Author: ESA Technology

ESA’s Proba-V sits on top of its Vega rocket, ready for a flight rescheduled to the…

ESA’s Proba-V and its two companion satellites are sitting on top of their Vega rocket on…

There is an urgent need to remove orbiting space debris and to fly satellites in the…

Technology image of the week: why ESA researchers go through large volumes of liquid nitrogen

A major challenge of testing technologies and materials for space is that the orbital environment can…

Proba-V is demonstrating a new radiation detector based on CERN technology

As ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite monitors terrestrial vegetation, it will also survey the space surrounding itself. A…

The Proba-V minisatellite atop its Vega Secondary Payload Adapter

ESA’s Proba-V vegetation-mapping minisatellite has been fitted to the payload adapter and met its fellow passengers…

Technology image of the week: Nanoparticle coatings improve heat transfer and reduce carbon emission