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From International Astronautical Federation
Thursday 29 July 2010
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28 July 2010
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Image of the day
Delegates register for the 59th International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow.
Credit: IAF
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30 July 2010
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This day in space history
On 29 July 1999, NASA's Deep Space 1 undertook the closest encounter with an asteroid ever attempted when it flew within 15 kilometres of the newly named asteroid Braille (formally known as 1992 KD). Infared cameras collected spectra which confirmed that the small asteroid Braille was similar to Vesta, a rare type of asteroid and the third largest body in the main asteroid belt.
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