NASA’s ambitious James Webb Space Telescope is finally at the launch site being prepared for its trip into space.
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BepiColombo probe captures its first close photos of Mercury
Theresa CrossOctober 6th, 2021The first views of Mercury by the BepiColombo spacecraft were snapped as the mission made a gravity assist pass by the planet.
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The ISS marks two decades of continuous human presence
Derek RichardsonNovember 2nd, 2020The International Space Station has just crossed 20 years of continuous human occupation as its unbroken string of expedition crews continue to perform a wide range of scientific research aboard this multinational outpost.
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Orion spacecraft passes final milestone for first Artemis launch
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 2nd, 2020On September 1, NASA announced that the flight-ready Orion Crew capsule had completed a significant milestone in preparation for its voyage on the first launch of the Artemis Program, Artemis 1.
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Here’s looking at Euclid: NASA provides crucial parts for ESA dark energy mission
Jim SharkeyJuly 31st, 2019Dark energy and dark matter are two of the biggest mysteries facing modern astronomy. Scheduled to launch in 2022, the European Space Agency's Euclid spacecraft has been designed investigate these invisible phenomena that scientist think make up a majority of our universe. A team of NASA engineers recently delivered crucial components for one on the spacecraft's science instruments.
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Falcon Eye 1 spacecraft lost in Vega mishap
Cullen DesforgesJuly 10th, 2019It appears a European Space Agency (ESA) rocket has encountered a failure which has resulted in the loss of the Falcon Eye 1 satellite that it had been tasked with sending to orbit.
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Astrobotic teams with Airbus for ESA Moon mission
Michael ColeFebruary 27th, 2019The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space, in partnership with Astrobotic, to study the delivery of a payload package to the Moon.
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ESA’s ExoMars rover named after Rosalind Franklin
Jim SharkeyFebruary 12th, 2019The European Space Agency announced that its ExoMars rover will be named Rosalind Franklin. It and a Russian lander are scheduled for a July 2020 launch.
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Antares not the only thing grounded by recent nor’easter
Jason RhianNovember 19th, 2018The planned Nov. 15 flight of the NG-10 mission to the ISS was delayed two days while NASA waited for a powerful storm to pass. The mission wasn't the only thing held back by bad weather however.
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Orion spacecraft hardware & safety procedures readied for Exploration Mission 1
Jason RhianNovember 8th, 2018CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Europe's contribution to NASA's Orion spacecraft has arrived in Florida. But that's not the only event relating to Orion that has taken place recently.
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Mars Express observes curious cloud near Red Planet volcano
Jim SharkeyNovember 2nd, 2018A strange cloud formation has been discovered on Mars by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Where did it come from?
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Orion’s European Service Module makes its debut at Kennedy Space Center
Joe LatrellOctober 27th, 2018NASA's Exploration Mission 1 is just over the horizon, but it wouldn't be able to fly to the Moon without a critical component developed from a surprising source.
