An update on the Cryosat mission, the European Space Agency’s first mission dedicated to the study of ice in detecting annual variations and dramatic changes in the Arctic.

Landsat 5’s 28th birthday this year was marked by a suspension in operations while the USGS Flight Operations Team “continues to investigate options for the resumption of imaging.” Landsat 5’s operations were originally halted in November 2011 due to a rapidly degrading electronic component.