ESA – Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing

Watch the replay of the Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which…

ESA – Proba-3 encapsulated

The double-satellite Proba-3 stack and their upper stage were encapsulated within their launcher fairing on 29…

Ignis mission name and patch explained

The Ignis mission, named after the Latin word for ‘fire,’ symbolises the spark igniting a new era in…

Sentinel-1C installed on top of Vega-C

ESA’s Vega-C rocket is complete on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport and ready for liftoff,…

Vega-C complete with Sentinel-1C for return to flight

ESA’s Vega-C rocket is complete on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport and ready for liftoff,…

Trailer Space Safety Programme at ESA

ESA’s Space Safety Programme aims to safeguard the future of spaceflight and to keep us, Earth and…

Ignis mission patch and name

The Ignis mission, Poland’s first technological and scientific mission to the International Space Station, will include…

Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork, Romania

A colourful patchwork of agricultural fields is pictured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1…

ESA – Viewing a flaky disc

Featured in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week is the spiral galaxy NGC 2090, located in…

Sentinel-1C ready for encapsulation in Vega-C’s fairing

Copernicus Sentinel-1C standing proud on its payload adapter between the two fairing halves that will protect the spacecraft…