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STS-129 Crew Aboard the Space Station

The STS-129 crew members posed for a portrait following a joint news conference on Nov. 24, 2009, with the Expedition 21 crew members (out of frame) on the International Space Station. Pictured (clockwise) from bottom left are astronauts Charles O. Hobaugh, commander; Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert L. Satcher Jr. and Randy Bresnik, all mission specialists; along with Barry E. Wilmore, pilot; and Nicole Stott, mission specialist.

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ASIM observatory now installed

DTU is looking forward to receiving data from the ASIM space observatory, which was installed on the International Space Station (ISS) last weekend. Picture: ESA/P.Thomsen

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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