Chris Cassidy (left) and Luca Parmitano checking their spacesuits on 3 July 2013. During their sortie…
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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…
Mars on Earth
Technology image of the week: Dutch students explore ESA's 'Mars Yard', designed for planetary rover testing
Mars on Earth
A little corner of ESA’s technical heart that is forever Mars: this rubble-strewn model of the…
Peruvian landscape
The foothills of the Andes mountains near the southern coast of Peru were captured by the…
Olympus Mons SE flank topography
Colour-coded topographical map of the southeastern flank of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars. The transitions…
A window on the world
This remarkable image was taken by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano through the International Space Station’s window…
IXV Splash down
ESA’s experimental reentry vehicle passed its milestone descent and landing test on June 19, proving that…