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‘Bridget’: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 29 April 2016 - Categories: Image of the week, Principia, Space exploration, Space science

Today (Friday 29 April) Tim Peake controlled a Mars rover at Airbus’ Mars yard in Stevenage from onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

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UAE visit to the UK

Posted by: guest, Posted on: 9 March 2016 - Categories: International, IPSP, Principia

Last week, we welcomed United Arab Emirates (UAE) space agency delegates to the UK.

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Astro Pi Prize - CGI visit

Posted by: guest, Posted on: 4 September 2015 - Categories: Digital communications, Education, Principia

Charlie Maclean and his Astro Pi coding excellence prize visit to CGI

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Déjà vu: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 28 August 2015 - Categories: 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) …

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From urine samples to space conferences: it's been a busy couple of weeks!

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 23 July 2015 - Categories: Digital communications, Education, Events, Space science

From making pee in pots to helping open a new ESA building, the last two weeks have kept everyone here on their toes.

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Update: Rocket Science: a change of plan

Posted by: Libby Jackson, Posted on: 30 June 2015 - Categories: Education, Principia

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 …

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50 Years of spacewalks: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 5 June 2015 - Categories: Earth observation, Image of the week, Space exploration

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 …

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