Testing Sentinel-3B’s radiometer

Sentinel-3B’s Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer entering the thermal vacuum chamber for tests at the…

Thomas performs Mares setup – day one

This timelapse shows ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet setting up the Mares muscle-measurement machine in Europe’s space…

Thomas performs Mares setup – day one

This timelapse shows ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet setting up the Mares muscle-measurement machine in Europe’s space…

ESA Council meeting at Ministerial Level, Lucerne, on 1 December 2016

ESA Council meeting at Ministerial Level, in Lucerne, on 1 December 2016. Ministers in charge of…

Future power

YoungESA is a networking, development and experiential group that fosters contacts and building knowledge, especially among…

European ministers and representatives at the ESA Council at Ministerial Level, in Lucerne, on 1 December 2016

European ministers and representatives in charge of space activities from the 22 ESA Member States, Slovenia,…

Electrifying spacecraft propulsion

Neil Wallace, electric propulsion engineer Electric propulsion has been around for a long time –1920s rocket…

Electrifying spacecraft propulsion

Neil Wallace, electric propulsion engineer Electric propulsion has been around for a long time –1920s rocket…

Laser tuning fork

Technology image of the week: What looks like an abstract sculpture is actually the laser equivalent…

View of the conference room before the ESA Council at Ministerial Level

ESA’s Ministerial Council will be held in Lucerne, Switzerland on 1–2 December 2016. Ministers in charge…