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ExoMars 2016 targets March launch window

A problem recently discovered in two sensors in the propulsion system of the entry, descent and landing demonstrator module has prompted the recommendation to move the launch of the ExoMars 2016 mission, initially foreseen in January, to March, still within the launch window of early 2016. To source

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Contest winners

Congratulations to the top 10 and the three prize winners in ESA’s #Estrack40 audio contest To source

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Mississippi swampland

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image of Mississippi’s swamps, USA, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

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Big Iron gets technology boost

ESA deploys ‘big iron’ to communicate with its deep-space missions: three 35 m-diameter dishes employing some of the world’s most advanced tracking technology. And it’s about to get a boost. ESA’s three Deep Space Antenna stations at New Norcia, Australia, Cebreros, Spain and Malargüe, Argentina, beam commands and receive data from spacecraft voyaging hundreds of […]

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Silver Play Button

We received a Silver Play Button to mark 100 000 subscribers on our YouTube channel. Of course we needed to make sure it was fit for space… To source

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SOHO 3000

The international SOHO solar observatory has discovered its 3000th comet To source

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Andreas back on Earth

Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Andreas Mogensen returns to Earth after completing his iriss mission To source

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ESA Moon challenge

ESA invites university students around the world to compete in designing a mission scenario for the next step in space exploration: a human–robotic partnership for exploring the Moon To source

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Live from Krakow

Will CarbonSat or FLEX be ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission? Follow discussions at the User Consultation Meeting on 15–16 September To source

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