1997 CE - Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion, Dodi Fayed, and her driver, Henri Paul, die in a car crash in Paris, France.
Photo of the Day
A culture of Bacillus anthracis-- the Anthrax Bacillus.
In the News
China and Hong Kong Poised for Showdown Over Democracy
Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Flatten Town; EU to Threaten More Sanctions
Iraqi and Kurdish Forces Bid to Break ISIS Siege of Town
Taliban Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan Intelligence Agency
Pressure Mounts on Pakistan Leader to Quit as Protests Continue
Quote of the Day
"Visual pollution is more poisonous than any other pollution because it kills the soul". --Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Song of the Day
Photo of the Day
In the News
China and Hong Kong Poised for Showdown Over Democracy
Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Flatten Town; EU to Threaten More Sanctions
Iraqi and Kurdish Forces Bid to Break ISIS Siege of Town
Taliban Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan Intelligence Agency
Pressure Mounts on Pakistan Leader to Quit as Protests Continue
Quote of the Day
"Visual pollution is more poisonous than any other pollution because it kills the soul". --Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Song of the Day
Artist - The Pharcyde
Album - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Film of the Day
Director - Gillo Pontecorvo
Starring - Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef
Wiki of the Day
The European Space Agency (ESA) (French: Agence spatiale européenne - ASE) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space, with 20 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a staff of more than 2,000 with an annual budget of about €4.28 billion / US$5.51 billion (2013).[1]
ESA's space flight program includes human spaceflight, mainly through the participation in the International Space Station program, the launch and operations of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon, Earth observation, science, telecommunication as well as maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Center at Kourou, French Guiana, and designing launch vehicles. The main European launch vehicle Ariane 5 is operated through Arianespace with ESA sharing in the costs of launching and further developing this launch vehicle.
ESA science missions are based at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, Earth Observation missions at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, ESA Mission Control (ESOC) is in Darmstadt, Germany, the European Astronaut Center (EAC) that trains astronauts for future missions is situated in Cologne, Germany, and the European Space Astronomy Center is located in Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain.
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