Alphasat encased by rocket fairing

The Alphasat satellite is seen for the last time before being encapsulated by the Ariane 5…

Alphasat encased by rocket fairing

The Alphasat satellite is seen for the last time before being encapsulated by the Ariane 5…

Luca Parmitano 2nd Spacewalk

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera during a session…

Luca on camera

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera during a session…

Proba-2 X-Cam image of Typhoon Soulik

The swirling eye of Typhoon Soulik as it approached Taiwan last Friday is caught by a…

Memories of an Astronaut

Frank de Winne, the head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, is one of ESA's…

Alphasat installed on Sylda

Europe's largest telecom satellite Alphasat is installed on Ariane’s Sylda dual launch pod in the Batiment d’assemblage…

SABRE engine in place on Skylon spaceplane

The Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine, or SABRE, seen in place on a Skylon spaceplane. Designed by UK…

Be prepared

Parmitano’s 2nd Spacewalk