March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... microsatellite platform TableSat. This allowed the company to create and launch its first satellite ERS, TabletSat-Aurora, in just nine months and with minimal financing. The satellite was launched in June 2014 and became...
June 2015
Beagle 2: discovering the lost Mars lander
... 2 inspired many people among the general public and led indirectly to the UK becoming a leading member of ESA’s Aurora programme and the ESA ExoMars mission. The UK is leading the design and building of the Rover for...
October 2015
Earth independence: new definitions of home on Mars missions and beyond
... unique view of familiar places like football stadiums, rivers, and mountains and amaze the world by capturing aurora pictures from above. The crews are off the Earth but still connected in strong ways to the...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... properties of the magnetodisc and in-depth study of the coupling processes within the magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere. Aurora and radio emissions will be elucidated. Within Jupiter’s satellite system, JUICE will also study the moons...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... of the ultra-fast CME. Dayside magnetic measurements at the ground went off-scale. Shortly after, a spectacular aurora, bright enough to cast shadows, appeared along the southern coast of Britain. Spacecraft in geostationary orbit effectively became...
October 2020
Extending human rights across the final frontier
... historical artefacts and sites for future generations. Astronauts aboard the Space Station captured a photograph of the Aurora Australis in April along with a train of 16 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites – a handful of the almost-12,000 they expect...
