Tracking downunder
Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: ESA’s New Norcia deep-space tracking station illuminated against the Australian night sky To source
[Aeronautical Technology Directorate] [SafeAvio] Simulation for effect on passenger cabin when encountering turbulence
July 13, 2015 Simulation for effect on passenger cabin when encountering turbulence To determine turbulence effects on the passenger cabin, JAXA conducted simulations for the following two cases. Motion of aircraft, a cabin crew and service carts were simulated for both cases. The left-hand side of the video below simulates a case of severe turbulence […]
Blue Moon Over Washington
A second full moon for the month of July is seen next to the dome of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Washington. To source
Register to visit ESTEC
Registration open for ESTEC Open Day on Sunday 4 October: your chance to visit ESA’s technical heart To source
NASA Awards Aerospace Propulsion, Communications Research Contracts
NASA has awarded contracts to 13 companies to provide advanced propulsion and communications system technologies as part of ongoing long-term aerospace research activities at the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. To source
A Spin Around An Exoplanet Most Like Earth
This artistic animation depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. The planet’s rotation is sped up. original
Southern Bavaria
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1 image of Germany’s state of Bavaria, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source
Sizes of Kepler Planet Candidates, July 2015
Kepler planet candidates by size as of July 2015. original
The Argo's hidden cargo
Space science image of the week: Intricate dust lanes are revealed in this far-infrared view of the constellation Carina To source
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 13-17 July 2015 To source
Full launch coverage
Watch the replay of the full MSG-4 launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 15 July To source
[ISS / Japanese Experiment Module (KIBO)] Free-Space PADLES experiment conducted
Free-Space PADLES experiment conducted Last Updated: July 14, 2015 The first Free-Space PADLES experiment intended to investigate the space radiation dose outside the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” was conducted from June 1-15, 2015. PADLES will be shipped to the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center (TKSC) for analysis after its return to earth. During this technology demonstration […]
NASA Pluto New Horizons July 13 Media Briefing Time Change, Media Center Open
NASA will provide comprehensive television, Internet and social media coverage this week of the agency’s New Horizons spacecraft historic July 14 flyby of Pluto. The time for the flyby preview news briefing on NASA Television Monday, July 13 has moved up 30 minutes, and now will start at 10:30 a.m. EDT. To source