Planet Proba-V

Technology image of the week: the first global map from ESA's recently launched Proba-V mission

Probing vegetation across the globe

The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that…

Proba-V first global map

First uncalibrated global mosaic of vegetation from Proba-V, June 2013.

Sentinel-1 encapsulation vacuum chamber

Sentinel-1A being enclosed in the vacuum chamber at Thales Alenia Space near Rome, Italy. Here, the…

Alphasat fuelled with chemical propellant

Alphasat completed the fuelling operations on July 5, 2013. A specialist Thales Alenia Space team loaded…

Ariane 6

Artist's view of Ariane 6.

Checking the spacesuits

Chris Cassidy (left) and Luca Parmitano checking their spacesuits on 3 July 2013. During their sortie…

MIRI integration into JWST payload module

MIRI, the mid-infrared camera and spectrograph (left), was installed in the science payload module of the…

Volare spacewalk training

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will venture outside the International Space Station to install equipment and perform…

Thinking about the actual EVA

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA's Chris Cassidy will take part in two spacewalks outside the…