ESA, NASA, Russian astronauts: Where next in space?
 As part of the Astrolab Mission post-flight tour, ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter is joined by his ISS Expedition 13 and 14 colleagues, Pavel Vinogradov (Russia), Jeffrey Williams (NASA), Michael Lopez-Alegria (NASA) and Mikail Tyurin (Russia), for a lively discussion on the future direction of human exploration in our Solar System. The session took place 22 June 2007 at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, and included Bob Chesson, ESA's manager for Human Spaceflight and Exploration Operations. As part of the Aurora exploration strategy, ESA is planning to create, and then implement, a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of the solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets. Planned missions include the ExoMars robotic rover and Mars Sample Return.
ESApod audio programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0100
Modelling Huygen's descent crucial for interpreting results
 On the afternoon of 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency probe Huygens made a stunning descent through Titan's 1300-km-thick atmosphere. Titan, a moon of Saturn, was then some 1.4 thousand million km from the Earth. Obviously no human viewed the descent first-hand, yet reconstructing and modelling the precise wind-blown trajectory that Huygens took to reach the surface is crucial to correlating and synthesizing all data transmitted from Huygens' six instrument packages. This week, scientists from the Descent Trajectory Working Group will present their latest results at the 42nd Cassini-Huygens Project Science Group Meeting in Athens, Greece. ESAPod interview with Dr Bobby Kazeminejad.
ESApod audio programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:00:00 +0100
Hubble's European success
 In May 2007, more than 17 years after the launch of Hubble, European Hubble scientists met in The Netherlands to discuss and share their achievements. This gathering took place just a few weeks before the signature of the official agreement between ESA and NASA on the James Webb Space Telescope, considered by many as the successor of Hubble. Today, we have the pleasure of talking to ESA's Dr Duccio Macchetto, Associate Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute.
ESApod video programme
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:00:00 +0100
Flying safely with EGNOS over Europe
 The aircraft that is normally used for calibrating French airport equipment was specially equipped to conduct precision approaches guided by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The ATR42 plane of the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC ? French Civil Aviation Authority) performed a number of test approaches and landings at Limoges airport. One of the main advantages of EGNOS in this application is that it is available everywhere without the need for ground infrastructure and it provides vertical guidance for every runway. Furthermore, in the cockpit the data display is the same as for the conventional Instrument Landing System ( ILS), so there are no familiarisation problems for the pilots and no additional training costs. EGNOS, the first European satellite navigation service, launched by the European Space Agency, the European Commission and Eurocontrol, is currently in pre-operational service and will be certified for safety-of-life applications such as civil aviation in 2008.
ESApod video programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:00:00 +0100
Cassini-Huygens: New results from an enigmatic world
 On 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency probe Huygens made a spectacular touch-down on Saturn?s enigmatic moon titan, and an international team of scientists continues to analyse data radioed back during Huygens?s 2-1/-hour descent. This week, the 42nd Cassini-Huygens project science group meeting is being held in Athens, Greece. Scientists are expected to announce many new findings based on an in-depth analysis of Huygens data and on comparisons between Huygens data and results recently gathered by Cassini, which continues to explore the Saturn system and gather images of Titan. ESAPod speaks with Dr Jonathan Lunine, a Cassini interdisciplinary scientist at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, USA.
ESApod audio programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +0100
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Modelling Huygen's descent crucial for interpreting results
On the afternoon of 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency probe Huygens made a stunning descent through Titan's 1300-km-thick atmosphere. Titan, a moon of Saturn, was then some 1.4 thousand million km from the Earth. Obviously no human viewed the descent first-hand, yet reconstructing and modelling the precise wind-blown trajectory that Huygens took to reach the surface is crucial to correlating and synthesizing all data transmitted from Huygens' six instrument packages. This week, scientists from the Descent Trajectory Working Group will present their latest results at the 42nd Cassini-Huygens Project Science Group Meeting in Athens, Greece. ESAPod interview with Dr Bobby Kazeminejad. ESApod audio programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:00:00 +0100
Galaxies Collide
Galaxies don't normally look like NGC 3256, this current picture of which shows two galaxies that are slowly colliding
Publ.Date : Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT
Hubble's European success
In May 2007, more than 17 years after the launch of Hubble, European Hubble scientists met in The Netherlands to discuss and share their achievements. This gathering took place just a few weeks before the signature of the official agreement between ESA and NASA on the James Webb Space Telescope, considered by many as the successor of Hubble. Today, we have the pleasure of talking to ESA's Dr Duccio Macchetto, Associate Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute. ESApod video programme
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:00:00 +0100
Cassini-Huygens: New results from an enigmatic world
On 14 January 2005, the European Space Agency probe Huygens made a spectacular touch-down on Saturn?s enigmatic moon titan, and an international team of scientists continues to analyse data radioed back during Huygens?s 2-1/-hour descent. This week, the 42nd Cassini-Huygens project science group meeting is being held in Athens, Greece. Scientists are expected to announce many new findings based on an in-depth analysis of Huygens data and on comparisons between Huygens data and results recently gathered by Cassini, which continues to explore the Saturn system and gather images of Titan. ESAPod speaks with Dr Jonathan Lunine, a Cassini interdisciplinary scientist at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, USA. ESApod audio programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +0100
Flying safely with EGNOS over Europe
The aircraft that is normally used for calibrating French airport equipment was specially equipped to conduct precision approaches guided by the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). The ATR42 plane of the Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC ? French Civil Aviation Authority) performed a number of test approaches and landings at Limoges airport. One of the main advantages of EGNOS in this application is that it is available everywhere without the need for ground infrastructure and it provides vertical guidance for every runway. Furthermore, in the cockpit the data display is the same as for the conventional Instrument Landing System ( ILS), so there are no familiarisation problems for the pilots and no additional training costs. EGNOS, the first European satellite navigation service, launched by the European Space Agency, the European Commission and Eurocontrol, is currently in pre-operational service and will be certified for safety-of-life applications such as civil aviation in 2008. ESApod video programme
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:00:00 +0100
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biography
NAME: Julie Payette CSA Astronaut
PERSONAL DATA: Born October 20, 1963, in Montreal, Quebec. Enjoys triathlon, skiing, racquet sports and scuba diving. Holds a multi-engine commercial pilot
license with instrument and float rating. Ms. Payette plays piano and has sung with the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra Chamber Choir, the Piacere Vocale in Basel, Switzerland, and with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Choir in Toronto, Canada. Fluent in French and English, and conversational in Spanish, Italian, German and Russian.
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EDUCATION:
Primary and secondary school in Montreal, Quebec. International Baccalaureate (1982) at the United World International College of the Atlantic in
South Wales, UK. Bachelor of Engineering (1986) from McGill University, Montreal and a Master of Applied Science (1990) from the University of Toronto.
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ORGANIZATIONS: Member of l'Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec. Appointed member (Governor-in-Council) of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Les Amies d'affaire du Ritz.SPECIAL HONORS:
Received one of six Canadian scholarships to attend the International UWC of the Atlantic in South Wales, UK (1980). Greville-Smith Scholarship (1982-1986), highest undergraduate award at McGill University. McGill Faculty Scholar (1983-1986), graduated with distinction in 1986. NSERC post-graduate Scholarship (1988-1990). Massey College Fellowship (1988-1990). In November 1994, the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers awarded her its 1994 distinction for exceptional achievement by a young engineer.
EXPERIENCE:
Research activities in computer systems, natural language processing, automatic speech recognition and the application of interactive technology to space. Between 1986 and 1988, Ms. Payette worked as a system engineer for IBM Canada. From 1988 to 1990, she was involved in a high-performance computer architecture project. In 1991, Ms. Payette joined the Communications and Computer Science Department of the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, for a one-year visiting scientist appointment. Upon her return to Canada, in January 1992, Ms. Payette joined the Speech Research Group of Bell-Northern Research in Montreal.
Ms. Payette was selected as an astronaut by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in June 1992 and underwent training in Canada. After basic training, she worked as a technical advisor for the MSS (Mobile Servicing System), the Canadian contribution to the International Space Station. In 1993, Ms. Payette established the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Group at the Canadian Astronaut Program and served as a technical specialist on the NATO International Research Study Group (RSG-10) on speech processing (1993-1996).
In preparation for a space assignment, Ms. Payette studied Russian and logged over 120 hours of reduced gravity flight time aboard various parabolic aircraft (KC-135, T-33, Falcon-20, DC-9).
In April 1996, Ms. Payette completed a deep-sea diving hard suit training program in Vancouver BC and was certified as a one-atmosphere diving suit operator. Ms. Payette obtained her captaincy on military jet at the Canadian Air Force Base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in February 1996. She has since obtained her military instrument rating and continues to fly regularly with the training squadron. Ms. Payette has logged more than 700 hours of flight time, including 150 hours on the Tutor CT-114 jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE:
Ms. Payette reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996 to begin mission specialist training. She completed initial astronaut training in
April 1998 and was assigned to work technical issues for the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics Branch. Ms. Payette flew on STS-96 Discovery (May 27 to June 6, 1999).
During the 10-day mission the crew delivered 4 tons of logistics and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for the arrival of the first crew to live on the station early next year. The mission was accomplished in 153 Earth orbits, traveling 4 million miles in 235 hours and 13 minute.
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