ESA astronaut Timothy Peake set for Space Station20 May 2013
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ESA astronaut Timothy Peake set for Space Station20 May 2013 ESA’s Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, announced today that the ISS Multilateral Crew Operations Panel has decided on Friday, 17 May to accept his proposal to fly astronaut Timothy Peake to the International Space Station in 2015.
Leak repaired on International Space Station 13 May 2013
Leak repaired on International Space Station 13 May 2013 Over the weekend the crew of the International Space Station worked overtime to fix a leaking cooling network outside the orbital outpost. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured into space on Saturday and replaced a pump unit that was lea...
Shining light on elusive dark matter03 April 2013
Shining light on elusive dark matter03 April 2013 The antimatter hunter AMS-02 on the International Space Station is searching for the missing pieces of our Universe. The project’s first results published today are hinting at a new phenomenon and revealing more about the invisible ‘dark matter’.
Astronaut Cruise control27 February 2013
Astronaut Cruise control27 February 2013 Astronauts on the International Space Station are testing new ways of following complex procedures, freeing up their hands and time to get work done while giving the Columbus module a spring clean in the process.
Five years of unique science on Columbus12 February 2013
Five years of unique science on Columbus12 February 2013 Since Europe’s Columbus laboratory module was attached to the International Space Station five years ago, it has offered researchers worldwide the opportunity to conduct science beyond the effects of gravity.
Five years of supporting Columbus science07 February 2013
Five years of supporting Columbus science07 February 2013 ESA’s Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station was launched on Space Shuttle Atlantis five years ago today. Since then, it has offered scientists from Europe and worldwide the opportunity to conduct out-of-this-world science.
