The launch of ESA’s Cervantes mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
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Artemis team receives award for space rescue
The Artemis Satellite Team has been awarded the 2003 Space Operations & Support Award at the…
ATV simulation facility will be first to ‘fly’ mission
Before the green light can be given for the launch of Jules Vernes in autumn 2004,…
LAND and SEA LEVEL DATA
ESA is now providing scientific and industrial users with continuously updated satellite measurements of the precise…
SMART-1 ion engine fired successfully
SMART-1’s revolutionary propulsion system was successfully fired at 12:25 UT on 30 September, 2003, in orbit…
Winning racer backed by space technology
The latest racing victory at Nogaro, France, underlined a triumphant season for Pescarolo’s team and their…
SMART-1 leaves Earth
SMART-1, Europe’s first science spacecraft designed to orbit the Moon, has completed the first part of…
Future weather satellite activities unveiled
ESA intends to build on its quarter-century of experience constructing and flying weather satellites with new…
ZARM Drop Tower becomes ESA External Facility
The European Space Agency is to declare the “Zentrum für Angewandte Raumfahrt Microgravitation” ZARM Drop Tower…
Envisat radar tracks river levels worldwide
For over a decade ESA has used satellites to bounce radar pulses off the Earth and…