Historic Satellite ERS-2 Ends Mission with Oceanic Reentry: What You Need to Know
Wednesday marked an historic celestial event when the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the reentry of European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite into Earth’s atmosphere after it had been in orbit since April 1995. Since its debut, it had played a pivotal role in monitoring Earth’s land surfaces, oceans and polar regions; its launch marking … Read more