Prime and backup crew members during the press conference held at the Cosmonaut Hotel

From left, prime crew members, Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov, ESA astronaut…

Andreas Mogensen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch

From left, Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, Soyuz spacecraft commander Sergei Volkov and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen…

Meet ESA’s Interact Rover

This is the Interact Centaur rover that ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen will be operating from orbit…

Gravitational waves

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime produced by accelerating massive bodies to Albert…

Telerobotics head introduces Interact rover

André Schiele, head of ESA’s Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory and Associate of the Delft Robotics Institute…

LISA Pathfinder launch animation

Artist’s impression of the launch of LISA Pathfinder, ESA’s technology demonstration mission that will pave the…

iriss mission pre-launch preparation at Baikonur

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov prepare for their launch to the…

Interact rover ready for action

André Schiele, head of ESA’s Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory and Associate of the Delft Robotics Institute…

LISA Pathfinder launch sequence

Scheduled for launch in late 2015, ESA’s LISA Pathfinder will test key technologies for space-based observation…

LISA Pathfinder launch sequence

Scheduled for launch in late 2015, ESA’s LISA Pathfinder will test key technologies for space-based observation…