Horizons mission – preparing for a spacewalk

Known to the crew as an EVA (extravehicular activity), each spacewalk provides a valuable opportunity to…

Dune-side aerial view of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre

A rare dune-side aerial view of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre on the Dutch coast, the location…

Dune-side aerial view of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre

A rare dune-side aerial view of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre on the Dutch coast, the location…

Preserving Rosetta’s data

Laurence O'Rourke, ESA Rosetta Downlink Science Operations Manager, talks to ESA Web TV about the ongoing…

Preserving Rosetta’s data

Laurence O'Rourke, ESA Rosetta Downlink Science Operations Manager, talks to ESA Web TV about the ongoing…

Comet horizon

On 6 August of 2014, after a decade of travelling through interplanetary space, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft…

Comet horizon

On 6 August of 2014, after a decade of travelling through interplanetary space, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft…

Aeolus and Vega fairing

ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite with its Vega rocket fairing in the cleanroom at Europe’s spaceport near…

Aeolus and Vega fairing

ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite with its Vega rocket fairing in the cleanroom at Europe’s spaceport near…

Fuelling specialists tend Aeolus

With liftoff less than three weeks away, ESA’s Aeolus satellite has been fuelled and is almost…