A century after the first liquid-propellant rocket patent, May's Space Propulsion Conference will be a snapshot…
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ESA 50 years VNR
2014 is a special year: the space community is celebrating the anniversary of the construction of Europe…
Vega goes commercial
Vega is being prepared for its third flight at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This…
Vega goes commercial
Vega is being prepared for its third flight at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This…
Making a launcher thrust chamber
Manufacturing a space launcher thrust chamber at EADS Airbus Space Transportation in Ottobrunn, Germany. A comprehensive…
An X-ray view of the COSMOS field
When we gaze up at the night sky, we are only seeing part of the story.…
Life in the Solar System
Charles Cockell, about exobiology research and the potential benefits of biomining on other celestial bodies. ESA…
Understanding Muscle Loss
Molecular medicine scientist Nathaniel J. Szewczyk talks about research with worms on the International Space Station.…
Galaxies spiralling around Leo
Shown here is a spiral galaxy known as NGC 3455, which lies some 65 million light-years…