A NASA Columbia Shuttle mission, it was launched on October 22nd, 1992. Amongst the primary goals of the mission was the orbiting of the Laser Geodynamics Satellite (LAGEOS-II). The NASA/ASI LAGEOS-II satellite was released in its elliptical orbit by the ASI IRIS launch system (Italian Research Interim Stage).
Hardware: Iris
Experiments: Lageos-2
WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2022
A leading role for our country, with the Italian space sector guided by the Italian Space Agency MORE...
SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022
The astronaut concludes the Minerva mission after almost six months aboard the space outpost. Watch the video on ASITV MORE...
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022
Samantha has become the first European woman to take the lead of the space outpost. The video is available on ASITV MORE...
WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022
AstroSamantha will become the first European astronaut in command of the International Space Station MORE...
THURSDAY 21 JULY 2022
First extravehicular activity for Samantha Cristoforetti MORE...