The appointment of Rainer Grohe as Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking marks a further key…
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HUMAN MISSION TO MARS
ESA is preparing for a human mission to Mars via Antarctica and Toulouse. A human mission…
Treaty Enforcement from Space
How can environmental treaties that apply across our entire planet be effectively monitored and enforced, from…
First measurement of a dead star’s magnetism
Using the superior sensitivity of ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, a team of European astronomers has made…
Space tech to race at Le Mans
Space technology will thrust two cars into this year’s legendary 24-hour Le Mans race. Thanks to…
ERS-2 displays slick threatening Swedish coast
A 39 sq km oil slick produced by the sinking of a Chinese freighter threatened the…
ESA at the 2003 Paris Air Show, le Bourget
From Sunday 15 to Sunday 22 June, ESA will be present at the 2003 Paris Air…
More autonomy for blind people thanks to satellite navigation
“When blind people take a taxi, they will be able to give directions to the taxi…
Ferrari blasts into the record books with Mars Express
At 19.45 CET on 2 June 2003, Ferrari began its fantastic journey to the Red Planet…
Successful Launch for Mars Express
The European Mars Express spaceprobe has been placed successfully in a trajectory that will take it…