In preparation for his 10-day Iriss mission to the International Space Station in September this year,…
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Space2 on Columbus
Inspired by the archetype 1970s video game “Space Invaders”, a small and colourful mosaic was placed…
Andreas and Eurobot
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is preparing for his 10-day flight to the International Space Station in…
ESRIN Open Days 3-6 March: “Get inspired”
ESRIN’s Open Days 2015 gave 2000 young students and their teachers a rare opportunity to learn…
Samantha Terry and Butch in Quest airlock
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti preparing colleague NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Butch Wilmore for their spacewalk…
Samantha working on Airway Monitoring
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the International Space Station working with equipment for the Airway Monitoring…
Comet on 6 March 2015 – NavCam
This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 82.9 km from…
The twisted shockwaves of an exploded star
Discovered on 5 September 1784 by astronomer William Herschel, the Veil Nebula was once a star.…
Once upon a time… Comet landing
Rosetta and Philae were ready for their biggest challenge yet: landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. As Rosetta…
Comet on 28 February 2015 – NavCam
This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 102.6 km from…