Poland Accedes to ESA Convention
Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, and Waldemar Pawlak, Polish Minister of Economy, exchange the signed agreements (Credits:... Read more →
ISS Expedition 32 Landed Safely in Kazakhstan
Expedition 32 crew make a picture-perfect landing in Kazakhstan aboard their Soyuz TMA-04M on September 17 (Credits: NASA/Carla Cioffi). ISS... Read more →
Astronaut Sunita Williams Completed First Ever Space Triathlon
On September 16, astronaut Sunita Williams, who just became commander of the International Space Station with the end of Expedition 32, completed the... Read more →
Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea
On September 14, Neil Armstrong was buried in a sea service held aboard the USS Philippine Sea. The cremated remains of the first man on the Moon... Read more →
Sid Watkins, Formula One Safety Pioneer, Dead at 84
Sid Watkins (Credits: Unknown). Eric Sidney "Sid" Watkins, who single handedly revolutionized safety for Formula One (F1) automobile racing,... Read more →
ESA Considers Launching Astronauts on Chinese Spacecraft
Closer cooperation between Europe and China may be the way of the future. Above the Mars 500 analog crew, including three Russians, two Europeans,... Read more →