Missions

SMART-1 Launch Date Set

Image credit: ESA The launch date for the European Space Agency's SMART-1 spacecraft has been set for early morning of…

18 years ago

How Huygens Will Land on Titan

Image credit: ESA One significant event in the Cassini mission will be when the Huygens probe is deployed to Saturn's…

18 years ago

SIRTF Launch Delayed

Image credit: NASA The launch of NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) was pushed back at least two days because…

18 years ago

SMART-1 Launch Pushed Back

Image credit: ESA The launch of the European Space Agency's SMART-1 mission to explore the Moon was pushed back because…

18 years ago

ESA’s Lunar Mission Prepares for Launch

The European Space Agency's first spacecraft mission to the Moon, SMART-1, is being prepared for launch at the end of…

18 years ago

Ion Engine Shut Down After Almost Five Years

Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA researchers finally shut down an ion engine that had been running continuously for 30,352 hours. The…

18 years ago

Pluto Mission Will Fly on an Atlas V

Image credit: NASA/JHU The first robotic mission to launch to the planet Pluto will be on board an Atlas V…

18 years ago

Planet Hunting Instrument Proven to Work

Image credit: NASA/JPL Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab have built an instrument so sensitive it can measure distances within…

18 years ago

NASA Updates Software on FUSE Spacecraft

Image credit: NASA/JHU NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite got a complete software upgrade this week to improve the…

18 years ago

SOHO is Back in Business

Image credit: ESA/NASA ESA/NASA's SOHO spacecraft is back to full capacity after a 9-day long blackout. On June 19, the…

18 years ago