Category Archives: Media

Airline pilot spots astronauts returning to Earth

Posted on November 13, 2013 by julien

Update after we confirmed the image below shows the Soyuz spacecraft returning to Earth Captain Wijker sent us this message: Just reflecting on what I saw; watched like millions of others many times animated footage of space capsules returning to … Continue reading →

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Luca Parmitano talks to finalists of the Volare Space Robotics Challenge

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Daniel

From 400 km above the surface of Earth, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano talked with high-school students during the finals of the Volare Space Robotics Challenge. Seven teams entered remote-controlled robots that battled on a mock-up of the International Space Station. … Continue reading →

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(Italiano) Luca Parmitano raccontato dalla moglie:

Posted on June 27, 2013 by raffaella

This post is available only in Italian

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The sound of Luca’s Soyuz

Posted on May 29, 2013 by julien

What does a Soyuz launch sound like? The MP3 recording below was recorded from Baikonur as Luca, Karen and Fyodor rocketed into space. Thanks, Nadjedja!

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Final steps before launch

Posted on May 28, 2013 by julien

A recap from the Expedition 36/37 last few weeks leading up to later today: launch!

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Head Squeeze: G+ hangout with Astro Paolo

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Daniel

Today’s hangout with ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and the Head squeeze team is now live! the replay will be viewable shortly after we finish around 14:40.

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