Spikes for silence

Technology image of the week: Foam that absorbs radio signals and sound

CubeSats inside test chamber

CubeSats GomX-4A and GomX-4B about to undergo thermal–vacuum testing at ESA’s Mechanical Systems Laboratory in the…

Wall of Hertz test chamber

These spiky carbon-impregnated foam pyramids, seen here in ESA’s Hertz test chamber, cover the walls of…

Wall of Hertz test chamber

These spiky carbon-impregnated foam pyramids, seen here in ESA’s Hertz test chamber, cover the walls of…

ESA’s latest technology CubeSat cleared for launch site

GomX-4B, ESA’s latest and largest technology-testing CubeSat, will be launched from China early next year, together…

ESA’s latest technology CubeSat cleared for launch site

GomX-4B, ESA’s latest and largest technology-testing CubeSat, will be launched from China early next year, together…

Pangaea-X experiments

Testing technologies for space exploration in Lanzarote, Spain, as part of the Pangaea-X campaign in November…

Satellites and dispenser

Three of the four Galileo satellites 19-22 undergoing ‘fit check’ with the dispenser that will support…

Rover sunset

A rover crawls over rocky terrain on Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote, also known as the…

Rover sunset

A rover crawls over rocky terrain on Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote, also known as the…