Double space science

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst working on an experiment in the microgravity glovebox on the International Space…

Signing the Copernicus Agreement

On 28 October 2014 the European Commission and ESA signed an Agreement of over €3 billion to…

Hydra shaker

The ESTEC Test Centre’s Hydra – short for Hydraulic Multi-axis Shaker – is the most powerful…

Four ESA astronauts training at Star City

With ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst due to return on 10 November after six months onboard the…

Comet on 24 October – NavCam

Four-image montage comprises images taken by Rosetta's navigation camera from a distance of 9.8 km from…

Final checks on IXV

The IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Chaos in Atlantis basin

Mars is peppered with craters. Scientists have deduced that the red planet is struck by around…

Entrepreneurs focus on Galileo in prestigious competition

A ground-breaking Galileo receiver took home the grand prize in this year's European Satellite Navigation Competition,…

Entrepreneurs focus on Galileo in prestigious competition

A ground-breaking Galileo receiver took home the grand prize in this year's European Satellite Navigation Competition,…

Entrepreneurs focus on Galileo in prestigious competition

A ground-breaking Galileo receiver took home the grand prize in this year's European Satellite Navigation Competition,…