head Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Friday( June 25). The 22-member space programme has just

BERLIN--The European Space Agency has narrowed down the candidate list for its next generation of astronauts, including dozens who have a physical disability. The agency announced last year that it had received a record number of 22, 589 applicants from people hoping to become the continent’s next generation of space travelers. ESA said Tuesday it has reduced these to fewer than 1, 400 — including 29 of whom have a physical disability — and hoped to cut the shortlist down to several tens of cand

Europe has suspended its ExoMars mission to the red planet, the space agency has announced. The European Space Agency said that it was now “ impossible ” to work with its Russian counterpart on launching the flight in 2022.As such, it will suspend the flight and look for another way to try and get to Mars without relying on Russian rockets, it said. ESA will also be exploring ways that it can get other missions into space, which had previously been relying on Russian Soyuz rockets, it said. But

Naomi Rowe-Gurney has waited 11 years to complete the application for her dream job – to become an astronaut. Aged 19, she was too young to apply for the last call by the European Space Agency( ESA) in 2008.... " I would love to be a role model and show people who look like me that they can be anything they want," she said. Tim Peake was the first British ESA astronaut. Helen Sharman was the first Briton to travel into space in 1991.... The UK backed the agreement after securing concessions ov

Ministers were accused of kicking the can down the road earlier this month after both the UK and EU failed to resolve the issue of British" association" to the programme by November 30.... Sources indicate Whitehall is prepared to pay the hefty ￡640million( €750million) subscription bill, but the Government has been blocked over issues related to Northern Ireland....

PARIS--The European Space Agency says it was “ blown away ” by the record number of applicants — more than 22, 000 — hoping to become the continent’s next generation of space travelers, including more women than ever and some 200 people with disabilities.In releasing the results of a new recruitment drive aimed at more astronaut diversity, the agency acknowledged Wednesday that it still has work to do on gender balance.... Just four to six people will be chosen as Europe's next astronauts, with

A team of independent researchers have discovered a way to use the Starlink constellation for navigation and global positioning in addition to their core function of broadband Internet.... In a new study, they triangulated the signals from six Starlink satellites to fix upon a location on Earth with less than 27 feet( eight metres) of accuracy.... The accuracy of GPS typically pinpoints your spot on Earth to within 16 feet( 4.9 metres), depending on the conditions. Study author Zak Kassas said

Ministers were given time until November 30 to figure out whether the UK will have a future in the Copernicus Programme.... But time is up and the" can is being kicked" further down the road as European officials said this week the deadline has been delayed to an unspecified date.... " If association is not possible, will the sector get to keep the €750million subscription?...

After an express flight comparable to traveling from New York to Singapore, the crew will move in for a five-month stay. Advertisement SpaceX has now launched five crews for NASA and two private trips in just under two years.... Three Russians also live at the space station. Both SpaceX and NASA officials stressed that they’re taking it one step at a time to ensure safety.... Minutes later, their recycled booster had landed on an ocean platform and their capsule was safely orbiting Earth....

It will take a month to get there and another five months before its infrared eyes are ready to start scanning the cosmos. Advertisement First, the telescope’s enormous mirror and sunshield need to unfurl; they were folded origami-style to fit into the rocket’s nose cone.... Nelson bowed out, along with a congressional delegation and many contractors who worked on the telescope. Around the world, astronomers had eagerly waited to see Webb finally take flight after years of setbacks.... A few o