Space sensor makes bolts smarter

Technology developed for the International Space Station and a Mars rover is helping European auto-parts manufacturers…

At the signature for ESA BIC Harwell – Image

Credits: ESA - Stephen Kill

STFC & ESA MoU signing – Image

Credits: ESA - Stephen Kill

Space station tracks months-long voyages of ships at sea

ESA’s experimental ship detector on the International Space Station has pinpointed more than 60 000 ocean-going…

Long-distance ultrasound exams controlled by joystick

Ultrasound is an extremely useful medical technique, provided the operator has the expertise. In small clinics,…

Some of the crew items contained in the Soyuz – Image

Credits: ESA

Mauritania, Africa – Image

Credits: ESA

Crew in front of the Soyuz TMA simulator – Image

Credits: ESA - R. Suenson

Breeding ground for young space spin-off firms

ESA’s latest Business Incubation Centre, at Harwell in the UK, was launched yesterday in the presence…

Paolo Nespoli soon in the ISS – Video

Credits: ESA TV, 2010