Satellite for 5G

The next generation of communication services – 5G – will rely on a harmonious integration of…

ESA’s Cheops mission

ESA’s Cheops satellite – seen here at Airbus in Madrid – will measure the sizes of…

ExoMars rover structural model

The structural model of the ExoMars rover, provided by ESA as part of the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars…

Customs crew

There is both a science and a tradition to spaceflight. All space farers journeying  aboard the…

Alexander Gerst – Bio and Training

Alexander Gerst from Germany was selected for ESA’s Astronaut Corps in May 2009. His first spaceflight…

Alexander Gerst – Bio and Training

Alexander Gerst from Germany was selected for ESA’s Astronaut Corps in May 2009. His first spaceflight…

Paxi on the ISS: A view of Earth

Our alien friend Paxi, ESA Education's mascot, went to visit American astronaut Mark Vande Hei on…

Paxi on the ISS: A view of Earth

Our alien friend Paxi, ESA Education's mascot, went to visit American astronaut Mark Vande Hei on…

BepiColombo unpacked at the Spaceport

The three modules of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury are pictured here shortly after being…

BepiColombo unpacked at the Spaceport

The three modules of the ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury are pictured here shortly after being…