ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko were launched into space…
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Colours of the Persian Gulf
This beautiful, natural-colour image from Sentinel-2A on 18 September 2015 features the small nation of Bahrain…
How to use the loo
Astronauts get asked this question most: how do you use the toilet in space? ESA astronaut…
GlobeNet: instant data anywhere on Earth
The initial two European Data Relay System space nodes comprise the first phase of a future…
Space data without delay
The European Data Relay System (EDRS) is the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed. Dubbed…
What is the European Data Relay System?
The European Data Relay System (EDRS) is the most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed. Dubbed…
Proba-V images Australian bushfires
ESA’s Proba-V minisatellite caught sight recently of this enormous smoke plume from a bushfire raging south…
Tim’s spacewalk highlights
On 15 January ESA astronaut Tim Peake and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra stepped outside of the…
Earth from Space: Special Edition
In this special edition, ESA's Sentinel-3 Payload Manager Constantin Mavrocordatos and Spacecraft and Launch Campaign Manager…