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Mariner 7 Goes to Mars
An Atlas-Centaur launched at 5:22 p.m. EST on March 27, 1969, to send Mariner 7 on its way to Mars. Mariner 7 joined its sister spacecraft, Mariner 6, on a journey that carried them within 2,000 miles of the red planet that summer. Mariner 6 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 24 and investigated the Martian equatorial area while Mariner 7 concentrated on the south polar cap.

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Mariner 7 Goes to Mars
Congratulations to ASIM launch and installation
Congratulations to ASIM launch and installation

IDEAS congratulates the University of Bergen, the Birkeland Centre for Space Science, Terma AS and the Technical University of Denmark with the successful launch and installation of the ASIM instrument featuring the MXGS gamma ray detector on the International Space Station.

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New atmosphere instrument on International Space Station looking for thunderstorms
New atmosphere instrument on International Space Station looking for thunderstorms

On Friday, April 13, 2018, the Danish ASIM experiment will be installed on the outside of the European Columbus module of the ISS International Space Station. The instrument must give us insight into the luminous phenomena that take place over violent thunderstorms. The Belgian B.USOC is responsible for the infrastructure and operations of ASIM. Picture: DTU Space

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The Dragon module carrying ASIM has arrived at the ISS
The Dragon module carrying ASIM has arrived at the ISS

The Dragon spacecraft with the Danish ASIM project on board has reached the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen helps guide the spacecraft from the NASA control centre in Houston. Picture: NASA TV

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Hunting mystery giant lightning from space
Hunting mystery giant lightning from space

Thunderstorms are some of the most spectacular events in nature, yet what we can see from the surface of our planet is only the beginning.

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Prototech with hardware delivery to the climate observatory ASIM at the International Space Station
Prototech with hardware delivery to the climate observatory ASIM at the International Space Station

The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) was successfully launched on April the 2nd by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. On board was equipment delivered by Prototech. Picture: ESA

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CRS-14 DRAGON BERTHS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
CRS-14 DRAGON BERTHS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The CRS-14 Dragon capsule rendezvous and berthed with the International Space Station after a two-day trek to the orbiting outpost. Capture by the robotic Canadarm2 took place at 6:40 a.m. EDT (10:40 GMT) April 4, 2018, while the orbiting complex was fly some 250 miles (400 kilometers) above southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: NASA

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La misión ASIM de la ESA, camino de la Estación Espacial Internacional
La misión ASIM de la ESA, camino de la Estación Espacial Internacional

El INTA se ha responsabilizado del control térmico, la integración y pruebas del Monitor de Interacciones Atmósfera-Espacio.

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A storm hunter and space junk collector on its way to the ISS
A storm hunter and space junk collector on its way to the ISS

The 14th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station that blasted off on 2 April has aboard some very interesting cargo amongst the supplies and equipment it is due to deliver. Picture: NASA

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Dragon CRS-14 Arrives at ISS after Textbook Rendezvous for Critical Science Delivery
Dragon CRS-14 Arrives at ISS after Textbook Rendezvous for Critical Science Delivery

ASIM, the Atmosphere and Space Interactions Monitor, is a 314-Kilogram package taking up residence on the exterior of ESA’s Columbus module to employ a series of cameras, high-speed radiometers and specialized X- and Gamma-ray sensors to capture the ultra-fast signatures of Transient Luminous Events. Picture: Oleg Artemyev

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