The space race between the USA and Russia started with a beep from the Sputnik satellite exactly 60 years ago (October 4, 1957) and ended with a handshake in space just 18 years later. The handshake was the start of many ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2017
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The inquiry into the crash-landing of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module has concluded that conflicting information in the onboard computer caused the descent sequence to end prematurely.
Space Exploration
May 25, 2017
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An independent report has concluded that Europe's Schiaparelli probe crash-landed on Mars last year because its systems couldn't cope with a brief, wild rotation during its descent.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2017
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Barely a month after its expensive test lander crashed into Mars, the European Space Agency asked member nations Friday to cough up an extra 400 million euros ($425 million) to complete the ExoMars exploration of the Red ...
Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2016
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Astronauts on Chinese space station Tiangong-2 greet ESA and Thomas Pesquet. This video was recorded inside the Chinese space station Tiangong-2 by astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong. The duo landed safely on Earth on ...
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2016
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The second part of a delayed joint European-Russian mission to probe Mars for traces of life has received a crucial 77 million euros ($86 million) cash injection, the European Space Agency said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2016
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On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a propulsive hover test and parachute drop test for their Crew Dragon vehicle which is slated to begin human missions ...
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2016
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Tim Peake is the first official British astronaut to walk in space. The former Army Air Corps officer has spent a month in space, after blasting off on a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station on December ...
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2016
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2016 will be another full and exciting year for the European Space Agency. This ESA TV video takes a look at what's ahead.
Space Exploration
Jan 5, 2016
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A composite day at ESTEC, the European space research and technology centre, as depicted in time-lapse format.
Space Exploration
Sep 8, 2015
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