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New Way Forward for Galileo Satellite Navigation
The European Commission has proposed a new framework for the financing and governance of the two European satellite navigation programs Galileo and EGNOS (GPS signal augmentation) for the period 2014-2020.
NASA Developing Instruments For New European Solar Orbiter Mission
NASA will begin development and testing of two science instruments, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), to be placed on ESA’s newly selected Solar Orbiter mission. The spacecraft will study the sun from a closer distance than any...
CryoSat-2 Installed in Launch Silo
In readiness for launch on April 8, ESA’s CryoSat-2 ice satellite has now joined the rest of the Dnepr rocket in the launch silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read more here: CryoSat-2 installed in...
Six African Countries Sign Interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union
Six countries of the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) block, namely Zimbabwe, Zambia, Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles together with Mauritius have signed the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Commission (EC). Speaking...
Coming Soon – Planet Mars in 3D
Mars is about to come into 3D focus as never before, thanks to the data from the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC). A new high-resolution Digital Terrain Model data set that has just been released onto the Internet, will allow researchers...
Rosetta Comet Chaser Closes in on Earth
ESA’s comet chaser, Rosetta, is on its way to its second close encounter with Earth on 13 November. The spacecraft’s operators are leaving no stones unturned to make sure Earth’s gravity gives it the exact boost it needs en route to...
