European Space Agency YouTube Update

ATV-4 Release in 3D

17-06-2013 07:20 PM CEST

ATV-4 release sequence in 3D taken from ESA's ATV-4 launch recorded with the Sterex experiment.

These images provide a stunning view of Europe's cargo vessel ATV separating from its Ariane 5 launcher and being released into free flight.
 

The video system was developed by Kayser-Threde GmbH for ESA and DLR and integrated on Ariane by Astrium GmbH. Usage for ATV-4 was financed by DLR and ESA and supported by Arianespace and CNES. 

Copyright: ESA / DLR-BMWi 2013

NASA Invites Media to View Space Launch System Progress

NASA Invites Media to View Space Launch System Progress

06/17/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier and other agency officials will debut a new machine for manufacturing NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and check on development progress with the heavy-lift rocket at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans Friday, June 21.

An Astronaut's View from Station

An Astronaut's View from Station

06/17/2013 12:00 AM EDT

A view of Earth as seen from the Cupola on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station.

Visible in the top left foreground is a Russian Soyuz crew capsule. In the lower right corner, a solar array panel can be seen. This photo was taken from the ISS on June 12, 2013.

 Image Credit: NASA

ExoMars 2016 set to complete construction

ExoMars 2016 set to complete construction

17-06-2013 04:05 PM CEST

ESA's mission to Mars in 2016 has entered the final stage of construction with the signature of a contract today with Thales Alenia Space at the Paris Air  Space Show.

Talking Alphasat

Talking Alphasat

17-06-2013 05:08 PM CEST

Round table with the Alphasat partners at Paris Air and Space Show 18 June. Watch it live from 14:30 to 15:30 CEST

ATV-4

ATV-4

17-06-2013 04:03 PM CEST

Europe's largest spacecraft reaches its destination in orbit

NASA Selects Next Generation of Space Explorers; Google+ Hangout Today

NASA Selects Next Generation of Space Explorers; Google+ Hangout Today

06/17/2013 12:00 AM EDT

 

After an extensive year-and-a-half search, NASA has a new group of potential astronauts who will help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system, including an asteroid and Mars. Eight candidates have been selected to be NASA's newest astronaut trainees, hoping to be among those who are the first to launch from U.S. soil on commercial American spacecraft since the retirement of the space shuttle.

The 2013 astronaut candidate class comes from the second largest number of applications NASA has received -- more than 6,000. Half of the selectees are women, making this the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected for a class. The group will receive a wide array of technical training at space centers and remote locations around the globe to prepare for missions to low-Earth orbit, an asteroid and Mars.