October 2017
Colouring our view of the oceans
... by the launch of the proof-of-concept ‘Coastal Zone Colour Scanner’ by NASA. It took another two decades for space agencies to launch global ocean colour observations. Today, the data from these observations are vital for a broad...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... time ago? With a target launch of October 2018, BepiColombo, a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), hopes to uncover the mysteries surrounding our innermost planet and, in doing so, help...
April 2021
Predicting dengue fever outbreaks from space
... in cases of dengue over the past 50 years and the 30 countries where it is most endemic. D-MOSS is funded by the UK Space Agency’s (UKSA) International Partnership Programme and the first system implementation took place in Vietnam in June 2019. The...
27 May 2018
Russia appoints a new head to lead Roscosmos
... who also said the the new boss lacked the necessary education and expertise to head the space agency. How this will affect relations between the U.S and Russia is unknown, as although it is the one area that...
16 December 2021
NASA delays launch of JWST
... information about the new launch date no later than Friday, 17 December." According to the AFP newsite, European Space Agency officials advised that the problem was discovered after the telescope was installed on the Ariane 5 rocket...
11 October 2015
2,000 Delegates Arrive in Jerusalem for Space Industry's Premier Annual Event
... conference and the streets of Jerusalem.” Israel Space Agency chair Professor Isaac Ben-Israel stressed how Israel is playing a... attendees are the heads of all the major space agencies, including NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, who will announce ...
