Samantha using the virtual reality hardware at JSC

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti using the virtual reality hardware to rehearse some of her duties for…

Samantha during training at JSC

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during training, at the Building 9’s Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), at…

Samantha and Alexander during training at JSC

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (left) and Russian astronaut Alexander Samokutyaev (right) during training, at the Building…

Finishing touches to the ATV-5 fairing

The ESA logo is added to the fairing for Ariane 5 flight VA219, which is  set…

Artist’s view and cut open view of ATV-5, Georges Lemaître

ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) are an essential contribution by Europe to running the International Space…

Cal Madow mountain range, Somalia

Northern Somalia’s Cal Madow mountain range is pictured in this image from Japan’s ALOS satellite. In…

Earth from Space: Cal Madow

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the…

Artist’s view of one of the first two FOC satellites

Artist's view of one of the first two Full Operational Capability satellites (SAT 5-6). The pair…

Comet on 23 July 2014 – NavCam zoom

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by Rosetta’s navigation camera on 23 July 2014. The image is a…

Comet on 20 July 2014

Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko imaged on 20 July 2014 by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow angle camera from a distance…