Posted on mercredi 8 septembre 2021 by Ally
(English) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon be launched to the International Space Station for his first mission, ‘Cosmic Kiss’. Tune in to ESA Web TV Two from 9:00 CEST (8:00 BST) to 10:00 CEST (9:00 BST) Thursday 9 September to watch his pre-launch news conference and learn what awaits him in orbit.
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Posted on mercredi 8 septembre 2021 by Ally
(English) NASA and SpaceX are continuing plans to launch Crew-3 astronauts to the International Space Station as early as Sunday 31 October, and targeting the return home of Crew-2 astronauts in the early-to-mid November timeframe.
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Posted on vendredi 27 août 2021 by Ally
(English) Astronauts are preparing to welcome SpaceX’s 23rd Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station this weekend, complete with European hardware and experiments on board.
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Posted on dimanche 1 août 2021 by Nadjejda
L’astronaute de l’ESA Thomas Pesquet a passé dimanche 1er août le cap des 100 jours à bord de la Station spatiale internationale depuis le début de sa mission Alpha. En ajoutant le temps passé lors de Proxima, il cumule en tout 296 jours en orbite ! Cet article détaille la plupart des activités effectuées par Thomas depuis le décollage du 23 avril dernier.
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Posted on jeudi 8 juillet 2021 by Nadjejda
(English) The robotic arm gently transfers the astronaut to the far end of the International Space Station to install a radiator on the Russian side. A mix of commands and data flows between the robot and the human in outer space, and between the crew inside the station and the teams on Earth.
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Posted on mercredi 23 juin 2021 by Ally
(English) Aspiring astronauts from across Europe are awaiting the next step in ESA’s astronaut selection, following the 18 June closure of the Agency’s first application period in 11 years.
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Posted on mercredi 23 juin 2021 by julien
(English) Two spacewalks into the Alpha mission and a lot has happened for our spacewalking duo ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.
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Posted on mardi 15 juin 2021 by julien
(English) On Wednesday 16 June and Sunday 20 June ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough are going to get into their Extravehicular Mobility Units – or spacesuits – and return outside the International Space Station for the third time together. Their mission on both spacewalks: to install new solar arrays that will increase power to the outpost.
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