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ERS-2 prior to launch. Credit: ESA

12 July 2011 - ESA’s ERS-2 retires after 16 years of service to environmental research. Details in our news article.



Artists impression of LOFT

7 March 2011 - MSSL involved in two missions selected for further study as part of ESA's Cosmic Visions M3 mission call. Details here



Soyuz-Fregat containing 2 Cluster spacecraft, courtesy ESA

1 September 2010 - ESA and MSSL celebrate 10 years of the Cluster mission. On 1 September 2000, the four Cluster spacecraft were brought into formation for the first time. MSSL provided the PEACE instruments on the Cluster spacecraft and continues to play a leading role in the exploitation of this mission. (ESA, UCL).





23 July 2010 - MSSL shares in UKSA award for the development of Euclid, Plato and Solar Orbiter in ESA's Cosmic Visions programme (UCL Press Release). Prof. Louise Harra discusses solar processes that will be explored by Solar Orbiter (UCL Mini-Lecture).



Chris Brockley-Blatt

9 February 2010 - Chris Brockley-Blatt has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers(IMechE News)



ExoMars

1 January 2010 - Prof. Jan-Peter Muller appointed as Chair of Aurora Advisory Committee ( STFC Aurora homepage, Terms of reference)



ExoMars

4 January 2010 - Spectacular Mars images reveal evidence of ancient lakes.



ExoMars

23 September 2009 - UCL student joins hunt for life on Mars.



Lucie Green

24 August 2009 - Dr Lucie Green wins Royal Society Kohn award for science communication ( Royal Society and UCL releases)



Enceladus

16 July 2009 - Moon exploration 40 years on



Enceladus

22 April 2009 - Electrified ice from Saturn's moon (UCL and RAS releases)



Sun - EIT

21 April 2009 - Quiet Sun baffling astronomers (BBC)



Margaret Aderin
5 January 2009 - MBE for Margaret Aderin



Hurricane Ike
2 October 2008 - MSSL hurricane forcasters outperform America's best



Swift distant GRB

22 September 2008 - Swift catches farthest ever Gamma-ray burst (NASA release)



Magic Planet
  25 July 2008 - Airshow outreach takes off
     
Exomars
  23 June 2008 - Laser fluorescence could find life on Mars
     
Rhea
  6 March 2008 - Saturn's moon Rhea may have rings (STFC and NASA releases).
     
 

07 December 2007 - Secrets of the Solar Wind

     
  16 September 2007 - MSSL Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
     
  21 May 2007 - Secrets of Titan's smog
     
  02 May 2007 - UCL-MSSL Mars Experiment in new Exploring Space exhibition
     
 

30 April 2007 - MSSL's David Brockley - Winner of the mathematics challenge that swept the world (Royal Society of Chemistry press release)  (BBC News item) (BBC Newsnight)

     
  25 April 2007 - The past, present and future of UK space science
     
  30 January 2007 - Dig deeper to find Martian life
     
  19 January 2007 - Prestigious prize for Swift team

   
  10 January 2007 - Britain plans first Moon mission (UK Lunar Penetrator Consortium - pdf document)
     
  12 December 2006 - The Gold Medal for Astronomy is awarded to Professor J. L. (Len) Culhane of Mullard Space Science Laboratory
     
  28 November 2006 - MSSL Secures Industry Contracts worth 6 Million Euros
     
  31 October 2006 - First Sunrise on Hinode's instruments
     
  26 October 2006 - A royal guide to Mars: UCL scientists add another dimension to Buckingham Palace Science Day
     
  23 September 2006 - Solar-B Successfully Launched
     
  17 July 2006 - Hurricane modelling system wins top award - UCL News + PDF from BIA 2006 Supplement
     
  11 July 2006 - GOES-13 First-light image
     
  24 May 2006 - GOES-N spacecraft successfully launched
     
  12 April 2006 - Venus Express in orbit
     

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