Closing the recycling circle

The International Space Station welcomes up to eight supply vessels a year bringing oxygen, water and…

Rud-e-Gaz and Rud-e-Hara wetlands

This image over a remote area in southern Iran was acquired by Japan’s ALOS satellite on…

Earth from Space: How dry Iran

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. A Ramsar…

ATV-5 prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher

On 25 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 was prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…

Astronaut health check with single drop of blood

ESA is building a prototype tester for crews on the International Space Station to provide diagnoses…

IXV arrives for testing Jun2014

On 25 June 2014, Europe’s Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle arrived at ESA’s main technical centre, ESTEC, in…

Space gooooooaaaal

In true World Cup spirit ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve…

ATV-5 prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher

On 24 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 was prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…

Integration of the Separation and Distancing Cylinder

Integration of the Separation and Distancing Cylinder (SDC) on the Ariane 5 launcher for the spacecraft…

ATV-5 prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher

On 24 June 2014 the spacecraft ATV-5 was prepared for integration on the Ariane 5 launcher…