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dimanche 29 janvier 2017

AMATEUR RADIO HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONING LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTS au 27 janvier 2017


AMATEUR RADIO HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONING
LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2017-02-09 @ 08:00 CST

Peoria Near Space Probe
To Launch: PNSP-9
Website:http://www.w9uvi.org/?page_id=729
APRS.FI: W9UVI-11
Telemetry: APRS: 144.390Mhz,
Site: Central Illinois Christian School, Washington IL, USA
Coords: 40.7201, -89.5108  Grid: EN50FR
Contact: Fritz Bock wd9fmb@gmail.com
QRZ: W9UVI
Payload will contain student experiments ranging from marshmallow expansion to radiation detection. APRS wi ll be on board.

2017-07-20 @ 10:00 EDT

Summit Bechtel Reserve Space Port
To Launch: SBR-5

Website:http://bsajamboree.org
APRS.FI: K2BSA-11
Telemetry: APRS: 144.390Mhz,
Site: Summit Bechtel Reserve Spaceport
Coords: 37.9158, -81.1237  Grid: EM97KV
Contact: Keith Kaiser kcscouter@gmail.com
QRZ: K2BSA
This is a floater attempting to circumnavigate the Earth.
In conjunction with the 2017 National BSA Jamboree at the
Summit Bechtel Reserve, Scout reservation in West Virginia.
Launch will be done by Bill Brown (WB8ELK), Keith Kaiser (WA0TJT) and other members of the K2BSA Radio Scouting team.
Watch for updates here on how to follow this flight using DL-fldigi on its trip around the world.


Visit us at http://arhab.org for more information.


Use this form to submit your launches: http://www.arhab.org/hab_launch_form.php


Good Luck!

73s -- Keith, WA0TJT 

Source directe :  ARHAB  USA
73 from Alan F6AGV -  BHAF - 

ARISS USA in Danbury jeudi 2 février 2017


ARISS contact planned for School in Danbury CT USA

An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with South Street School, Danbury CT USA. The event is scheduled Thursday February 2, 2017 at approximately 18:49 UTC , which is 20:49 CEWT.

The telebridge contact will be operated by ON4ISS, located in Belgium.

School presentation

There are two schools participating in this event; South Street Elementary School and Westside Middle School Academy (WMSA).

Westside Middle School Academy offers students a unique opportunity to partake in rigorous hands-on activities. There are two academies at Westside, STEM and Global Studies. In the STEM academy, students take part in engineering projects such as building small paper boats, designing escape pods and launching weather balloons. Students also participate in the Connecticut Invention Convention and Connecticut State Science Fair. Teamwork is essential at Westside. Our teachers encourage us to go beyond our limits and to give our best effort. In addition, Westside has a culture of safety, respect and responsibility (S R 2), which ensures that all students are learning in a safe environment. Finally, the diversity of our school community enhances the learning experience for all students.

South Street School is one of 13 elementary schools in the city of Danbury.  The staff of South Street prides themselves on the diversity of the school as it compares to the rest of the district as well as the state.  The state average for Hispanic students making up the school population is 22.1%, South Street boasts a solid 64.5% Hispanic population.  The “Melting Pot” community that is found at the school allows for an incredible mix of background experiences, cultural traditions and a wealth of different styles of learning.  The majority of students gets to and from school by walking with their families or friends and the sense of community and family is strongly felt in the school and the surrounding areas.   Students at South Street thrive in an environment that emphasizes inquiry based learning and hands on experiences to fully immerse themselves in the complex curriculum of today’s schools.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

From South Street

1. Joycelyn (4th grade):  What is the most difficult part of your job?

2. Bryan (5th grade):  What type of microorganisms are dangerous in space?  What micro-organisms are important and needed in space?

3: Zahara (5th grade): What type of medical testing does and astronaut have to go through to be physically and mentally fit for duty?

4. Juliet (4th grade): Did you always want to be an astronaut, or is it something you came to as part of a different career?

5. Shianne (5th grade): Does it bother you that you cannot see your family in space?

6. Madison (5th grade): What was it like to leave the Earth’s atmosphere, how did it feel?

7. Mia (5th grade): How long can a human stay in space?

8. Lindsey (5th grade): How are you able to get internet in space and send information back and forth to Earth?

From WSMA

9. Bethany (7th grade):   How do you handle Major Medical emergencies such as a broken arm or a heart attack?

10.Paloma (7th grade):  Do you have medical equipment besides a first aid kit ?

11. Oscar (7th grade):  Can you alter the procedure of an experiment?

12. Alex (7th grade): Are you limited in the types of experiment? Such as doing an experiment with open fire?

13. Marianna (7th grade):  Do astronauts work only on experiments that suit his/her specialty?

14. Stella (7th grade):  Do all the astronauts sleep at the same time?

15. Kayla (7th grade):   How do you overcome the language barrier aboard the ISS?

16. Vinny (7th grade):  Do astronauts have specific chores aboard the ISS?

17. Shelbie (5th grade): Is there different types of weather in space?  How does the temperature change during the time you are there?

18. Nicholas (5th grade): Is time different in space?  How do you figure out what time it is on Earth?

19. Alexis (7th grade): What is the emergency procedure if debris were going to hit the space station?

20. Alexis (7th grade): What time zone is the ISS on?


ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.

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An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD with South Street School, Danbury CT USA.

The event is scheduled Thursday February 2, 2017 at approximately 18:49 UTC , which is 19:49 CEWT.

The telebridge contact will be operated by ON4ISS, located in Belgium.

The downlink signals will be audible in parts of Europe.

73,

Gaston Bertels ON4WF
ARISS Mentor

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS Mentor
Source directe :   ARISS ON4WF
73 from Alan F6AGV - BHAF - AMSAT-F

vendredi 27 janvier 2017

LANCEMENT ARIANESPACE VS16 : Hispasat 36W-1


LANCEMENT ARIANESPACE VS16 : Hispasat 36W-1

La Revue d’Aptitude au Lancement (RAL) s’est déroulée le jeudi 26 janvier 2017 à Kou-rou et a autorisé les opérations de chronologie pour le Vol SOYUZ  – Hispasat 36W-1

Pour son premier lancement de l’année, Arianespace mettra en orbite avec le lanceur Soyuz le satellite de télécommunications Hispasat 36W-1, pour l’opérateur Hispasat.

Ce lancement sera la première mission du lanceur Soyuz vers l’orbite de transfert géostationnaire depuis le Centre Spatial Guyanais. Hispasat 36W-1 est le premier satellite construit à partir de la nouvelle plateforme européenne géostationnaire «SmallGEO platform», développée par OHB System AG (Allemagne) dans le cadre du programme ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) de l’ESA.

Le lancement sera effectué depuis l'Ensemble de Lancement Soyuz (ELS) à Kourou en Guyane française.

  <http://www.videocorner.tv/new_mailing/LK/VS16/FR.pdf>Le décollage du lanceur est prévu le vendredi 27 janvier, à un instant précis :

> 22h03mn34s, Heure de Kourou

> 20h03mn34s, Heure de Washington DC

> 01h03mn34s, Temps Universel, le 28 janvier

> 02h03mn34s, Heure de Paris, le 28 janvier

> 04h03mn34s, Heure de Moscou, le 28 janvier

Pour suivre l’événement en direct sur Internet et en haut débit HD, connectez vous sur le site www.arianespace.com <http://www.arianespace.com/> (commentaires depuis Kourou en français et en anglais à partir de H-15 mn). Suivez également le lancement en direct sur iPad, iPhone ou Android 4+

 <http://www.arianespace.com/>


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ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VS16: Hispasat 36W-1

The Launch Readiness Review (RAL) took place in Kourou on Thursday, January 26, 2017 and authorized count-down operations for the Hispasat 36W-1
For its year-opening launch of 2017, Arianespace will orbit the Hispasat 36W-1 geostationary satellite for the Spanish operator Hispasat using a Soyuz launch vehicle.

Designated Flight VS16 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, this mission will be the first-ever mission to geostationary transfer orbit performed by Soyuz from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
Hispasat 36W-1 is the first satellite to be built using Europe’s new “SmallGEO” platform developed by OHB System AG (Germany) under ESA’s ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program.

The liftoff will be from the Soyuz Launch Complex (ELS) in Sinnamary, French Guiana (South America).

  <http://www.videocorner.tv/new_mailing/LK/VS16/GB.pdf>Liftoff is scheduled for Friday, January 27, 2017 at exactly:

> 22:03:34 p.m., local time in French Guiana

> 20:03:34 p.m., in Washington, D.C

> 01:03:34, Universal Time (UTC) on January 28

> 02:03:34 a.m., in Paris on January 28

> 04:03:34 a.m., in Moscow on January 28

Webcast starts 15 minutes before. You can also watch the video transmission live on your iPad, iPhone or Android 4+ devices, the Arianespace HD App is available for free. Follow the lauch live: www.arianespace.com <http://www.arianespace.com/>

 <http://www.arianespace.com/>

Source directe  :    ARIANESPACE
73 from Alan F6AGV

samedi 21 janvier 2017

L'UKHAS vous offre son satellite tracker






















http://spacenear.us/sats/

Source :   UKHAS   tracker.habhub.org
73 from Alan F6AGV  -  BHAF  - 

ARISS SUISSE LAUSANE le jeudi 26 janvier 2017 à 11h06 UTC


ARISS contact planned for Swiss Space Center

An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG/FX0ISS with Swiss Space Center – EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.

The event is scheduled Thursday January 26, 2017 at approximately 11:06 UTC , which is 12:06 CEWT.

The telebridge contact will be operated by W6SRJ, located in California, USA.

The contact will be conducted in French.

School presentation

The Swiss Space Center works to facilitate access to the space sector for both research institutions and industrial partners, so that they can collaborate on the realization of international projects.  Based at EPFL, the Swiss Space Center also works to disseminate public awareness of space, to provide educational activities to school pupils and training to university students.

Participating Schools

Two schools have answered present to the offer of giving astronauts a ring onboard the International Space Station.

1. The Ecole primaire de Châteauneuf will participate with kids as young as 6, who are already very knowledgeable about space: they studied the Solar System and the Earth, various space missions and what role Europe and Switzerland have in them. They have been following Thomas Pesquet on social media since his training and they are ready to take over from him, as they already know what to put in the 1.5 kg suitcase that astronautes are allowed to bring onboard the ISS.

2. Middle school students from the Etablissement de Préverenges are also very well prepared: for these boys and girls gravity holds no secret anymore as they have studied the concept of forces, how to model, compute, and measure them; they have also learned about how astronauts eat on the ISS by conducting a workshop in the classroom.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1 Léane: Quelle heure est-il en ce moment sur ISS?

2 Aasha: Fêteras-tu ton anniversaire autour de bougies, gâteau et de cadeaux?

3 Timea: Pouvez-vous s’il vous plait nous décrire ce que vous voyez hormis la Terre et le Soleil?

4 Valentina: Quelles sont les choses les plus drôles que vous faites en apesanteur?

5 Ilhan: Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre?

6 Naya: Quel est la nourriture que tu n'aimes pas manger dans l'espace?

7 Elina: Quelles étaient tes matières préférées à l'école?

8 Ermin: Ta maman te manque?

9 Selma: As-tu observé les effets de la pollution sur notre planète?

10 Aya: Dans le Soyouz et ISS as-tu entendu des bruits qui font peur?

11 Dana: Quelle était votre motivation pour aller dans l’espace?

12 Lauryne: Entre combien de candidats avez vous été choisi et pourquoi?

13 Vincent: Pendant l’entraînement, quelle a été pour vous la chose la plus difficile a réaliser?

14 Pauline: Quelles sont les expériences scientifiques que vous faites?

15 Nathan: Qu’est-ce que cela vous procure d’être en apesanteur?

16 Robin: Votre sommeil est-il différent quand vous dormez dans l’ISS?

17 Alice: Qu’est-ce que vous faites si vous avez une urgence médicale?

18 Nathan: Y a-t-il des disputes entre les astronautes?

19 Noa: Qu’est-ce qu’il vous manque le plus de la vie normale?

20 Johan: Quelle est votre plus grande peur durant votre séjour dans l’espace?


ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS past chairman
Source directe  :  Gaston ON4WF 
73 from Alan F6AGV 

samedi 14 janvier 2017

BULLETINS ESA au 14 janvier 2017 - 8




Rosetta’s legacy [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/What_does_the_Rosetta_mission_mean_to_you ] 06-09-2016 05:00 PM CEST

Tell us how Rosetta has influenced you and there’s a chance to win ESA prizes

Space history [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/09/Space_history ] 06-09-2016 04:25 PM CEST

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov unveil a bust of Yuri Gagarin

What does the Rosetta mission mean to you? [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/What_does_the_Rosetta_mission_mean_to_you ] 06-09-2016 12:00 PM CEST

To celebrate the success of Rosetta and to keep a long-lasting record of its impact on the world, we invite you to share your personal experiences and feelings about how the mission has influenced you.

Winning team of ESA’s Mars-focused data mining contest [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Winning_team_of_ESA_s_Mars-focused_data_mining_contest ] 06-09-2016 11:07 AM CEST

ESA’s first data-mining competition has been won by a team from Slovenia. Contestants were challenged to predict the future status of ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft from past operating data. The results may help to extend the life of the mission, which has been orbiting Mars for 12 years.

On a trouvé Philae! [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/On_a_trouve_Philae ] 05-09-2016 04:00 PM CEST

Moins d’un mois avant la fin de la mission, des photos prises par la caméra haute-résolution de Rosetta dévoilent l’atterrisseur Philae, coincé dans une fissure sombre de la comète 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Philae found! [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Philae_found ] 05-09-2016 05:01 PM CEST

Rosetta's Philae lander is revealed in new images of the comet

Arctic and Space [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Preparing_for_the_Future/Space_for_Earth/Arctic/Arctic_and_Space_Workshop ] 05-09-2016 02:45 PM CEST

As the Arctic is developed, how can space help safeguard this fragile environment? Follow the Arctic and Space workshop at the Finnish Meteorological Institute on 6 September. Livestream starts at 06:00 GMT (08:00 CEST)

European researchers invited to board ‘Spaceship EAC’ [ http://www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/European_researchers_invited_to_board_Spaceship_EAC ] 02-09-2016 02:56 PM CEST

The European Astronaut Centre is set to work with academia in tackling future space exploration challenges – an initiative known as ‘Spaceship EAC’.

EAC, based in Cologne, Germany, is now a participant in ESA’s long-running Networking/Partnering Initiative (NPI),  which supports work carried out by universities and research institutes on advanced technologies with potential space applications, including the ‘spin-in’ of new non-space technologies.

NPI can co-fund suitable PhD or post-doctoral investigations, while also providing access to ESA technical experts and specialist laboratories and helping to identify potential industrial partners for follow-up research and development.

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_29_August_02_September_2016 ] 02-09-2016 03:20 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
29 August - 2 September 2016

Upsala Glacier [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Upsala_Glacier ] 02-09-2016 10:00 AM CEST

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Argentina’s Upsala Glacier, which has retreated more than 3 km in the past 15 years

Earth from Space [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/ESA_Live ] 01-09-2016 04:00 PM CEST

The ‘Earth from Space’ video programme is back! Join us Friday, 2 September, at 10:00 CEST and discover Argentina’s Upsala Glacier

Mars team [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/08/Mars_team ] 01-09-2016 03:30 PM CEST

Operations image of the week: ExoMars mission control trains for arriving at the Red Planet

Earth from Space [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/ESA_Live ] 01-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

The ‘Earth from Space’ video programme is back! Join us Friday, 2 September, at 10:00 CEST and discover Argentina’s Upsala Glacier

Call for media: First data release from ESA's Gaia mission [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Call_for_media_First_data_release_from_ESA_s_Gaia_mission ] 01-09-2016 01:30 PM CEST

Media representatives are invited to a briefing on the first data release of ESA’s Gaia mission, an astrometry mission to map the stars of our galaxy, the Milky Way. 

Cuddly comet chaser [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Rover_and_toy_Rosetta_in_Mars_Yard ] 01-09-2016 11:50 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: a plush toy version of Rosetta joins a rover in ESA's Mars Yard – the actual Rosetta spacecraft will soon join the planetary lander club

Intro to EO: sign up today [ https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/optical-earth-observation ] 01-09-2016 09:00 AM CEST

Sign up for a free online course that provides an introduction to optical satellite Earth observation. The five-week Future Learn course begins on 12 September

Comet dust flyover [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2016/08/Comet_dust_flyover ] 31-08-2016 03:39 PM CEST

They may look like mountains, but Rosetta has profiled the smallest grains of comet dust yet

Late stars [ http://sci.esa.int/planck/58193-first-stars-formed-even-later-than-previously-thought/ ] 31-08-2016 03:59 PM CEST
The first stars were born much later than previously thought, ESA's Planck reveals

Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite hit by space particle [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Copernicus_Sentinel-1A_satellite_hit_by_space_particle ] 31-08-2016 04:00 PM CEST

ESA engineers have discovered that a solar panel on the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite was hit by a millimetre-size particle in orbit on 23 August. Thanks to onboard cameras, ground controllers were able to identify the affected area. So far, there has been no effect on the satellite’s routine operations.

Space for inspiration [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgCuDXzNPI ] 31-08-2016 03:30 PM CEST

Join us for an exploration of human spaceflight in science, industry and everyday life 14–15 September in London, UK

Space recovery USB [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/08/Space_recovery_USB ] 30-08-2016 09:35 PM CEST

Human spaceflight and exploration image of the week: Recovery disk for International Space Station experiment

Galileo’s Ariane 5 arrives at Europe’s Spaceport [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo/Launching_Galileo/Galileo_s_Ariane_5_arrives_at_Europe_s_Spaceport ] 30-08-2016 05:38 PM CEST

The first Ariane 5 rocket modified to carry four Galileo satellites into orbit has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana for a November launch.

Journée portes ouvertes de l'ESTEC : inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Journee_portes_ouvertes_de_l_ESTEC_inscrivez-vous_des_maintenant_! ] 30-08-2016 09:54 AM CEST

Tous les mordus de l'espace qui souhaitent être présents le 2 octobre prochain pour la journée portes ouvertes annuelle de l'ESTEC peuvent s'inscrire dès aujourd'hui pour obtenir une entrée gratuite. L'inscription est nécessaire pour décrocher un accès aux installations de l'ESTEC pendant la journée portes ouvertes.

An atypical protostar [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Not_your_typical_protostar ] 30-08-2016 10:45 AM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: A peculiar, age-defying star as seen by ESA’s Herschel

Not your typical protostar [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Not_your_typical_protostar ] 29-08-2016 01:35 PM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: A peculiar, age-defying star as seen by ESA’s Herschel

Sentinel-1 provides new insight into Italy’s earthquake [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Sentinel-1_provides_new_insight_into_Italy_s_earthquake ] 29-08-2016 04:52 PM CEST

On 24 August, an earthquake struck central Italy, claiming at least 290 lives and causing widespread damage. Satellite images are being used to help emergency aid organisations, while scientists have begun to analyse ground movement.

Only days left to join Europe’s first citizens’ debate on space [ http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Only_days_left_to_join_Europe_s_first_citizens_debate_on_space ] 15-08-2016 03:28 PM CEST

Do you want the opportunity to have your say in suggesting priorities in European space programmes?

Une première mondiale : un système basé sur des satellites pour gérer la faune sauvage autour des aéroports [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Une_premiere_mondiale_un_systeme_base_sur_des_satellites_pour_gerer_la_faune_sauvage_autour_des_aeroports ] 29-08-2016 12:24 PM CEST

Les zones d’habitat de la faune sauvage situées à proximité des aéroports représentent un risque sérieux pour la sécurité lors des atterrissages et décollages. Grâce à l’ESA, un nouveau service permet aux aéroports d’identifier et de gérer ces zones.

First satellite-based wildlife monitoring tool for airports [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/First_satellite-based_wildlife_monitoring_tool_for_airports ] 29-08-2016 12:24 PM CEST

Wildlife habitats close to airports pose a serious risk to safety at takeoff and landing. Thanks to ESA, a new service lets airports use satellites to identify and manage these areas.

Land shifts in Italy [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Italy_earthquake_displacement ] 26-08-2016 05:45 PM CEST

The Sentinel-1A satellite has given us a picture of the ground deformation caused by the 24 August earthquake in Italy

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_22_26_August_2016 ] 26-08-2016 03:00 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
22-26 August 2016

Regardez la conférence de presse de Thomas Pesquet [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Regardez_la_conference_de_presse_de_Thomas_Pesquet ] 26-08-2016 11:10 AM CEST

L’astronaute français de l’ESA Thomas Pesquet donnera mardi 30 août une conférence de presse depuis Houston. Cet événement sera retransmis en direct sur cette page à partir de 14h00.

Bridging the Bosphorus [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Third_Bosphorus_Bridge_progress ] 26-08-2016 10:42 AM CEST

Sentinel-2A captured the progress of Turkey’s Third Bosphorus Bridge, which opens today

FLEX takes on mutants [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Campaigns/FLEX_takes_on_mutants ] 25-08-2016 05:00 PM CEST

Because a plant isn’t green doesn’t mean it can’t photosynthesise as well as its more usual counterpart, but when measured by satellites, these non-green varieties skew results on plant health. FLEX is different. Experiments using ‘mutants’ show that colour won’t be an obstacle in this new mission’s task of mapping plant health from space.

Rosetta captures comet outburst [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_captures_comet_outburst ] 25-08-2016 03:00 PM CEST

In unprecedented observations made earlier this year, Rosetta unexpectedly captured a dramatic comet outburst that may have been triggered by a landslide.

Rocking Soundcloud [ http://www.soundcloud.com/esa ] 25-08-2016 12:15 PM CEST

ESA's Soundcloud channel is now official: hear the latest sounds from mission control, the launch pad and deep space, including #SingingComet and the ISS warning alarm, a tone astronauts hope never to hear for real

Ariane 5’s fourth launch this year [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Ariane_5_s_fourth_launch_this_year ] 25-08-2016 01:00 AM CEST

An Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, has delivered two telecom satellites, Intelsat-33e and Intelsat-36, into their planned orbits.

Thomas Pesquet en direct de Houston [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Thomas_Pesquet_en_direct_de_Houston ] 24-08-2016 03:51 PM CEST

A l’occasion d’une pause dans son programme de formation, l’astronaute français de l’ESA Thomas Pesquet donnera depuis Houston une conférence de presse mardi 30 août, à laquelle pourront participer les représentants des médias à Paris. 

ESAintouch [ http://esaintouch.net/ ] 24-08-2016 02:50 PM CEST

Help the jury decide the winning App by voting for your favourite ESAintouch prototype

Easy rider [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Andreas_Mogensen_using_VR_in_Orbital_Robotics_Lab ] 24-08-2016 02:35 PM CEST

Technology image of the week: astronaut Andreas Mogensen combines VR with an air-bearing platform to simulate weightlessness in 2D

The real thing [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/08/The_real_thing ] 24-08-2016 02:00 PM CEST

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: assembling Orion service module in Bremen, Germany

Scorched Sprite [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Planck_s_flame-filled_view_of_the_Polaris_Flare ] 22-08-2016 03:00 PM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s Planck satellite mapped the magnetic field of our Milky Way galaxy, capturing an ethereal flame-filled scene at the Polaris Flare

Planck’s flame-filled view of the Polaris Flare [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Planck_s_flame-filled_view_of_the_Polaris_Flare ] 18-08-2016 12:03 PM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s Planck satellite mapped the magnetic field of our Milky Way galaxy, capturing an ethereal flame-filled scene at the Polaris Flare

La Belgique aide JUICE à communiquer avec la Terre [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/La_Belgique_aide_JUICE_a_communiquer_avec_la_Terre ] 22-08-2016 08:00 AM CEST

Lorsqu'en janvier 1610 Galilée pointa son télescope vers Jupiter, il remarqua quatre petits points qui semblaient tourner autour de la planète. La recherche spatiale nous a appris que chacune de ces "lunes galiléennes" représente des univers bien distincts. A partir de 2030, la sonde de l'ESA JUICE va observer de plus près trois d'entre elles. Notre pays joue un rôle important dans la communication entre JUICE et la terre.

Proba-3: seeing through shadow to view Sun’s corona [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_seeing_through_shadow_to_view_Sun_s_corona ] 22-08-2016 09:37 AM CEST

Every 18 months or so, scientists and sensation-seekers gather at set points on Earth’s surface, to await awe-inspiring solar eclipses. The Moon briefly blocks the Sun, revealing its mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona. Though what if researchers could induce such eclipses at will?

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_15_19_August_2016 ] 19-08-2016 03:35 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
15-19 August 2016

Les cubesats belges à l'honneur lors du premier Belgian Cubesat Day [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Les_cubesats_belges_a_l_honneur_lors_du_premier_Belgian_Cubesat_Day ] 18-08-2016 05:24 PM CEST

Les nanosatellites, ce sont de tout petits cubes remplis de nanotechnologies qui prennent aujourd'hui de plus en plus de place dans les missions spatiales. Ils ne mesurent que dix centimètres d'arête, mais n'ont rien à envier à leurs camarades de plus grandes dimensions. Lancés depuis une quinzaine d'années, les nanosatellites ou "cubesats" ont imposé leur potentiel dans le secteur spatial comme dans le monde universitaire. 

Plus que quelques jours pour candidater au premier débat citoyen européen sur l’espace [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Plus_que_quelques_jours_pour_candidater_au_premier_debat_citoyen_europeen_sur_l_espace ] 17-08-2016 03:28 PM CEST

Aimeriez-vous avoir l’opportunité de suggérer des priorités au sein des programmes spatiaux européens? 

The longest call [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/08/The_longest_call ] 18-08-2016 03:40 PM CEST

Operations image of the week: ESA’s deep-space tracking station in Australia makes the longest-ever ‘catch’ for the Agency

Most distant catch for ESA station [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Estrack/Most_distant_catch_for_ESA_station ] 18-08-2016 10:34 AM CEST

An ESA tracking station has acquired signals from the international Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn, across more than 1.4 billion km of space.

Only days left to join Europe’s first citizens’ debate on space [ http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Only_days_left_to_join_Europe_s_first_citizens_debate_on_space ] 15-08-2016 03:28 PM CEST

Do you want the opportunity to have your say in suggesting priorities in European space programmes?

Plus que quelques jours pour candidater au premier débat citoyen européen sur l’espace [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Plus_que_quelques_jours_pour_candidater_au_premier_debat_citoyen_europeen_sur_l_espace ] 15-08-2016 03:28 PM CEST

Aimeriez-vous avoir l’opportunité de suggérer des priorités au sein des programmes spatiaux européens? 

ESTEC opens up [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Gates_of_ESTEC ] 17-08-2016 02:40 PM CEST

Technology image of the week: ESA's largest establishment will be opening its doors to the public for its annual Open Day on Sunday 2 October

How to dock CubeSats [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/How_to_dock_CubeSats ] 17-08-2016 11:28 AM CEST

The miniature satellites known as CubeSats already play a variety of roles in space. In future they could also serve as the building blocks of other, larger missions by being docked together in orbit.

Space science starts here [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2016/08/Space_science_everything_starts_here ] 17-08-2016 09:03 AM CEST

Video showcase of ESA's fleet of space science missions and how they are helping us to understand our place in the Universe

Hubble’s fireball [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Hubble_s_fireball ] 15-08-2016 09:00 AM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: Hubble has spied countless stunning cosmic objects, but few as dramatic as the star Hen 2-247 and its fiery nebula M1-67

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_8_12_August_2016 ] 12-08-2016 02:50 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
8-12 August 2016

Coup de projecteur sur le site d’atterrissage de Schiaparelli [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Coup_de_projecteur_sur_le_site_d_atterrissage_de_Schiaparelli ] 11-08-2016 11:00 AM CEST

Schiaparelli, le Module Démonstrateur d'Entrée, Descente et Atterrissage de la mission conjointe ESA/Roscosmos, ExoMars 2016, ciblera la région de Meridiani Planum pour son atterrissage prévu au mois d’octobre, comme le montre cette mosaïque composée à partir d’images obtenues par Mars Express.

Spotlight on Schiaparelli’s landing site [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Spotlight_on_Schiaparelli_s_landing_site ] 11-08-2016 11:00 AM CEST

Schiaparelli, the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module of the joint ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission, will target the Meridiani Planum region for its October landing, as seen in this mosaic created from Mars Express images.

Shiny on the outside [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Multi-layer_insulation_blankets ] 10-08-2016 11:46 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: the blankets of multi-layer insulation that make satellites look like wrapped-up Christmas gifts

Follow instructions [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/08/Follow_instructions ] 09-08-2016 04:46 PM CEST

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: testing new version of astronaut instruction manual underwater

Click on climate [ https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=1061553589&mt=8 ] 09-08-2016 10:30 AM CEST

Discover our planet's changing climate through the eyes of satellites with Climate from Space, a new iPad App featuring interactive maps and video interviews with top scientists                        

Salvaged Galileos to help satnav specialists find their way [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo/Launching_Galileo/Salvaged_Galileos_to_help_satnav_specialists_find_their_way ] 09-08-2016 08:11 AM CEST

Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites, which were salvaged from their faulty launch into working orbits, are set to begin broadcasting working navigation signals for test purposes.

Splashup [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Highlights/Splashup ] 08-08-2016 06:04 PM CEST

Ending 16 days underwater to simulate a space mission

Two years on [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/07/Comet_on_6_August_2016_NavCam ] 08-08-2016 04:42 PM CEST

Rosetta celebrates two incredible years at the comet

Summer school shines [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Summer_school_shines ] 08-08-2016 02:10 PM CEST

Young Earth scientists from all over the world have gathered for their two-week summer school course at ESA’s ESRIN centre for Earth observation in Frascati, Italy.

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_1_5_August_2016 ] 05-08-2016 11:51 AM CEST

Our week through the lens:
1-5 August 2016

Comet odyssey [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2016/08/Rosetta_s_journey_around_the_comet ] 05-08-2016 09:41 AM CEST

Animation visualising Rosetta’s two-year adventure flying alongside a comet

Cosmic explosions: the first ESA–Ars Electronica residency [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cosmic_explosions_the_first_ESA_Ars_Electronica_residency ] 03-08-2016 11:00 AM CEST

Aoife van Linden Tol, an artist working primarily with explosive media, is the recipient of the first art&science@ESA residency, organised by Ars Electronica in partnership with ESA.

Trying on a coat [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/07/RF_testing_of_antenna_coatings ] 03-08-2016 09:00 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: candidate coatings for a new space antenna seen undergoing testing at ESA’s technical heart

Aladin wind probe ready for Aeolus [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers/ADM-Aeolus/Aladin_wind_probe_ready_for_Aeolus ] 02-08-2016 04:30 PM CEST

It has been years in the making, but one of the trickiest pieces of space technology ever developed is finally ready to join its satellite for launch by the end of next year. With this milestone, we are another step closer to a better understanding of Earth’s winds.

Majestic solar eruption [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Solar_eruption_larger_than_Earth ] 01-08-2016 11:20 AM CEST

Space science image of the week: A gigantic loop of fiery gas reaches out into space

Uncovering what lies beneath [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/TTP2/Uncovering_what_lies_beneath ] 01-08-2016 10:35 AM CEST

A key feature of the James Webb Space Telescope is helping to shed light on what goes on underneath boats in stormy weather and around the structures of offshore oilrigs.

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_25_29_July_2016 ] 29-07-2016 03:20 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
25-29 July 2016

Source directe :  ESA
73 from Alan F6AGV 
 

BULLETINS ESA au 14 janvier 2017 - 7


Space sortie [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Proxima/Highlights/Space_sortie ] 13-01-2017 11:22 PM CET

Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough's spacewalk in pictures

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_09_13_January_2017 ] 13-01-2017 03:15 PM CET

Our week through the lens:
9-13 January 2017

Saint Petersburg [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/01/Saint_Petersburg ] 13-01-2017 10:05 AM CET

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of the snow-covered Russian city of Saint Petersburg, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme

Catching Cassini’s call [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Catching_Cassini_s_call ] 13-01-2017 04:52 PM CET

This week, ESA deep-space radio dishes on two continents are listening for signals from the international Cassini spacecraft, now on its final tour of Saturn.

Hungary joins ESA’s Europe-wide technology network [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/TTP2/Hungary_joins_ESA_s_Europe-wide_technology_network ] 13-01-2017 07:33 AM CET

ESA’s Europe-wide network dedicated to finding down-to-Earth uses for space technologies has added Hungary, the Agency’s latest member.

Earth from Space [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Highlights/Live_Earth_from_Space ] 12-01-2017 03:11 PM CET

Join us Friday, 13 January, at 10:00 CET for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week we explore Saint Petersburg and the Neva Bay

Sentinel-2B launch preparations off to a flying start [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2B_launch_preparations_off_to_a_flying_start ] 12-01-2017 02:15 PM CET

Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it’s full steam ahead.

Training up [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/01/Training_up ] 12-01-2017 02:15 PM CET

Operations image of the week: Sentinel-2 mission controllers begin the year with intensive training for the March launch

Sentinel-2B launch preparations off to a flying start [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2/Sentinel-2B_launch_preparations_off_to_a_flying_start ] 12-01-2017 02:15 PM CET

Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it’s full steam ahead.

Activités prévues par l'ESA en 2017 à l'intention des medias [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Activites_prevues_par_l_ESA_en_2017_a_l_intention_des_medias ] 11-01-2017 07:07 PM CET

L’Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) constitue la porte d’accès de l’Europe à l’espace. L’ESA est une organisation intergouvernementale créée en 1975, dont la mission consiste à œuvrer au développement des capacités spatiales de l’Europe en veillant à ce que les investissements dans le secteur spatial bénéficient aux citoyens européens et du monde entier. Les principaux événements prévus pour les médias en 2017 sont présentés ci-dessous. 

Proxima : suivez en direct la sortie dans l’espace [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Proxima_suivez_en_direct_la_sortie_dans_l_espace ] 11-01-2017 10:41 AM CET

L’astronaute de l’ESA Thomas Pesquet effectuera sa première sortie extravéhiculaire ce vendredi 13 janvier. Il sortira de la Station spatiale internationale à 13h05 CET (heure de Paris) en compagnie de l’astronaute de la NASA Shane Kimbrough afin de terminer la modernisation du système d’alimentation électrique de la Station.

Live: Proxima spacewalk [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Proxima/Proxima_spacewalk_live ] 11-01-2017 12:40 PM CET

Watch ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA’s Shane Kimbrough’s spacewalk to upgrade the Space Station’s power system

Weather watchtower [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/01/MetOp-C_payload_module ] 11-01-2017 09:36 AM CET

Technology image of the week: the towering payload module of MetOp-C, Europe's next weather satellite, arrives at ESA's technical heart

Caravan on ice [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2017/01/Caravan_on_ice ] 10-01-2017 05:30 PM CET

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: delivering supplies in Antarctica

Asteroid sleuths go back to the future [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Space_Situational_Awareness/Asteroid_sleuths_go_back_to_the_future ] 10-01-2017 12:05 PM CET

Careful sleuthing through decade-old images has enabled ESA’s asteroid team to decide that a newly discovered space rock poses little threat of hitting Earth any time soon.

Two–faced moon [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/01/Global_colour_mosaic_of_Dione ] 06-01-2017 01:10 PM CET

Space Science Image of the Week: A global colour mosaic of Saturn’s moon Dione shows striking contrasts between its two faces

Podcast: Pollution spatiale sous haute surveillance [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/France/Podcast_Pollution_spatiale_sous_haute_surveillance ] 05-01-2017 04:07 PM CET

Il y a un mois, Aurélie Luneau de France Culture recevait Christophe Bonnal du CNES, Luisa Innocenti de l’ESA et Gérard Brachet, ancien directeur du CNES, dans l’émission « De cause à effets, le magazine de l’environnement » [ https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/de-cause-effets-le-magazine-de-lenvironnement ] afin d’évoquer un nouveau défi : l’augmentation du nombre de débris spatiaux en orbite.

Earth from Space [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/esalive ] 15-09-2016 02:20 PM CEST

Join us Friday, 16 September, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features Poyang Lake in China – home to the finless porpoise

European cooperation for safer skies [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Telecommunications_Integrated_Applications/European_cooperation_for_safer_skies ] 15-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

ESA and the SESAR Joint Undertaking are set to work more closely in modernising air traffic management through satellite-based communications.

Kitchen control [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/09/Kitchen_control ] 15-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

Operations image of the week: Checking on satellite health at the weekend and after-hours from the kitchen

Cool scene for MetOp-C [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Test_setup_for_MetOp-C ] 15-09-2016 10:40 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: A complex cryogenic structure set up in advance of testing Europe's next weather satellite

A taster of Gaia’s sky [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Watch_Gaia_first_data_release_media_briefing ] 14-09-2016 01:00 PM CEST

Media briefing replay: Gaia scientists present stellar catalogues obtained during the first year of ESA’s star surveyor

Revisit Open Science [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Sets/EO_Open_Science_2016 ] 14-09-2016 05:00 PM CEST

Watch the replay videos of the EO Open Science 2016 conference held at ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Italy 12–14 September

First Gaia Data Release [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Watch_Gaia_first_data_release_media_briefing ] 14-09-2016 02:20 PM CEST

Gaia’s first star catalogue was unveiled on Wednesday, 14 September. Watch the replay of the press conference

Gaia’s first sky map [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_s_billion-star_map_hints_at_treasures_to_come ] 14-09-2016 12:30 PM CEST

ESA’s Gaia mission has published its first catalogue of a billion stars

Gaia’s billion-star map hints at treasures to come [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Gaia_s_billion-star_map_hints_at_treasures_to_come ] 14-09-2016 12:30 PM CEST

The first catalogue of more than a billion stars from ESA’s Gaia satellite was published today – the largest all-sky survey of celestial objects to date.

Et si un asteroïde menaçait la Terre ? [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/Et_si_un_asteroide_menacait_la_Terre ] 14-09-2016 10:40 AM CEST

Les nombreux cratères sur la lune et sur d’autres corps célestes de notre système solaire sont les témoins d’un passé violent. Bien que la terre soit protégée – jusqu’à un certain point – par son atmosphère, il n’est pas impensable qu’un astéroïde s’écrase un jour à la surface de notre planète. Avec d’autres, l’ESA s’est attelée à cette question épineuse. L’émission "Matière grise" de la RTBF y consacre prochainement l’un de ses numéros.

Madeira scarred [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Fire-scarred_Madeira2 ] 14-09-2016 09:59 AM CEST

The recent devastation brought by wildfires to the beautiful Portuguese island of Madeira is all too clear in these images from Sentinel-2A

Full circle: space algae fighting malnutrition in Congo [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Research/Full_circle_space_algae_fighting_malnutrition_in_Congo ] 13-09-2016 03:52 PM CEST

Looking for food that could be harvested by astronauts far from Earth, researchers focused on spirulina, which has been harvested for food in South America and Africa for centuries. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti ate the first food containing spirulina in space and now the knowledge is being applied to a pilot project in Congo as a food supplement.

Preparing for long missions far from Earth, astronauts will need to harvest their own food. ESA’s Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative team, or MELiSSA, is looking at creating a closed ecosystem that continuously recycles waste into food, oxygen and water.

Estonia signs up to Sentinel agreement [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Estonia_signs_up_to_Sentinel_agreement ] 13-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

ESA and Enterprise Estonia have signed an arrangement that gives one of ESA’s newest Member States access to data from the Copernicus Sentinel satellites.

Space for inspiration [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Space_for_inspiration_live ] 12-09-2016 04:15 PM CEST

Live – follow this two-day event exploring the impact of human spaceflight on our world

Where space starts [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2016/09/Come_see_where_space_starts ] 12-09-2016 03:01 PM CEST

A short video invitation to ESA's Open Day in the Netherlands on Sunday 2 October; come meet astronauts and mission designers

Star mapper [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/ESA_s_Star_Mapper_visualisation ] 12-09-2016 02:47 PM CEST

Explore the sky with this new visualisation using data from ESA’s Hipparcos mission

First Gaia Data Release [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Watch_Gaia_first_data_release_media_briefing ] 12-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

Gaia’s first star catalogue will be unveiled on Wednesday, 14 September. Watch livestream from 09:30 GMT / 11:30 CEST

Watch Gaia first data release media briefing [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Watch_Gaia_first_data_release_media_briefing ] 12-09-2016 10:30 AM CEST

Livestreaming of the media briefing on the first data release from ESA’s Gaia mission will begin on 14 September at 09:30 GMT (11:30 CEST).

Proba-3: set the controls for the verge of the Sun [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba_Missions/Proba-3_set_the_controls_for_the_verge_of_the_Sun ] 12-09-2016 10:09 AM CEST

By converging in orbit, a pair of small satellites will open a new view on the source of the largest structure in the Solar System: the Sun’s ghostly atmosphere, extending millions of kilometres out into space.

Week In Images [ http://www.esa.int/Highlights/Week_In_Images_05_09_September_2016 ] 09-09-2016 03:30 PM CEST

Our week through the lens:
5-9 September 2016

Rosetta’s descent towards region of active pits [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_descent_towards_region_of_active_pits ] 09-09-2016 03:00 PM CEST

Squeezing out unique scientific observations until the very end, Rosetta’s thrilling mission will culminate with a descent on 30 September towards a region of active pits on the comet’s ‘head’.

Call for Media: Rosetta’s grand finale [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Call_for_Media_Rosetta_s_grand_finale ] 09-09-2016 02:30 PM CEST

Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September.

Open Science [ http://www.esa.int/www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Watch_live_EO_Open_Science ] 09-09-2016 02:00 PM CEST

Follow the EO Open Science 2016 conference via live webstream from ESA’s ESRIN establishment in Italy 12–14 September. Live coverage begins Monday at 9:00 CEST

Fantastic four: November’s Galileos reach Europe’s Spaceport [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo/Launching_Galileo/Fantastic_four_November_s_Galileos_reach_Europe_s_Spaceport ] 09-09-2016 10:41 AM CEST

A transatlantic flight delivered four Galileo satellites to French Guiana on Tuesday, in preparation for a shared launch this November by Ariane 5 – the first for Europe’s satnav constellation.

The magnificent four: November’s Galileos reach Europe’s Spaceport [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Navigation/Galileo/Launching_Galileo/The_magnificent_four_November_s_Galileos_reach_Europe_s_Spaceport ] 09-09-2016 10:41 AM CEST

A transatlantic flight delivered four Galileo satellites to French Guiana on Tuesday, in preparation for a shared launch this November by Ariane 5 – the first for Europe’s satnav constellation.

Barents bloom [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/08/Barents_bloom ] 09-09-2016 10:01 AM CEST

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of a plankton bloom in the Barents Sea

 Signing the SciFi car [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2016/09/Signing_the_SciFi_Car ] 08-09-2016 05:26 PM CEST

Operations image of the week: The Rosetta flight control team add their signatures to the SciFi car

Earth from Space [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/esalive ] 08-09-2016 03:00 PM CEST

Join us Friday, 9 September, at 10:00 CEST for the ‘Earth from Space’ video programme. This week features the watercolour swirls of a plankton bloom in the Barents Sea

Moon Village [ https://youtu.be/a73js0xfCXo ] 07-09-2016 03:31 PM CEST

Claudie Haigneré, première Française à être allée dans l'espace, rêve de participer à la construction d'un village lunaire... Elle nous explique pourquoi dans cette vidéo.

A cosmic oyster’s pearl [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Hubble_views_a_cosmic_oyster_and_pearl_in_NGC_1501 ] 07-09-2016 11:15 AM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 1501, a duo resembling a cosmic oyster and its much-coveted pearl

Vega to launch ESA’s wind mission [ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/The_Living_Planet_Programme/Earth_Explorers/ADM-Aeolus/Vega_to_launch_ESA_s_wind_mission ] 07-09-2016 09:30 AM CEST

Today, ESA and Arianespace signed a contract to secure the launch of the Aeolus satellite. With this milestone, a better understanding of Earth’s winds is another step closer.

Four steps nearer Mercury [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Mercury_Transfer_Module_with_integrated_ion_thrusters ] 07-09-2016 10:55 AM CEST

Technology image of the week: all four ion thrusters have been integrated into the BepiColombo mission to the innermost planet

A cosmic oyster’s pearl [ http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/Hubble_views_a_cosmic_oyster_and_pearl_in_NGC_1501 ] 07-09-2016 10:30 AM CEST

Space Science Image of the Week: This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 1501, a duo resembling a cosmic oyster and its much-coveted pearl

MELISSA : de la recherche spatiale utile sur la Terre [ http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Belgium_-_Francais/MELISSA_de_la_recherche_spatiale_utile_sur_la_Terre ] 06-09-2016 09:32 AM CEST

Un projet de l’ESA appelé MELISSA étudie depuis plus de 25 ans comment il est possible de transformer un vaisseau spatial en un écosystème fermé reposant sur des bactéries, des algues, des plantes, des éléments chimique et des procédés naturels. Cette recherche à visée spatiale conduit souvent à des applications intéressantes sur terre, et la Belgique est concernée au premier chef.

Source directe : ESA
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vendredi 13 janvier 2017

ARISS FRANCE Le Creusot le 16 janvier 2017

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ARISS contact planned for school in Le Creusot, France

An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG/FX0ISS with High School "Léon Blum", Le Creusot, France.

The event is scheduled Monday January 16, 2017 at approximately 11:53 UTC , which is 12:53 CEWT.
The telebridge contact will be operated by K6DUE, located in Maryland, USA.

School presentation

Le Creusot is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by large metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom. In the 19th century, iron ore mines and forges around Le Creusot generated a business in steel, railways, armaments, and shipbuilding.

The lycée Léon Blum (Le Creusot-71) together with the lycée international Charles de Gaulle (Dijon-21) and lycée Pierre Paul Riquet (Saint-Orens-31) were selected after a call for projects in March 2015 by the CNES Youth Education department for the PROXIMA mission.

The project is named CERES (after the name of ancient roman goddess of agriculture)
Thomas will grow some seeds in space as part of the CERES educational experiment. A special cargo of mustard, lentil and radish seeds was sent to him on the Space Station. He should water them and take pictures at regular intervals to study how the seeds grow in space.

Students of the two partner high schools and a local elementary school are also participating to the list of questions.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

1. Maëlys (17): On imagine la vie dans l'espace très différente de celle sur Terre. Malgré les liaisons radios, vous sentez-vous coupé de la réalité?

2. Thomas (18): Qu’avez-vous ressenti pendant votre sortie extravéhiculaire? Avez-vous eu peur du vide?

3. Samia (11): Constatez-vous quelques changements corporels? Par exemple la croissance accélérée des poils, des cheveux ou des ongles,
ou à l'inverse une déshydratation de la peau, perte de cheveux, etc...?

4. Célia (12): Y aurait-il une différence de ressenti si la station elle-même n’était plus en chute libre
mais en réelle apesanteur, éloignée de toute source de gravité?

5. Lucas (15): Avez vous déjà réalisé notre expérience CERES sur la croissance des plantules?
sinon quelles hypotheses ou conclusions pouvez vous déjà faire?

6. Floriane (17): Serait-il possible d’entretenir des cultures ou développer un jardin dans l’ISS
afin de subvenir à une partie des besoins nutritionnels des astronautes?

7. Yassine (10): Pensez- vous qu'il soit possible de faire pousser dans l'espace des végétaux
dont la plus grande partie est ici enfouie sous terre comme les carottes par exemple? et des végétaux plus grands comme des arbustes?

8. Eva (17): Que pensez-vous de la participation et l'implication de lycéens à des expériences menées dans l'espace?

9. Clémence (17): Pensez-vous que des expériences comme CERES pourraient être réalisées sur Mars
et permettre dans les années à venir d'éventuelles cultures sur cette planète pour une future colonisation?

10. Martin (11): Le fait de rester plusieurs mois dans une même station avec cinq coéquipiers ne crée-t-il pas parfois des conflits à cause du stress?

11. Kheira (17): Sur Terre, l'homme est un géant de la découverte, de la technologie et du progrès.
Mais, au milieu de l'univers, comment se sent-on?

12. Louis-Emiland (15): Les particules dues aux pluies d'étoiles filantes ont-elles des conséquences (même minimes)
sur l'ISS ou peut-être même sur vous, astronautes?

13.  Dania (11): Quelles différences observez-vous entre les expériences réalisées sur Terre et dans l'Espace?

14.  Emma (11): Comment vous organisez vous dans l’ISS avec les autres astronautes? Existe-t-il un roulement pour les différents services,
comme la préparation des repas, etc...

15. Anais (15): Pouvez-vous vous vêtir comme vous le souhaitez dans la station spatiale internationale?
Avez-vous la possibilité de laver votre linge dans l’ISS?

16. Céleste (11): Pensez-vous au retour sur Terre? Si oui, appréhendez-vous cet instant?

17. Arina (17): Les astronautes suivent-ils (ensembles) toutes les traditions et fêtes de leur pays d'origine?
 (par exemple Noël le 25 décembre pour les Européens et Américains et le 7 janvier pour les Russes)

18. Léna (18): J’ai toujours rêvé d’être astronaute. Quels conseils me donneriez-vous?

19. Maël (10): Allez-vous réaliser des expériences dans l'ISS dans le but d’installer la vie sur Mars?

20. Sarah (17): Pensez-vous que votre génération d'astronautes ira sur Mars? Espérez-vous y aller vous-même?


ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS past chairman
Source directe :   ARISS ON4WF
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lundi 9 janvier 2017

ARISS Belgique jeudi 12 janvier 2017

ARISS contact planned for schools in Belgium

An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG/FX0ISS with Collège Saint-Guibert, Gembloux, Belgium and Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium.

The event is scheduled Thursday January 12, 2017 at approximately 13:47 UTC , which is 14:47 CEWT.

The telebridge contact will be operated by K6DUE, located in Maryland, USA.

Three schools will participate to this ARISS contact:
- Saint-Guibert College (students at their college in Gembloux)
- Kindergarten and primary school Sainte-Lutgarde (students on Space Camp at  Euso Space Center)
- Saint-Laurent school (students on Space Camp at Euro Space Center)


Presentation Saint-Guibert College (Gembloux) Belgium

The Saint-Guibert College was founded by the congregation of the Brethren of the Chtistian Schools, following the principles of its founder Jean Baptiste de La Salle. This pedagogy is centered on the youngsters, adapted to their time and devoted to their social insertion, with special care for the most needy.

Our College, located at Gembloux in central Belgium, comprises 4 separate schools and 3100 students:
- The basic school with kindergarten and primary school 2 - 12, Saint–Guibert square
- The secondary school, general, technical and professional, 12 – 18, Orneau square
- The small school at the Station, for Dutch immersion tuition, 2 ½ - 12, and French kindergarten
- The kindergarten at Ernage.

Openness, listening, availability, faith, the place of the pupil are the values of our pedagogic project, summarized by Albert Jacquard’s saying: “ I am the relations I weave “

We want a school that favors:
A. The relation to oneself,
B. The relation to knowledge,
C. The relation to others.


Presentation Euro Space Center - Transinne - Belgium

Opened in June 1991, Euro Space Center is a discovery center specializing in socio-educational recreation. Our field of specialization is space.
Euro Space Center has become a leader in Belgium for the dissemination of knowledge about space sciences and technologies.
Euro Space Center is open to the general public all year round and also welcomes trainees from many different countries. The goal is to spark a love for the sciences and innovation.

Euro Space Center and its high-tech environment are unique in Europe. They enable young people and adults to learn about astronomy, robotics, space engineering and more. Euro Space Center also lets people (re)discover an exceptional human adventure: mankind’s conquest of space.

Students from the following schools participate to the ARISS contact.

Kindergarten and Primary school Sainte-Lutgarde

«One school, two locations in a green and country side environment»
For more than 130 ans, the Sainte-Lutgarde schools are active in the splendid landscape of central Brabant, in the town Lasne.  The schools feature two locations: one in the Lasne town center, with some 245 students of the primary cycle; the other at the Chapel site, with 40 students in Kindergarten and the two lower primary.

Headteacher Sainte-Lutgarde schools Mrs Dominique Hut states:
The Sainte-Lutgarde schools in Lasne aim to help the child build up competence and knowledge, while developing self-confidence, awareness and autonomy.
Our schools wish to promote the joy of learning in a serene and positive atmosphere, in line with requirements.
To meet these goals, the Child-Parent-Teacher partnership is an indispensable asset.


Saint-Laurent school

Since several years, the Saint-Laurent school participates to the Space Classes. Every year, the pupils of 3rd primary work on space topics, so we can devote many lessons to this thematic. Twice we had the opportunity to talk to Thomas and we follow his training for his great adventure on the ISS.  This year, two classes participate to the project and we are very excited to ask questions to Thomas on his work on the Space Station and his dream as an astronaut.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

Gembloux = College Saint-Guibert
Sombreffe = Ecole Saint-Laurent (Euro Space Center)
Lasnes = Ecole Sainte Lutgarde (Euro Space Center)
1. Gembloux : Louis - La nourriture a-t-elle le même goût que sur Terre?
2. Lasnes : Maëlle - Est-ce facile de toujours rester en apesanteur?
3. Gembloux : Pauline - Dormez-vous bien dans cette position?
4. Sombreffe : Quelle a été votre première sensation lors de votre entrée dans l’ISS?
5. Gembloux : Jérôme - Que faites-vous de votre temps libre?
6. Lasnes : Chiara - À quoi ressemble l’espace vue de l’ISS, voit-on quelque chose?
7. Gembloux : Marie - D’où vient l’oxygène que vous respirez dans la station?
8. Lasnes : Camille - Quel est le plus gros danger à bord de l’ISS?
9. Gembloux : Alexandre - Les animaux de compagnie sont-ils autorisés?
10. Sombreffe : Quelles sont les expériences que vous menez dans la station spatiale?
11. Gembloux : Lucie - Avez-vous besoin d’un casque audio pour communiquer entre vous dans la station?
12. Lasnes : Robin - Avez-vous du WiFi?
13. Gembloux : Nathan -  La notion de temps est-elle la même que sur la Terre?
14.Sombreffe: Quelles sont vos différentes tâches dans l’ISS?
15. Gembloux : Adeline - Comment entretenez-vous vos vêtements (lavage, séchage)?
16. Lasnes : Benjamin - Peut-on voir la pollution autour de la terre?
17. Gembloux : Hugo - Qui peut être astronaute?
18. Sombreffe : Comment avez-vous vécu le décollage ?
19. Gembloux : Dahlia - Avez-vous des expériences à réaliser dans le domaine de la santé?
20. Lasnes : Celia - Aimeriez-vous aller sur Mars?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS past chairman
Source directe :   ARISS 
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