World news about “Space technology” published by euronews.
Satellite conference takes off in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama may be in the Middle East this week, but that doesn’t mean that Washington DC will stop being the center of the universe. The… 20/03/2013
Couple wanted for low-cost Mission to Mars It is not your average weekend away, but for one adventurous couple the Red Planet could be their dream destination. A non-profit foundation is looking for a… 28/02/2013
Remote controlled telescope A new remote controlled telescope in Tasmania, Australia, will allow scientists all over the world to collaborate on projects.The Harlingten telescope is an… 27/02/2013
The rocket factory The launch of a rocket is the crowning moment, the culmination of a long process of careful machining and construction. What comes out of a rocket factory is… 23/01/2013
The Ministers of Space The Italian city of Naples was the dramatic setting for a summit to set Europe’s future in space. From rocket launchers to Mars explorers, everything was… 30/11/2012
The UK’s newfound enthusiasm for space Watch the full interview in english with David Willetts, the UK’s Minister of State for Universities and Science, as he explains his country’s newfound… 30/11/2012
French minister’s feedback on ESA ministerial Watch the full interview in French with Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister for Higher Education and Research, as she gives her reaction to the ESA summit in… 30/11/2012
German space chief discusses DLR’s position in ESA Watch the full interview in German with Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of DLR Executive Board. We discuss the ESA ministerial meeting, Germany’s position on… 30/11/2012
Smart T-shirt monitors health This golfer is wearing a special sports shirt. Thanks to the tiny sensors integrated into the material itself and a miniturised transmission box, her physical… 18/10/2012
Satellite snaps stunning shots The second Pléiades satellite is being put through its paces in France and will be sent into space in December. Together with the first, it is expected to… 15/10/2012
Skydiver Baumgartner makes history – nocomment Austrian Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph (1,342 kph) on Sunday, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic… 15/10/2012
NASA ready for the challenge of landing on Mars Nasa is holding its breath as it prepares for its latest mission to Mars, the landing of its big robot rover ‘Curiosity’. The touchdown, expected sometime… 03/08/2012
Space shuttle boldly floats – nocomment Space shuttle prototype ‘Enterprise’ on the move via the waters of New York towards its final destination — the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum where it… 05/06/2012
ISS crew enters the DragonNASA astronaut Don Pettit and International Space Station Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia open the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft… 26/05/2012
Global watchdog at risk Europe has adopted an extensive monitoring program to keep tabs on the environment whilst keeping us safe; it is called GMES, or Global Monitoring for… 26/04/2012
Evergreen Soyuz takes off from the Tropics It took Gagarin and Sputnik into space, and has flown safely over 1700 times: Soyuz is over 60 years old, but it begins a new tropical chapter this autumn… 21/10/2011
New detection system cuts threat from space junk Australian scientists have developed a laser system that can detect tiny pieces of space debris. The tens of thousands of pieces of junk that orbit the earth… 14/09/2011
New Russian space telescope goes into orbit A new ultra-powerful Russian space telescope has been launched into orbit by a rocket that blasted off from Kazakhstan on the 18th of July. The 3.8 tonne… 21/07/2011
Last launch of US Space shuttle AtlantisFreddy Porter, 5, plays with a toy space shuttle in the Rocket Garden of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, near Cape Canaveral in Florida. Space… 08/07/2011
Space Shuttle – the last voyage A chapter in the history of space has ended with the launch of the American Shuttle Atlantis which marks the retirement of the Space Shuttle. It’s a chapter… 05/07/2011
Earth’s antimatter hunter takes flight Its real name is AMS-2 or Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Its job? Antimatter hunter. From May 2011 it will fly around 400 km above our heads in… 27/04/2011
Endeavour ends its career on a high The last Endeavour mission before its retirement is one of the most ambitious scientific searches ever attempted in Space: to track antimatter and dark matter… 27/04/2011
Satellites and planes: belt-up, take-off, log-in Surfing the internet at 10,000 metres, or landing a plane in zero visibility – it is all possible thanks to an increasing role being played in aviation by… 27/04/2011
Lift off for Indo-French satellite ‘Saral’Officials from Indian’s national space agency hailed the successful launch of ‘Saral’ this Monday, along with six other micro-satellites which were on… 25/02/2013
Sending Mona Lisa – to the moon!NASA has turned the Mona Lisa into the first digital image to be transmitted via laser beam from Earth to a spacecraft in lunar orbit using technology that… 18/01/2013
Ariane 5 to get an upgradeEurope’s Ariane 5 space rocket is to be given an upgrade as part of a 10.1 billion euro programme of development agreed by European Space Agency member… 22/11/2012
‘European GPS’ edges closer to completionEurope’s answer to GPS took another step forward on Friday. A third and fourth Galileo satellite were launched onboard a Russian Soyuz rocket in French… 13/10/2012
Curiosity nears its targetMonday morning as Europe is waking up scientists at the Jet Propulsion lab in Los Angeles will be holding their breaths to see if the latest mission to Mars… 05/08/2012
Two new satellites launched by ArianespaceThe European space consortium Arianespace has launched two satellites to boost telecommunications and weather observation. The Ariane 5 rocket carrying them… 06/07/2012
China completes successful space dockingChinese astronauts have carried out a manned docking with an experimental space module, the latest milestone in China’s ambitious campaign to build a space… 18/06/2012
Shuttle makes final flight to New YorkThe Enterprise took to the skies for the last time over America today as the retired space shuttle was carried from Dulles airport in Virginia to New York… 27/04/2012
Discovery officially handed over to new homeThe retired space shuttle Discovery has been officially handed over to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the US, during a ceremony attended by… 20/04/2012
Time for the close-up – Dawn images of Vesta asteroidNASA’s Dawn spacecraft has sent the closest images it will take of the Vesta asteroid. The pictures were snapped less than 210 kilometres from the… 22/12/2011
Life on Mars probe launchedA rocket has blasted-off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a new space probe on a nine-month journey to Mars. ‘Curiosity’, as it has been nicknamed… 27/11/2011
Life on MarsSpace agency NASA is launching a nuclear-powered probe on a nine-month journey to Mars in a bid to learn if there is or ever was life on the planet. The… 26/11/2011
Success as China passes its first space docking testChina has successfully carried out its first docking exercise between two unmanned spacecraft.The Shenzhou-8 joined the Tiangong-1space lab module 350… 03/11/2011
China hopes Shenzhou 8 will aid space lab projectThe blast-off marked a successful launch for China in a mission that will test its bid to become a major power in space. The unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft was… 01/11/2011
A boost to China’s space ambitionsIt is being described as a major test of China’s ability to gain a long-term foothold in space. The unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft has blasted off from… 01/11/2011
Galileo ‘will complement, not compete with GPS’Paid for entirely by the European Commission – the price tag is currently around five billion euros, Galileo should provide better coverage and greater… 21/10/2011
Soyuz carries Galileo into spaceA Russian Soyuz rocket has launched from French Guiana, carrying the first of Europe’s two Galileo satellites. The launch from Europe’s space base in South… 21/10/2011
Defunct satellite set to hit earth in hoursNasa officials said on Saturday the defunct satellite which is due to come crashing down to earth would land in the next few hours. The satellite was… 24/09/2011
Deadline for satellite re-entry loomsScientists said on Thursday they won’t know until about two hours before a defunct NASA satellite re-enters the earth’s atmosphere, where it will likely… 23/09/2011
Shuttle Endeavour completes its final flightThe US space shuttle Endeavour has safely landed after its final flight. The ship touched down at its Florida home base in the early hours, completing its… 01/06/2011
