BepiColombo vibration test

The BepiColombo spacecraft stack undergoing one of the vibration tests to mimic the forces and accelerations…

BepiColombo – briefing replay

Mercury is the least understood of all the inner rocky planets in our Solar System. However,…

BepiColombo – briefing replay

Mercury is the least understood of all the inner rocky planets in our Solar System. However,…

Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses (2017 reissue)

This is a reissue of Alexander Gerst’s highly popular Earth timelapses clip, originally published in December…

Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses (2017 reissue)

This is a reissue of Alexander Gerst’s highly popular Earth timelapses clip, originally published in December…

Icebergs near Brunt

Between November 2015 and April 2016, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission was used to monitor icebergs drifting…

Icebergs near Brunt

Between November 2015 and April 2016, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission was used to monitor icebergs drifting…

BepiColombo’s journey to Mercury

Animation visualising BepiColombo’s 7.2 year journey to Mercury. This animation is based on a launch date…

BepiColombo’s journey to Mercury

Animation visualising BepiColombo’s 7.2 year journey to Mercury. This animation is based on a launch date…

BepiColombo stack – without sunshield

The full BepiColombo stack seen in ESA's test centre in May 2017. From bottom to top:…