He’s a helicopter test pilot who spent 18 years in the British Army. He just beat more than 8,400 others to become one of Europe’s newest astronauts, destined for the International Space Station
New European astronaut reveals greatest fear
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Six new European astronauts prepare for final frontier
Two Italians, a Dane, a German, a Frenchman and a Brit walk into a space station… or will, in 2013, if all goes according to European Space Agency plans
Snow maps from space aid reindeer herders
Arctic reindeer herders in northern Scandinavia are getting a view from space to help them look after their herds as the region copes with climate change. Using satellite-based snow melt maps supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) backed program Polar View, herders are able to view the depth of snow and judge where the best foraging spots are to take their reindeer