Posted on Tuesday November 9th, 2021 by julien
On Thomas Pesquet’s 100th day in space for his Alpha mission we did an overview of all his activities on the International Space Station, 100 days later, let’s look at what he has been up to up there on the second half of his mission. Many of the experiments are repetitions from the first 100 […]
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Posted on Monday November 8th, 2021 by julien
After almost 200 days in space it is time to return to planet Earth for ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide and NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur. Today at 16:45 GMT (17:45 CET) they will say farewell to their colleagues, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos astronauts Pyotr Dubrov and […]
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Posted on Saturday November 6th, 2021 by Ally
Update: The earliest possible opportunity for Crew-2 to undock from the Space Station is now Monday, 8 November, 19:05 GMT/20:05 CET for a splashdown on Tuesday, around 03:33 GMT/04:33 CET. Next launch opportunity for Crew-3 with Matthias Maurer is planned for Thursday, 11 November, 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET.
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Posted on Saturday October 30th, 2021 by Ally
Due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members, the launch of Crew-3 is now set for no earlier than 03:36 GMT/04:36 CET, Sunday, 7 November. The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19.
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Posted on Thursday October 28th, 2021 by Ally
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will be launched to the International Space Station on Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance at 07:21 CET this Sunday 31 October. Get in the space spirit with this line-up of events in Europe, the US and beyond.
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Posted on Tuesday October 19th, 2021 by Ally
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 07:21 CET Sunday 31 October for the Crew-3 launch to the International Space Station to allow additional time for spacecraft processing. The backup launch time and date is 06:10 CET Wednesday 3 November.
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Posted on Tuesday October 19th, 2021 by Luca Parmitano
In August 2021, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and the head of the ESA Climate Office Susanne Mecklenburg joined a science expedition taking place at one of the biggest ice masses in the Alps: the Gorner Glacier. This is part one of Luca's first-hand account of accompanying a scientific team who are documenting how the glacier is changing in response to climate change.
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Posted on Wednesday October 6th, 2021 by Ally
Learn the latest about the launch of Crew-3 to the International Space Station during two virtual briefings this Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 October live on ESA Web TV Two.
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