Mercury Transfer Module thruster detail

Close-up of a set of thrusters on the BepiColombo Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) that will carry…

Drone antenna test

This 6 m-wingspan unmanned aircraft is supported in mid-air within ESA’s Hertz radio-frequency test chamber, as…

Drone antenna test

This 6 m-wingspan unmanned aircraft is supported in mid-air within ESA’s Hertz radio-frequency test chamber, as…

BepiColombo stack

Examining the BepiColombo stack in ESA’s test centre. The person gives a sense of scale of…

BepiColombo stack

Examining the BepiColombo stack in ESA’s test centre. The person gives a sense of scale of…

Cosmic farming

A third prototype of the AstroPlant citizen science initiative made its debut at the Border Sessions…

Cosmic farming

A third prototype of the AstroPlant citizen science initiative made its debut at the Border Sessions…

Alexander Gerst food testing

Next year ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from Germany will make his second flight to the International…

Alexander Gerst food testing

Next year ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from Germany will make his second flight to the International…

Saturn and rings, 7 June 2017

The international Cassini spacecraft has completed half of the 22 dives between Saturn and its rings…