ESA laser testing

Laser testing in ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands. The Opto-Electronics Laboratory investigates devices that generate,…

MetOp’s Flying Dutchman

Video: see an engineer being lowered down into ESA’s Large Space Simulator to adjust the latest…

MetOp’s Flying Dutchman

Video: see an engineer being lowered down into ESA’s Large Space Simulator to adjust the latest…

Making moves on MetOp

It’s known colloquially as a ‘flying Dutchman’ operation: lowering an engineer down into ESA’s Large Space…

Making moves on MetOp

It’s known colloquially as a ‘flying Dutchman’ operation: lowering an engineer down into ESA’s Large Space…

BepiColombo at Mercury

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft at Mercury. The mission comprises ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter (foreground)…

BepiColombo at Mercury

Artist’s impression of the BepiColombo spacecraft at Mercury. The mission comprises ESA’s Mercury Planetary Orbiter (foreground)…

Dealing with space debris

Earth is surrounded by a cloud of space debris. This material ranges from dead satellites and…

Dealing with space debris

Earth is surrounded by a cloud of space debris. This material ranges from dead satellites and…

Small but perfectly formed high-frequency radio testing

ESA’s antenna test facilities are operating at higher frequencies than ever before, helping to prepare a…