ESOC – ESA’s Space Operations Centre – Music clip

ESA's European Space Operations Centre links people with spacecraft travelling to the frontiers of human knowledge.…

Vita: Launch, docking & hatch opening

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergey Ryazansky launched to the…

Vita: Launch, docking & hatch opening

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergey Ryazansky launched to the…

Testing Galileo

Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for space

How each Galileo satellite is tested ahead of launch

Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for the…

How each Galileo satellite is tested ahead of launch

Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for the…

Intense star formation in the Westerhout 43 region

Hidden from our sight, the Westerhout 43 star-forming region is revealed in full glory in this…

Intense star formation in the Westerhout 43 region

Hidden from our sight, the Westerhout 43 star-forming region is revealed in full glory in this…

Galileo in acoustic test chamber

A Galileo Full Operational Capability satellite being prepared for testing inside ESA's Large European Acoustic Facility,…

Galileo in acoustic test chamber

A Galileo Full Operational Capability satellite being prepared for testing inside ESA's Large European Acoustic Facility,…