Orion solar wing tested

The solar arrays Orion will use to produce electricity are being tested at ESA’s technical heart

Orion solar wing tested

The solar arrays Orion will use to produce electricity are being tested at ESA’s technical heart

Space smash: simulating when satellites collide

Satellites orbiting Earth are moving at many kilometres per second – so what happens when their…

Space smash: simulating when satellites collide

Satellites orbiting Earth are moving at many kilometres per second – so what happens when their…

Space smash: simulating when satellites collide

Satellites orbiting Earth are moving at many kilometres per second – so what happens when their…

Space smash: simulating when satellites collide

Satellites orbiting Earth are moving at many kilometres per second – so what happens when their…

To Europe’s spaceport!

Meet our new space explorers, the spacecraft of the BepiColombo mission, as they begin their adventure…

Top of the tower

The Copernicus Sentinel-3B rocket at the top of the launch tower. The Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite is…

Top of the tower

The Copernicus Sentinel-3B rocket at the top of the launch tower. The Copernicus Sentinel-3B satellite is…

BepiColombo plasma simulation

When the Mercury Transfer Module of the BepiColombo mission fires its electric propulsion thrusters an ion…