Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden, is featured in this snowy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Kiruna, visible in darker tones just left of the centre in the image, is located in the […]
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ESA and Auroch Digital launch Mars Horizon game
Agency 26/11/2021 1078 views 21 likes You’re controlling your very own space agency at the dawn of the space age, with the ultimate goal of setting foot on the surface of Mars. Which technologies should […]
ESA - Over to you, Eumetsat!
Enabling & Support 24/11/2021 124 views 4 likes It was a spectacular launch on 21 November, as the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was lifted into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After taking […]
ESA - Copernicus Sentinel-6 lifts off
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US. Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the first […]
ESA ground stations support Moon missions
Enabling & Support 19/11/2021 1602 views 43 likes Today, ESA’s ground stations are helping fetch rocks from the lunar surface; tomorrow, they will enable new missions that will make the Moon a routine destination. Ground […]
ESA - Tenth EU/ESA Space Council
Agency 20/11/2021 9 views 0 likes The 10th high-level EU/ESA Space Council took place on Friday 20 November 2021 with the topic ‘Orientations on the European contribution in establishing key principles for the global space […]
ESA - Looking at solutions
What resembles a donut or the iris of an eye is actually a liquid cell illuminated from below. Part of the Chemo-Hydrodynamic Patterns and Instabilities (CHYPI) experiment that recently flew on the 73rd ESA parabolic […]
ESA - Space opera
ESA’s Hertz radio frequency test chamber will be playing a supporting role in a forthcoming production at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. The cavernous foam-lined space – located in ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the […]
ESA - Lunar satellites
Applications 738 views 11 likes Since time immemorial, people have gazed in wonder at the Moon. Its gentle light suggests romance, its strong embrace powers the tides and it is even sometimes blamed for madness. […]
ESA engineers assess Moon Village habitat
Enabling & Support 17/11/2021 713 views 14 likes Renowned architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, originator of many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, has been working on an even more challenging design: a habitat for […]
ESA - An ingenious dress rehearsal
Dress rehearsals don’t just happen on Broadway, they are a vital part of spacecraft launch preparations. After months of practising for a wide range of worst-case scenarios and ‘nominal’ - perfect - lift-offs, the SEOSAT-Ingenio […]
Apply now for an ESA student internship
Agency 16/11/2021 2130 views 17 likes The next round of internship opportunities at ESA is now published and opportunities will remain open until 10 December 2020. Internships last from three to six months and opportunities […]
ESA - Darmstadt, Germany
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Darmstadt – home to ESA’s European Space Operations Centre. The image pictured here shows the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region in south-central Germany. With a population of almost six million […]
ESA - Shape-shifting mirror
This bendable space mirror can have its shape shifted to compensate for manufacturing or alignment errors within orbital telescopes or temperature-driven distortions. Very large space telescopes are necessary to increase image resolution and sensitivity, whether […]
ESA welcomes positive review of plan to bring Mars to Earth
Science & Exploration 10/11/2021 190 views 7 likes An ambitious campaign by NASA and ESA to collect samples from the Red Planet and return them to Earth has been praised by an Independent Review Board […]
ESA - SEOSAT-Ingenio sealed from view
Applications 10/11/2021 230 views 8 likes As preparations for the launch of SEOSAT-Ingenio continue on schedule, the team at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou have bid farewell to the satellite as it was sealed inside the […]
ESA and CNES choose renewable energy to power Europe’s Spaceport
Enabling & Support 06/11/2021 788 views 35 likes Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, covers 700 square kilometres and comprises the launch range, three operational launch complexes with another under development for Ariane 6, and […]
ESA - Crete, Greece
Greece’s largest and most populous island, Crete, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The two identical Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites carry radar instruments, which can see through clouds and rain, and […]
Marking five years of Hungary in ESA
Agency 04/11/2021 121 views 4 likes Hungary celebrates its fifth anniversary in ESA after becoming ESA’s 22nd and most recent Member State on 4 November 2015. Hungary was the first central European State to sign […]
ESA - Germany land motion mapped
Applications 03/11/2021 665 views 13 likes Tiny shifts in the land surface across the whole of Germany have been mapped for the first time, with the help of the Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar mission. Land-surface deformation, […]
ESA signs first Boost! commercial space transportation contracts
Enabling & Support 03/11/2021 424 views 13 likes ESA have signed the first three contracts with European economic operators arising from its permanently open call for proposals for commercial space transportation services. Boost! – ESA’s […]
ESA - Human rights in space
In this image taken in 2008, Expedition 18 crewmembers Sandra Magnus, Mike Fincke and Yury Lonchakov display the Universal Declaration of Human Rights inside the European Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. This year, […]
ESA - Republic of Maldives
All 1200 islands that make up the Republic of Maldives are featured in this spectacular image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission. The ocean and colour instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission has a swath […]
ESA lays out roadmap to Vega-C and Ariane 6 flights
Enabling & Support 29/10/2021 655 views 10 likes Vega-C and Ariane 6 are being developed by ESA to assure Europe’s independent access to space. The maiden flight for Vega-C is planned to take place in […]