The qualification model of the P120C motor configured for Ariane 6, has been static fired on the test stand at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in a final test to prove its readiness for flight. To source
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Ariane 6 P120C test fire video
P120C final test firing Watch Ariane 6’s P120C booster hot firing at Europe’s Spaceport in a final test before flight To source
ESA's Kiruna celebrates 30 years of space excellence
Video: 00:13:37 September 2020 – ESA’s Kiruna ground station in northern Sweden celebrates 30 years of space excellence. Near the top of the world, at a latitude of almost 68° north and sited 38 kilometres east of Kiruna town, the Kiruna ground station has been operational for 30 years. Ideally positioned to support polar-orbiting missions, […]
BepiColombo’s first Venus flyby
Video: 00:01:00 The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is getting ready to fly by Venus. It will make a close approach of the planet on 15 October at 03:58 GMT (05:58 CEST) at a distance of approximately 10 720 km. Gravity assist flybys are needed to set the spacecraft on course for Mercury orbit. BepiColombo launched 20 […]
BepiColombo flyby of Venus
Video: 00:00:20 Animation visualising BepiColombo flying by Venus. The spacecraft will make two gravity assist flybys of Venus to set it on course to Mercury: one on 15 October 2020, and the second in August 2021. It made an Earth flyby 10 April 2020 and will also fly by Mercury six times before entering orbit […]
French Open: clean and greener tennis using space technology
Space technology is serving at the heart of the French Open. The tennis players’ showers at Roland Garros Stadium near Paris recycle their water to flush the locker room toilets, harnessing technology originally developed by ESA for astronauts on long-duration space missions, and employed operationally in Antarctica for the last 15 years. To source
Testing a fiery reentry
Image: Testing a fiery reentry To source
From Thales to space
Image: Meet the people behind the third European Service Module that will power and propel the next astronauts to land on the Moon in decades. The team at Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy pose with the now completed structure that acts as a backbone to the Service Module of the Orion spacecraft. Most of […]
Ulysses continues to inspire on its 30th anniversary
Ulysses continues to inspire on its 30th anniversary To source
ESA supports 71st IAC 'CyberSpace Edition'
The 71st International Astronautical Congress (#IAC2020) ‘CyberSpace Edition’ will take place on 12-14 October, and ESA will be one of the main sponsors of this major digital event, to support this important annual gathering of the space community. To source
The Arctic: a delicate icy ecosystem
Video: 00:08:21 The Arctic is one of the most rapidly changing regions in the world. Diminishing sea ice, thawing permafrost and melting glaciers are all direct effects of rising global temperatures – driven by human-made emissions. Learn more about how satellites flying 800 km above our heads can help us monitor and understand the changes […]
Week in images: 28 September – 02 October 2020
Week in images: 28 September – 02 October 2020 Discover our week through the lens To source
New York City
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over New York City – the most populous city in the United States. To source