Science
(English) Mars revisited
Posted on 27 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) If aliens looked for life on a future Earth with its oceans and fertile lands lost to time, where would they start?
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(English) A Sherlock Holmes for Mars
Posted on 27 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) The crime scene is an impact crater and the mystery is an elusive one for scientists – detecting life’s fingerprints on Mars.
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International Space Station
(English) Power spacewalk series draws to a close
Posted on 21 July 2020 by Ally
(English) Last Thursday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken performed the 11th spacewalk in a three-and-a-half-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system.
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Spaceship EAC: 3D printing parts for the Moon
Posted on 15 July 2020 by Laura
Swedish master student Billy Grundström is undertaking a 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, where he’s 3D printing parts from simulated Moon dust and a bio-additive in preparation for lunar living.
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International Space Station
(English) Bye, bye, Earth views
Posted on 9 July 2020 by julien
(English) For half a decade, cameras mounted outside ESA’s laboratory on the International Space Station streamed video to the world – offering mesmerising views of our planet, much like an astronaut’s gaze. NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing project put commercial “off-the-shelf” cameras out in space...
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Moon
Artemis introducing Ersa – European experiment to monitor radiation in deep space
Posted on 26 June 2020 by julien
(English) The ESA human spaceflight experiment to fly farthest from Earth now has a name: ERSA (European Radiation Sensors Array). Destined for the Gateway, an international outpost in lunar orbit, ERSA will monitor radiation and return vital data.
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(English) Spaceship EAC: top tech for astronaut health
Posted on 24 June 2020 by Laura
(English) With a background in electrical and biomedical engineering, Justin Dalrymple from Canada found his ideal 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.
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Matthias Maurer
Video: Matthias trains at NASA’s JSC
Posted on 22 June 2020 by Ally
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has started pre-assignment training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. He brings viewers along on his journey to date in the first in a series of vlogs. Though the date and spacecraft for Matthias’ mission to the International Space Station are yet to be set, he is the […]
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