ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team has received a prestigious ‘Humie’ award for their use of ‘evolutionary computation’…
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ESA test opens way to UK spaceplane engine investment
The UK government has announced plans to invest in the development of an air-breathing rocket engine…
Planet Proba-V
Technology image of the week: the first global map from ESA's recently launched Proba-V mission
Probing vegetation across the globe
The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that…
Mars on Earth
Technology image of the week: Dutch students explore ESA's 'Mars Yard', designed for planetary rover testing
Mars on Earth
A little corner of ESA’s technical heart that is forever Mars: this rubble-strewn model of the…
Power dressing
Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat, the most sophisticated commercial telecommunications satellite ever built.
Power dressing
Technology image of the week: Expansive solar arrays for Europe’s Alphasat telecommunications satellite
Heightened safety
Technology image of the week: ESA supports new app for filing small aircraft flight plans more…
New flight tool simplifies flight preparation and raises safety
SkyLiberty, a new electronic flight bag for pilots of light aircraft, is being developed by the…