University College London – Spaceflight Now

January 21, 2022

Breaking News

[ January 21, 2022 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
[ January 20, 2022 ] ULA’s first launch of 2022 to debut unflown variant of Atlas 5 rocket Atlas 5
[ January 20, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket rolls to launch pad for Space Force mission Atlas 5
[ January 19, 2022 ] Spacewalking cosmonauts activate space station’s newest Russian module Mission Reports
[ January 19, 2022 ] SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite Falcon 9

European space mission to get close-up view of new comet

June 21, 2019

A new flyby mission selected by the European Space Agency this week for launch in 2028 will be the first to intercept a new comet or interstellar object fresh from the frozen depths of the outer solar system, or beyond.

Exoplanet telescope selected as ESA’s next space science mission

March 22, 2018

A mission to investigate the atmospheres of planets around other stars has been selected by the European Space Agency for launch in the late 2020s, officials announced this week.