https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Satellite images show Spain under a blanket of snow after Storm Filomena dumped the heaviest snowfall recorded in Spain for half a century. https://www.thelocal.es/20210113/in-pics-incredible-images-of-snow-covered-spain-from-the-air Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:06:13 +0100 in-pics-incredible-images-of-snow-covered-spain-from-the-air The failure of a European rocket just minutes after lift-off was caused by a production mistake that led to a wiring mix-up and altered the trajectory, its operator said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20201118/wire-mix-up-blamed-for-failure-of-spains-first-rocket-adventure Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:26:48 +0100 wire-mix-up-blamed-for-failure-of-spains-first-rocket-adventure Spain’s Intraplanetary Space Agency is offering wannabe astronauts the opportunity of experiencing life on Mars, without even leaving earth. https://www.thelocal.es/20190904/experience-life-on-mars-in-a-cave-in-northern-spain-for-6000 Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:12:40 +0200 experience-life-on-mars-in-a-cave-in-northern-spain-for-6000 Spain has won its bid to host the Galileo satnav monitoring system after the EU decided to relocate the centre from the UK following Brexit. https://www.thelocal.es/20180119/madrid-wins-bid-to-host-galileo Fri, 19 Jan 2018 11:58:51 +0100 madrid-wins-bid-to-host-galileo After a string of high-profile setbacks for rocket programmes aimed at one day flying paying customers into space, a Spanish tech firm plans to send stargazers skyward using gas-filled balloons. https://www.thelocal.es/20161105/spains-zero2infinity-to-send-tourists-to-space-in-two-yearsspains Sat, 05 Nov 2016 09:35:02 +0100 spains-zero2infinity-to-send-tourists-to-space-in-two-yearsspains A woman whose dream of going into space turned into a nightmare when she was left permanently disabled has launched a petition calling for the organizers of the space competition to "assume responsibility" for her accident. https://www.thelocal.es/20160420/wannabe-astronaut-blinded-in-ibiza-apollo-jump-yaiza-spain Wed, 20 Apr 2016 18:08:39 +0200 wannabe-astronaut-blinded-in-ibiza-apollo-jump-yaiza-spain Observatories recorded brilliant footage of two different meteors plummeting towards Spain at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/ball-of-fire-flying-across-sky-wows-spain Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:28:03 +0100 ball-of-fire-flying-across-sky-wows-spain A Spanish team was involved in the major breakthrough announced this week that confirmed Albert Einstein’s theories from 100 years ago in a way not even he thought was possible. https://www.thelocal.es/20160212/meet-the-spaniards-who-helped-confirm-einsteins-theory-100-yrs-later Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:24:07 +0100 meet-the-spaniards-who-helped-confirm-einsteins-theory-100-yrs-later Nasa has opened an online archive of shots taken from the International Space Station. Here are some of Spain looking her best. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/ten-breathtaking-images-of-spain-as-seen-from-space Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:24:41 +0100 ten-breathtaking-images-of-spain-as-seen-from-space Rocket fuel tanks, chunks of satellites or something else entirely... In just over one week, three mysterious objects have fallen from the sky onto the country's southeast, https://www.thelocal.es/20151113/mystery-of-space-junk-spain Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:08:52 +0100 mystery-of-space-junk-spain Spanish authorities have revealed that the strange UFO could be part of a rocket that hurtled down to earth. https://www.thelocal.es/20151105/spain-shepherds-surprised-by-object-from-outer-space Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:05:53 +0100 spain-shepherds-surprised-by-object-from-outer-space An illuminating video newly released by the European Space Agency shows off Spain from a whole new angle, 400km above Earth. https://www.thelocal.es/20150519/incredible-footage-shows-spain-from-space Tue, 19 May 2015 11:53:27 +0200 incredible-footage-shows-spain-from-space 'Budget' flights into space are set to take off from Spain's Canary Islands within a matter of years. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/spains-canaries-to-launch-low-cost-space-voyages Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:39:00 +0100 spains-canaries-to-launch-low-cost-space-voyages Social media was set ablaze after witnesses reported a light as bright "as if it was daytime" at 10.35pm local time on Sunday over the north of the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20130826/mystery-meteor-flashes-over-canary-islands Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:29:00 +0200 mystery-meteor-flashes-over-canary-islands A Marbella-based travel agent has teamed up with spaceflight specialists in Barcelona to offer high-flying tourists a six-hour round-trip into the stratosphere using a high-tech balloon. https://www.thelocal.es/20130708/spain-to-space-balloon-ride-lifts-off Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:56:00 +0200 spain-to-space-balloon-ride-lifts-off