Shiny on the outside

Technology image of the week: the blankets of multi-layer insulation that make satellites look like wrapped-up…

Trying on a coat

Technology image of the week: candidate coatings for a new space antenna seen undergoing testing at…

One ring to bind them

Technology image of the week: a docking ring for joining ESA's ATV space truck to the…

Making for Mercury

Tales from the Materials and Electrical Component Lab: this video covers the selection of materials for…

Shakedown test

Technology image of the week: shaker testing of a radiator panel to ensure hard-working telecommunication satellites…

New lab for advanced manufacturing techniques and materials

ESA’s latest technical laboratory, inaugurated today by Director General Jan Woerner, will help to understand the…

Active tracking of astronaut rad-exposures targeted

Radiation is an invisible hazard of spaceflight, but a new monitoring system for ESA astronauts gives…

Chilly summer for Sentinel-2B

While most of us may be looking forward to spending some time in the sunshine this…

Moving tower of Vega

Tales from ESA's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory: when the mobile tower used for ESA's Vega…

Far-out Proba-3

Technology image of the week: ESA's double-satellite Proba-3 will be going where no Proba minisatellite has…