Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Zeeland – the westernmost province in the Netherlands. To source
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Venus setting
Image: Venus setting To source
BepiColombo points to Venus
Image: BepiColombo points to Venus To source
All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification tests
All three engines developed to power Europe’s future Ariane 6 rocket have completed extensive tests – the P120C solid rocket motor for the boosters, the Vulcain 2.1 engine for the core stage and the Vinci for the upper stage. To source
BepiColombo flies by Venus en route to Mercury
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission has completed the first of two Venus flybys needed to set it on course with the Solar System’s innermost planet, Mercury. To source
BepiColombo images Venus during close approach
Image: BepiColombo images Venus during close approach To source
BepiColombo’s first glimpse of Venus
Image: BepiColombo’s first glimpse of Venus To source
Explore Farther
Video: 00:01:13 The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. World-leading programmes for space science and exploration fly rockets, astronauts and robotic missions to explore our Solar System and beyond. To source
Microwave lenses harnessed for multi-beam forming
Image: Microwave lenses harnessed for multi-beam forming To source
Thomas prepares for Time in space
Image: ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet trains for the Time experiment at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA ahead of his Alpha mission to the International Space Station in 2021. This European experiment on the International Space Station investigates the hypothesis that time subjectively speeds up in microgravity and was first run in space in […]
European Service Module structure for Moon landing arrives in Bremen
The structure that will fly the first woman and next man to land on the Moon and return on the Artemis III mission by 2024 arrived at the Airbus integration hall in Bremen, Germany, from its Thales Alenia Space manufacturing site in Turin, Italy. To source
A new decade of European exploration
This year’s International Astronautical Congress will be visiting virtually the sites where Europe’s exploration of our Solar System for the 2020s is beginning. Join the free live event on 14 October that will showcase the hardware and the people that are taking Europe to the Moon and Mars and back. To source
Natural fibres threaded into satellites for safer missions
A natural fibre that once wrapped early Egyptian mummies and was worn by Roman aristocrats has found a space-age purpose. Threading fibres from the flax plant through satellite panel material can help space missions burn up more rapidly during atmospheric reentry – making their disposal safer for people and property on the ground. To source