Antenna anomaly may affect SOHO scientific data transmission

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft expects to experience a blackout in the transmission of…

Beagle 2 ‘cruise check-out’ tests

The instruments on board ESA’s mission to Mars, Mars Express, are in the process of being…

Europeans Say “Yes” to a Strong Europe in Space

The four-month consultation on the Green Paper on European Space Policy came to a close in…

Space tech keeps Pescarolo on track at Le Mans

Pescarolo Sport’s use of ESA technology in their two racing cars shaved crucial seconds off every…

Successful design review: ATV gets go-ahead

In early June 2003, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme reached a milestone in successfully passing…

ESA welcomes setting-up of Galileo Joint Undertaking

The appointment of Rainer Grohe as Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking marks a further key…

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…