December 2011 – ESA Calendar – Goodie

Europe prepares new technologies for future launchers

ESA and the DLR German Space Center fired a Texus rocket 263 km into space on…

‘Star Wars’ laser offers new insight into Earth’s atmosphere

With the need to understand global change one of today’s most pressing scientific challenges, ESA is…

Space agencies leading way to sustainable future

Pioneering space missions helped inspire the worldwide environmental movement, with orbital views of ‘spaceship Earth’ highlighting…

Reclaimed lands – Image

Credits: USGS/ESA

Canaries’ new hot spot – Image

Credits: ESA

Astrophysical shocks are a diverse collection – Image

Credits: See description

Upper stage of Ariane 5 integration – Image

Credits: ESA, CNES, Arianespace, Photo Optique du CSG, S. Martin

LARES satellite – Image

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2011

Thailand floods – Image

Credits: SARMAP, ESA