Vega VV02 Zefiro 23 engine installation

Ahead of the launch of Vega flight VV02, the second stage Zefiro 23 engine is installed…

Vega VV02 Zefiro 23 engine installed at CSG

Ahead of the launch of Vega flight VV02, the second stage Zefiro 23 engine is installed…

Vega VV02 Zefiro 23 installation

Ahead of the launch of Vega flight VV02, the second stage Zefiro 23 engine is installed…

Vega VV02 Zefiro 23 solid fuel engine installation

Ahead of the launch of Vega flight VV02, the second stage Zefiro 23 engine is installed…

Southern central Romania

Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image of southern central Romania on 2 January 2013. The area pictured…

ESA ascending to stratospheric heights

Already astronomically well-travelled, ESA’s logo has now reached the edge of space.  It is seen here…

ESA patch during stratospheric balloon flight

UK company Vorticity Ltd are flying weather balloon to test parachute designs for future Mars landings. With the…

Cool layer in a Sun-like star

One of the great curiosities in solar science is that our Sun’s outer atmosphere – the…

Volare mission name logo

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is set to fly to the International Space Station in May 2013…

Volare robotics challenge

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is the ambassador for the Volare robotics challenge, ESA’s first robotic competition…