On the shoulders of giants

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli (left) along with Expedition 52 crewmates Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos (centre) and…

Tour of Columbus

ESA astronaut Tim Peake gives a tour of the Columbus laboratory taken during his Principia mission…

Tour of Columbus

ESA astronaut Tim Peake gives a tour of the Columbus laboratory taken during his Principia mission…

Paolo Nespoli Vita Mission

At Star City near Moscow, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli has been undergoing the final stages of…

Paolo Nespoli Vita Mission

At Star City near Moscow, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli has been undergoing the final stages of…

Robot meets its masters

Seen at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, BepiColombo has completed its final tests in launch…

Robot meets its masters

Seen at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, BepiColombo has completed its final tests in launch…

Stacked up

Space Science Image of the Week: The BepiColombo spacecraft modules stacked up in launch configuration for…

Stacked up

Space Science Image of the Week: The BepiColombo spacecraft modules stacked up in launch configuration for…

BepiColombo spacecraft stack

BepiColombo, a joint ESA and JAXA mission to Mercury, has completed its final tests in launch…