A look back at preparations for the 22 August liftoff of ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana
Author: jappe
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Aeolus highlights
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Launch coverage
Watch the replay of the Aeolus launch coverage from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana -
ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite launched
ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite has been launched into polar orbit on a Vega rocket. Using revolutionary laser technology, Aeolus will measure winds around the globe and play a key role in our quest to better understand the workings of our atmosphere. Importantly, this novel mission will also improve weather forecasting.
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Liftoff replay
Watch the replay of ESA’s Aeolus mission lifting off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana -
Space Station Flight Over Hurricane Lane
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold photographed a massive storm in the Pacific Ocean during a flyover from the International Space Station. Arnold shared images on social media on Aug. 22, 2018, and wrote, “#HurricaneLane in the early morning hours near #Hawaii. The crew of the @Space_Station sends much aloha to everyone there.”
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Extending Europe’s reach
Technology image of the week: Shaker testing of an articulated boom to extend large antenna reflectors or heavy instruments from satellites -
It's lit
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Justin the humanoid robot during a space-to-ground experiment -
Looking Back at Eclipse 2017
One year ago on August 21, 2017, the continental United States experienced the first total solar eclipse in 99 years.
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NASA Hosts Live Science Chat: One Year After Eclipse 2017
On the one-year anniversary of the historic 2017 Eclipse Across America, NASA will host a Science Chat at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 21, to discuss new science data and the public impact of the celestial event experienced by millions.
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Infant exoplanet weighed by Hipparcos and Gaia
The mass of a very young exoplanet has been revealed for the first time using data from ESA’s star mapping spacecraft Gaia and its predecessor, the quarter-century retired Hipparcos satellite.
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24-hour weather delay
The liftoff of Arianespace’s Flight VV12 with Europe’s Aeolus satellite has been delayed by 24 hours due to winds at altitude over the Spaceport in French Guiana -
Bricks from Moon dust
Lunar masonry starts on Earth. European researchers are working with Moon dust simulants that could one day allow astronauts to build habitats on our natural satellite and pave the way for human space exploration.
