European Mars orbiter completes 11-month aerobraking maneuver It has to be one of the slowest parking attempts ever made, but ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has completed… Read More

While many people are taking it easy for the holiday season, ESA is gearing up for a very busy New Year. On January 19, the space agency will begin an unprecedented and complicated year-long… Read More

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting Mars for about a week and is about to begin its 6 month long aerobraking maneuver. Before starting that, it is taking its first test images… Read More