Vega VV04 IXV Liftoff

Vega VV04 carrying ESA's experimental spaceplane, IXV, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana,…

Vega VV04 IXV Liftoff

Vega VV04 carrying ESA's experimental spaceplane, IXV, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana,…

Comet on 6 February 2015 – NavCam

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 124 km from…

Vega VV04 ready for liftoff

ESA’s Vega VV04 rocket, carrying IXV, is ready for liftoff, at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Vega VV04 ready for liftoff

ESA’s Vega VV04 rocket, carrying IXV, is ready for liftoff, at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Vega VV04 ready for liftoff

ESA’s Vega VV04 rocket, carrying IXV, is ready for liftoff, at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Full replay from liftoff to splashdown for IXV reentry mission

Full replay from liftoff to splashdown for IXV reentry mission ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, was…

Sentinel-2A’s laser terminal

As with Sentinel-1A, the Sentinel-2A satellite carries a laser terminal, or ‘optical communications payload’, to transmit…

Replay of Vega liftoff VV04 with IXV

Replay of the liftoff of Vega VV04 with ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, launched from Kourou,…

Highlights from lift off to splashdown of the IXV mission

Full replay from liftoff to splashdown for IXV reentry mission ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, was…