Category Archives: Space Models

ESA ATV scale model kit + ATV launch today

The French firm Heller is offering a kit of the European ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) spacecraft, which delivers cargo to the International Space Station: MISSION JULES VERNE – Heller (Google Translation to English).

The next ATV mission is scheduled to blast off today at 2152:11 GMT (5:52:11 p.m. EDT) on an Ariane 5 rocket from the ESA spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana :

Updates and video of the launch can be found at ATV Mission Report | Mission Status Center – Spaceflight Now

Mission Jules Verne - ATV

LEGO Rovers in International Space Apps Challenge

NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge “takes place over April 20 – 21, and includes 23 NASA challenges and 25 non-NASA challenges: VIDEO – Lego Rovers head to NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge – Univ. of Liverpool

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge focuses on space exploration and runs over 48 hours in 75 cities across the globe, from Abu Dhabi to Adelaide, New York City to Ho Chi Minh City. It aims to create open source solutions to a selection of problems through the combined effort of enthusiasts and experts based around the world.