Alexander Gerst will be launched to the International Space Station on 28 May on his ‘Blue Dot’ mission.…
On 28 May, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will be launched to the International Space Station together with NASA…
Iriss is the name of Andreas Mogensen’s 10-day mission to the ISS next year. Proposed by Filippo Magni…
The International Space Station relies on regular deliveries of experiment equipment and spare parts, as well as food,…
ESA’s ATV-4, Albert Einstein, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on 15 June when it…
The International Space Station is closer than you might think … it circles the Earth only 400 km…
Construction of the International Space Station, the largest object ever to orbit Earth, is now almost completed. Although…
The fascination with space is a central element in Universal Picture’s Despicable Me, available in Blu-ray and DVD…
The largest building site in space is nearing completion. On 8 February, Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched from…
Following the success of an earlier competition to name the OasISS mission, ESA is now asking Europeans to…
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is heading to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month…
After a mission lasting 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 55 seconds, Atlantis is back on Earth.
Columbus laboratory installed on the International Space Station.
After an unexpected delay due to a faulty fuel sensor on the US Space Shuttle, ESA’s Columbus laboratory…
In 1492, a small fleet of ships led by the Genoese navigator, Christopher Columbus, discovered the Americas. Now,…
Harmony has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). On 26 October, spacewalkers Scott Parazynski and Douglas Wheelock…
Construction of the International Space Station (ISS) is taking place at a rapid pace. One of the key…
Space Shuttle Discovery landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 22 December 2006, marking the end of a successful…
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went for a short ride on the evening of Tuesday,…
The next important step in Europe’s human spaceflight programme began on 4 July when the 115th space shuttle…
400 km above our heads, travelling at 7.7 km per second, is the largest object ever put in…
Amateur radio buffs and students around the world are getting ready to tune in to signals from one…
After a gap of two and a half years, the Space Shuttle is back in space! Discovery lifted…
The latest chapter in ESA’s human spaceflight programme opened this morning while most Europeans were still asleep. At…
It’s not every day that a 2000-year-old story is linked to an expedition into space. However, on 15…
The International Space Station (ISS) is the biggest object ever flown into space and can often be seen…
In addition to Columbus, ESA is providing a number of important parts for the International Space Station (ISS).…
The International Space Station (ISS) is like an island surrounded by an empty sea. Without a regular supply…
The International Space Station (ISS) is used for many scientific experiments. Taking advantage of weightlessness conditions in orbit,…
