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European science on Space Station in February

Posted on Monday March 22nd, 2021 by julien

The month of February saw astronauts and ground control work on maintaining and checking new hardware installed inside and out Europe’s Columbus laboratory. With a spacewalk in January to install the external commercial facility Bartolomeo and ColKa antenna, astronauts, and mission control set up the systems and troubleshoot – alongside all the regular European science. […]

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Podcasts

New podcast episode: ESA Explores Columbus’ launch to orbit

Posted on Wednesday March 17th, 2021 by Ally

The latest episode of ESA Explores podcast series 'Time and Space' series is out now, with a focus on the launch of Europe's Columbus laboratory. 

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Moon

Virtual reality session with ESA astronauts for Gateway design

Posted on Friday March 12th, 2021 by julien

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and Luca Parmitano donned virtual reality headsets at the European Astronaut Centre last week to help prepare for the Preliminary Design Review of the International Habitat (I-Hab) module for the lunar Gateway. Thales Alenia Space teamed up ESA last week to review the habitat’s space, and who better to help design […]

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International Space Station

Spacewalk on Saturday for Bartolomeo and more

Posted on Thursday March 11th, 2021 by julien

Info on the spacewalk set for Saturday 13 March to finish Bartolomeo installation and more.

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Moon

Internal radiation payload approved for the Gateway

Posted on Wednesday March 10th, 2021 by laylan

A suite of radiation dosimeters is the latest scientific experiment approved for the Gateway, the next spacecraft to be assembled, inhabited and operated in the vicinity of the Moon.

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Thomas Pesquet

Crew-2 launch date 22 April

Posted on Tuesday March 9th, 2021 by julien

NASA and the space agencies running the International Space Station have a new target date for the Crew-2 launch of ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide: 22 April. The working date fits the orbit of the Space Station better at the time and allows for a better arrival […]

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Moon

Faces Behind Gateway – Sara Pastor: I-Hab project manager

Posted on Friday March 5th, 2021 by julien

In late 2020, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Gateway, with ESA committing to contributing habitation and refueling modules and enhanced lunar communications. This agreement expands NASA’s long-time International Space Station partnership with the European agency to NASA’s Artemis program efforts. The Gateway will provide a sustainable, reusable, and reliable […]

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Moon

Faces Behind Gateway – Barbara Nucera: Team Leader

Posted on Friday March 5th, 2021 by julien

In late 2020, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Gateway, with ESA committing to contributing habitation and refueling modules and enhanced lunar communications. This agreement expands the long-time International Space Station partnership with the ESA and NASA to Artemis. The Gateway will provide a sustainable, reusable, and reliable […]

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