The Year Past and the Year Ahead
22 December 2006
2006 was another excellent year of scientific exploration and discovery within ESA. There were many highlights throughout the year including:
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Cluster reveals fundamental 3-D properties of magnetic turbulence |
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Largest ever Hubble galaxy portrait - stunning HD image of Pinwheel Galaxy |
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First Images from Venus Express |
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XMM-Newton Reveals Origin of Elements in Galaxy Clusters |
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Cluster and Double Star discover density holes in the solar wind |
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SMART-1 Lunar Impact |
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OMEGA Measurements of Southern Polar Cap |
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The Colliding Antennae Galaxies |
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MARSIS Finds Ancient Buried Basins on Mars |
In 2007.........
2007 also promises to be a busy year.
- 2007 is the International Heliophysical Year
- The continuted testing and integration of the Herschel & Planck spacecraft
- Advancing of the Cosmic Vision 2015 programme
In addition there are a number of specific mission milestones:
- February - Rosetta flyby of Mars
- April - End of Ulysses' third southern polar pass
- April - Start of the two year extension to the SOHO mission
- October - 5 years since the launch of INTEGRAL
- October - End of the 1st Mars Express mission extension
- November - Rosetta flyby of Earth
- November - End of the Venus Express nominal mission
- November - Start of Ulysses' third northern polar pass
Last Update: 1 September 2019