Make your satnav idea a reality

Submit a great satnav idea and win a prize with ESA support to create your own…

Space technology down to Earth in Hannover

ESA will showcase space technologies transferred to innovative earthly applications at the Hannover Messe industry trade…

Under pressure? Turn to space tech

When engineers come up with a super-strong new material for building shipping containers, trucking trailers and…

Carbon fibre stretches from comet to machine tools

Ultra-light carbon-fibre rods used to stiffen a comet probe’s legs are now being harnessed by a…

Bridge to PARIS: testing Earth monitoring via satnav

Every space mission has to begin somewhere. The Zeeland motorway bridge on the Dutch coast is…

Shaping a transition from rocket fuel to oil rigs

Technology used to shape rocket fuel tanks could help one German company to form floats for…

Shaping a transition from rocket fuel to oil rigs

Technology used to shape rocket fuel tanks could help one German company to form floats for…

Space tech smooths steps

It won’t be quite like walking on the Moon, but one French company is hoping to…

XMM-Newton technology on new telescopes

Astronomers gazing deep into the night sky to uncover the Universe's secrets will soon be able…

Sun, Moon and Earth line up for Proba-2

ESA’s Proba-2 microsatellite experienced a conjunction of the spheres on Tuesday, as the Sun, Moon and…