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‘Bridget’: image of the week
Today (Friday 29 April) Tim Peake controlled a Mars rover at Airbus’ Mars yard in Stevenage from onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Tim Peake
UAE visit to the UK
Last week, we welcomed United Arab Emirates (UAE) space agency delegates to the UK.
Astro Pi Prize - CGI visit
Charlie Maclean and his Astro Pi coding excellence prize visit to CGI
Déjà vu: image of the week
This week’s #IOTW shows European astronaut Andreas Mogensen during a ‘fit-check’ of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft, ready for his trip next week. Mogensen, Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov will be departing from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 05:34 BST (2 September 2015) …
From urine samples to space conferences: it's been a busy couple of weeks!
From making pee in pots to helping open a new ESA building, the last two weeks have kept everyone here on their toes.
Update: Rocket Science: a change of plan
At 05:38 BST (2 September 2015), Andreas Mogensen, Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov were launched on the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft into orbit. The cargo being carried with them includes 2kg of rocket seeds, ready for Tim Peake’s mission in December …
50 Years of spacewalks: image of the week
This week (3 June 2015) is the 50th anniversary of the first NASA spacewalk. Edward H. White II floated for more than 20 minutes in the microgravity of space on the Gemini IV mission in 1965. At the end of …