Technology image of the week: testing the tiny MiniRIT thruster for precision satellite control
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Fine control from miniature thruster
The faint purple glow comes from one of ESA’s very smallest space thrusters, being tested in…
ATV vs. UD: DJ Young Einstein vs. ATV Albert Einstein
For the 2013 Automated Transfer Vehicle docking day music video, ESA teamed up with California hip hop…
Earth from Space: South Island
Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios.Explore New Zealand’s…
Aircraft tracked
ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft to…
New Zealand’s South Island
New Zealand’s South Island is pictured in this Envisat image from 4 April 2012. There are a…
Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit
ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across…
Alphasat solar array installation
4 June, 2013 Alphasat has its solar arrays installed at Astrium, ready for shipment to its…
GAIA soon to map the Milky Way
Gaia is a global space astrometry mission. Its goal is to make the largest, most precise…
ATV-4 before docking
The fourth in ESA's series of five Automated Transfer Vehicles was launched on June 5th, 2013…