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Landsat 9 Sees Buccaneer Archipelago

In the sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia, jagged landforms reach like fingers into the turquoise-blue ocean waters. Along the coastline north of Derby, they used to reach even farther. But rising sea levels submerged part of the coastal landscape, giving rise to hundreds of islands and low-lying reefs that compose the Buccaneer Archipelago.

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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

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

Denmark’s Largest Space Project, The ASIM Climate Observatory, Has Arrived At The International Space Station

The site Ingeniøren reports on the success of getting one of the most anticipated Danish space projects in years off the ground.

SpaceX launches RemoveDEBRIS and ASIM to ISS

SpaceX has launched new technology to the International Space Station (ISS), with the RemoveDEBRIS mission to test different approaches to removing debris from the Earth’s orbit, while an international science package will study powerful lightning from space – Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM). Picture: ESA-David Ducros

Danish-led study blasts off on International Space Station mission

A mission with the climate observatory Asim has been successfully launched and is now on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). Picture: NASA

ASIM launched successfully from Cape Canaveral

The ASIM-observatory has been launched for the International Space Station, ISS, 2 April 2018. ASIM will observe gigantic lightning and Gamma-ray flashes powered by thunderstorms. Picture: NASA