Belfast astronomer to take part in groundbreaking asteroid mission
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will be at ground control for the ESA Hera mission at the European Space Operations Centre in Germany.
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons will be at ground control for the ESA Hera mission at the European Space Operations Centre in Germany.
John McFall and Meganne Christian will undertake a two-month training programme at the European Space Agency’s facility in Cologne, Germany.
Radiation exposure on future Artemis missions to the moon is unlikely to exceed the Nasa limits, experts say.
Its return will mark the first-ever ‘targeted’ re-entry for a satellite, the European Space Agency said.
The prototypes, named Codi and Charlie, are being tested by aerospace giant Airbus.
ProSPA – created by experts at the Open University – will process and analyse lunar soil samples.
McFall was one of only two flag bearers, along with French sailor Damien Seguin, to represent the whole Paralympic games.
Everything went without a hitch in the first ever fly-by of its kind, the agency said.
The pictures show some of the real colour differences on the moon’s surface, as well as the Earth in the distance.
The mission aims to investigate whether Jupiter’s three moons – Callisto, Europa and Ganymede – can support life in its oceans.
A National Audit Office report suggests there has been little progress in implementing the UK’s national space strategy.
Tarmo Peltokoski will succeed Jaap van Zweden in the role.
The Design Museum’s Barbie: The Exhibition opens on July 5 and features a doll that has been into space.
Findings could help improve weather and climate predictions.
The 31-year-old forward recently ended a seven-year stint with Glasgow Warriors.