The power of two: Proba-3

  ESA’s eclipse-making Proba-3 double satellite mission has made it to space! Learn more about Proba-3…

Proba-3 lift-off replay

ESA’s Proba-3 mission lifted off on its PSLV-XL rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota,…

ESA – Spiderweb Protocluster (NIRCam)

Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers have found new galaxies…

Creating artificial eclipses to study the Sun | Proba-3 explained

Proba-3 is such an ambitious mission that it needs more than one single spacecraft to succeed. In…

AVUM+ stage for Vega-C flight VV25 installation on the launch pad

On 22 October 2024, the fourth stage for the Vega-C rocket flight VV25 with Earth-observer Sentinel-1C…

Fourth stage for Vega-C flight VV25 hoisted to the top of the rocket

On 22 October 2024, the fourth stage for the Vega-C rocket flight VV25 with Earth-observer Sentinel-1C…

Fourth stage for Vega-C flight VV25 moved to the launch pad

On 22 October 2024, the fourth stage for the Vega-C rocket flight VV25 with Earth-observer Sentinel-1C…

Close eye on the gauges when fuelling Sentinel-1C

Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff,…

Placing Sentinel-1C on Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter

Placing the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C onto its “vampire” payload launch adapter to connect the satellite to the…

Hoisting Sentinel-1C onto Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter

Hoisting the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C to its “vampire” payload launch adapter (right) that will connect the satellite…