Vegetation – Spaceflight Now

April 9, 2020

Breaking News

[ April 8, 2020 ] Live coverage: Soyuz crew launches from Kazakhstan Mission Reports
[ April 8, 2020 ] NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts set for Thursday launch to space station Mission Reports
[ April 8, 2020 ] SpaceX plans another Starlink launch next week Mission Reports
[ April 7, 2020 ] With successful splashdown, SpaceX retires first version of Dragon spacecraft Mission Reports
[ April 7, 2020 ] Next GPS launch delayed by coronavirus concerns; X-37B launch remains on track Atlas 5

Recent snapshots from the International Space Station

December 14, 2017

Recent photos from the International Space Station’s Expedition 53 crew show wildfires burning in Southern California, expansive views of the Himalayas, cities by night and day, and colorful vistas of sites around the world.

Europe to develop satellite to map plant fluorescence

November 20, 2015

The European Space Agency has selected a satellite mission to monitor the health of global vegetation over an atmospheric research project to track carbon in Earth’s atmosphere, officials announced Thursday.