Spacecraft Astrophotography

Telescopic Views of ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi

By Ralf Vandebergh on April 17, 2012

On March 23 the latest version of the European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), called ' Edoardo Amaldi ' after the  Italian physicist and space... Read more →

News

ROSAT Almost Crashed Into Beijing

By Andrea Gini on April 17, 2012

According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) almost crashed into Beijing during its... Read more →

Media

Space Shuttle Discovery to Take to the Air

By Staff Writers on April 16, 2012

  On April 17, Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to take to the air one more time - atop a NASA shuttle carrier aircraft. The shuttle... Read more →

News

UN Security Council Prepares North Korea Response

By Merryl Azriel on April 16, 2012

On Monday, April 16, the UN Security Council is scheduled to release a statement in response to North Korea's April 13 rocket launch attempt. The... Read more →

Space and International Relations

China and ESA Reach For Stronger Collaboration

By Stavros Georgakas on April 16, 2012

Wang Zhaoyao, head of China’s Manned Space Engineering Office (Credits: Xinhua/Li Fangyu). Soon after his appointment as head of China’s... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

MicroThrust Ion Engine Could Place Cubesats in Lunar Orbit

By Joel Spark on April 13, 2012

Shea demonstrates the Microthrust prototype mounted in a standard 1U Cubesat frame (Credits: EPFL News). The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de... Read more →