Europe’s 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th Galileo satellites lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana…
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Sentinel sees us
This image was taken by the Sentinel-2A satellite on 29 August 2015. It spotlights the Rhine-Main…
Ariane 5 flight VA233 on launch pad
Ariane 5 flight VA233, carrying four Galileo satellites, on ELA-3 launch zone, on 16 November 2016.…
Prime crewmembers during the pre-launch press conference
Prime crewmembers during the pre-launch press conference, on 16 November 2016, in Kazakhstan. Prime crewmembers are…
Prime and backup crewmembers during the pre-launch press conference
Prime and backup crewmembers during the pre-launch press conference, on 16 November 2016, in Kazakhstan. Prime…
Russian State Commission’s meeting to approve the Soyuz launch
Russian State Commission's meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 50 crewmembers, on 16 November…
Cool bit of kit
Technology image of the week: a commercially-available 'atom interferometer' using clouds of supercooled atoms to perform…
Atom interferometer
A commercially available ‘atom interferometer’ – exploiting clouds of ultra-cold atoms to make extremely precise measurements…
Transfer of Ariane 5 flight VA233 from the BAF to the launch pad
Ariane 5 flight VA233, carrying four Galileo satellites, during transfer from the BAF (Final Assembly Building)…
An Orthodox Priest blesses members of the media after he blessed the Soyuz rocket
An Orthodox Priest blesses members of the media after he blessed the Soyuz rocket at the…