The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft composite, comprised of the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli, mated with the…
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Sentinel-3A prepares for liftoff
This timelapse video shows Sentinel-3A, from final preparations to liftoff on a Rockot launcher from the…
First image from Sentinel-3A
Captured at 14:09 GMT on 29 February 2016 just two weeks after launch, the first image…
LEAF sound horn
The largest sound horn feeding into ESA’s Large European Acoustic Facility – seen here during its…
Mars stack
Mars Express, ESA’s deep-space probe orbiting the Red Planet, carries a Visual Monitoring Camera that originally…
The art of landing on an asteroid
Researchers in France have customised a drop tower to simulate landing a CubeSat on an asteroid…
Brazil coast via laser beam
The precursor laser technology to the EDRS SpaceDataHighway relayed a radar scan of the Brazilian coast…
ExoMars prepares for launch
The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft - consisting of the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Schiaparelli entry,…
LISA Pathfinder team
ESA’s LISA Pathfinder satellite was launched on 3 December 2015, and reached its work site –…