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»» Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby
[Friday, November 13, 2009] This morning, mission controllers confirmed that Rosetta had swung by Earth at 8:45 CET as planned, skimming past our planet to pick up a gravitational boost for an epic journey to rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014.
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»» Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) Poisk Docks With ISS
[Thursday, November 12, 2009] The new Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, docked to the space-facing port of the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station Thursday at 10:41 a.m. EST.
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»» Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] Into its second week in orbit, Proba-2's spacecraft platform has proven to be in excellent health. This leaves the way clear for commissioning the many new technology payloads aboard the mini-satellite, among the smallest ever flown by ESA.
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»» Exoplanets Provide A Clue Sun-like Star Chemistry
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] A ground-breaking census of 500 stars, 70 of which are known to host planets, has successfully linked the long-standing "lithium mystery" observed in the Sun to the presence of planetary systems.
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»» Rosetta's First Glimpse of the Moon From 4.3 million km
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] On 8 November, Rosetta's OSIRIS instrument imaged the Moon from 4.3 million km as the satellite sped towards Earth for her final gravity-assist swingby, scheduled for 13 November 2009.
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»» Statement of Intent for Potential Joint Robotic Exploration of Mars 5 November 2009
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] Building on a long history of mutually beneficial cooperation in space science, NASA and the European Space Agency have expressed an interest in continuing henceforth jointly their robotic exploration of Mars.
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»» ESA's First 'Fly Your Thesis!' Campaign Gives Students a Taste of Space
[Wednesday, November 11, 2009] ESA's 'Fly Your Thesis!' programme made its successful debut during ESA's 51st Parabolic Flight Campaign, held 25 October to 5 November.
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»» Small satellite pioneer to oversee European student lunar mission
[Saturday, November 7, 2009] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to manage a pan-European student built mission to the Moon.
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