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Geoengineering could slow down the global water cycle
As fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures.   view more (2008-05-28)

Space Sunshade Might Be Feasible in Global Warming Emergency
The possibility that global warming will trigger abrupt climate change is something people might not want to think about.   view more (2006-11-06)

Ariane 5 and Soyuz to launch two Australian satellites from the Guiana Space Centre
As they announced the signing of the contract by Arianespace for the launch of two Australian satellites, Optus D1 and Optus D2, on Ariane 5 and Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain and the Director General of the Federal Space Agency (Russia), Anatoli... view more (2004-05-13)

Developing a Cultural Policy for the International Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded the independent arts organisation The Arts Catalyst in London a contract to carry out a 6-month study into possible future cultural utilisation of the International Space Station, in particular the European aspects of the station.   view more (2005-05-25)

Press conference: DG Research, in relation to the launch of the ESINET European Space Incubator Network
The ESINET European Space Incubator Network will provide a unique concrete platform for the transfer of knowledge and technologies in the field of space. Journalists will be invited to attend a press conference which will provide an insight into the concept and concrete benefits of this network... view more (2002-07-10)

Joint Statement at the International Space Station Heads of Agency meeting
The leaders of the space agencies taking part in the ISS programme, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and the Russian Aviation... view more (2002-06-03)

ESA Director General comments on Columbia Accident Investigation Board report
Commenting on the Columbia accident report delivered to NASA by the independent Investigation Board, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of the European Space Agency, said... "The loss of Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew on 1 February has deeply affected the space community worldwide.... view more (2003-08-29)

European Space Policy Institute founded in Vienna
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA), on behalf of the Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) of the Federal Republic of Austria, today founded the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. The Institute, whose creation was recommended to the... view more (2003-11-26)

CU-Boulder scientists ready for NASA's MESSENGER Mission flyby of Mercury
NASA will point a power-packed $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder space instrument at some of the last unexplored terrain in the inner solar system when the MESSENGER spacecraft whips within 125 miles of Mercury's surface Jan. 14 at a mind-boggling 141,000 miles per hour.   view more (2008-01-11)

Royal interest in University space project
During their visit to Leicester on 1 August 2002 Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Prince Philip will be shown the British Beagle 2 space mission to Mars which will be on display in the Planets Gallery of the National Space Centre. Beagle 2 is a unique British-led space probe, designed to search for... view more (2002-07-26)

Birmingham to be the UK's "City of Space 2005"
Birmingham is to be awarded the title of "UK City of Space 2005" by the UK's space and astronomy community. The title is being awarded in recognition of the city's role in hosting two major space events and its initiative in organising other space themed activities this year.   view more (2005-04-04)

Opportunities for research with International Space Station
Academic and industry researchers of ESA Member States involved with the International Space Station programme are invited to respond to the ESA Announcement of Opportunity 2000 for Basic and Applied Research in Physical Sciences in Space. This addresses various scientific disciplines including... view more (2000-10-30)

Aircraft and radar antenna help test instruments for space mission
The CLRC Chilbolton Observatory in Hampshire has been host to scientists from the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands who have been testing radar and lidar instruments on board three separate aircraft, together with many ground-based instruments, to test the feasibility for a future European... view more (1998-10-20)

Rosetta launch postponed
Having considered the conclusions of the Review Board set up to advise on the launch of Rosetta, Arianespace and the European Space Agency have decided on a postponement. The Review Board called for Arianespace and all its partners to make sure, in the framework of a programme for the resumption... view more (2003-01-14)

Media briefing - Space Policy: the EU and ESA Present Prospects for Further Co-operation The Green Paper on European Space Policy, and beyond
WHO? European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin European Space Agency Director-General, Antonio Rodot'    view more (2003-01-23)

European astronaut Claudie Haigneré heads for the International Space Station
A Soyuz launcher carrying Claudie Haigneré, the first European woman astronaut selected for an ISS mission, and her fellow crew members lifted off successfully today, Sunday 21 October, at 10:59 CEST (08:59 GMT), from Ba'-konur, Kazakhstan. Their assignment: the "Androme'de" mission. Claudie... view more (2001-10-21)

First Mars, then Venus!
Fifteen days after the launch of Mars Express, Europe has reaffirmed its trust in Soyuz: next stop Venus in 2005! Just two weeks after the flawless launch of Mars Express on its way towards the Red Planet, ESA and the European-Russian company Starsem reinforced their relationship with the... view more (2003-06-18)

Warwick Students Win Europe Wide Space Law Competition
Two postgraduate students from the University of Warwick's School of Law have come top in a European Space Law competition and will now represent the continent of Europe in the world-wide version of the competition to be held in the US in October which will be judged by actual judges from the... view more (2002-03-20)

CU-Boulder space scientists set for second spacecraft flyby of Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which is toting an $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument to measure Mercury's wispy atmosphere and blistering surface, will make its second flyby of the mysterious, rocky planet Oct. 6.   view more (2008-10-01)

ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré appointed minister
Claudie Haigneré, the ESA astronaut, has been appointed to the post of Minister for Research and New Technologies in the French government announced yesterday. Claudie Haigneré, 45, with an outstanding `cursus honoris`, a doctor with a specialisation in rheumatology and a Ph.D in... view more (2002-06-18)

European Commissioner for Research visits EUMETSAT
The European Commissioner for Research, Philippe Busquin visited EUMETSAT for important discussions in Darmstadt, Germany, today. The purpose of the visit was for the Commissioner to explain his ideas on European Space Strategy and, more particularly, on the EC’s recent Communication... view more (2000-10-26)

A technological breakthrough for radio astronomy - Astronomical observations via high-speed data link
To carry out simultaneuos observations with several telescopes and transform the combined data into pictures from distant galaxies has so far been a cumbersome procedure which often has taken a long time. Now a breakthrough has been achieved by way of the installation of optical fibre links... view more (2004-01-26)

Space And Security Policy In Europe
A study on "Space and Security Policy in Europe" was initiated by ESA in the framework of its General Studies Programme. It has been performed by a network of European experts in space and security under the coordination of IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy). The research team... view more (2003-12-11)

Student space conference takes off at Kent
Preparations are underway at the University of Kent at Canterbury for the annual UKSEDS National Space Conference which this year is being hosted by the University's Unit for Space Sciences. According to organiser and post-graduate student Jane Goldsworthy, the two-day event, to be held on 21 and... view more (1999-11-15)

Space Man Joins BBC Voyage Around The Solar System
A Kingston University space expert has been reaching out to the stars after lending his specialist knowledge to a major TV drama-documentary. Director of the University's Aerospace Research Centre Dr Chris Welch has been working with the makers of BBC One series, Space Odyssey: Voyage to the... view more (2004-10-20)
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