Launch diary

Karim Mellab, ESA’s Proba-V Project Manager, shares his experiences of the launch campaign in Kourou, French…

Docking app

A new ESA app turns a popular iPhone-controlled ‘home drone’ into a steerable spacecraft

Smartphone app turns home drone into spacecraft

A free ESA app released today turns a popular iPhone-controlled ‘home drone’ into a spacecraft. The…

Robotic rescuer

This German-made robotic vehicle is designed to cope with a lot more than just snow. The…

Wanted: ESA seeks innovators for orbiting laboratory

ESA is offering software developers the opportunity to use its new testbed in space. The robust…

Proba-V arrives

ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite for mapping global vegetation has arrived in French Guiana

Proba-V minisatellite reaches Europe’s Spaceport

ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite for mapping global vegetation has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, where…

Touching space

Humans do not have to be physically present in space to do useful work there. ESA’s…

Holographic health check for space reflectors catching cold

ESA is applying digital holography to assess how reflecting antennas stand up to simulated space conditions.…

How to cook a spacecraft

The faint aroma of hot metal filled the surrounding cleanroom as the hatch to ESA’s newest…