SOLAR was an ESA science observatory on the Columbus Laboratory, which is part of the International Space Station. SOLAR was launched with Columbus in February 2008 aboard STS-122. It was externally m
SOLAR
SOLAR heads into orbit on STS-122
The STS-122 crew included two ESA astronauts, Léopold Eyharts (fr) and Hans Schlegel (de)
The International Space Station is a space station in low Earth orbit. It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, ESA
Obverse view in November 2021
A painting of Apollo–Soyuz, a first milestone in international spaceflight
Comet Lovejoy photographed during Expedition 30
Michael Foale conducts an inspection of the Microgravity Science Glovebox during Expedition 8.