ESA’s first deep space ground station opens in Western Australia

The inauguration ceremony for the European Space Agency’s first deep space ground station was held today…

ERS-2 data used in El Niño animation

A vivid animation based on data from ESA’s ERS-2 satellite shows the onset of the recent…

ESA reschedules Soyuz flights

The European Space Agency (ESA) has agreed to six-month postponements of the Soyuz flights by two…

Envisat celebrates first anniversary in space

One year ago, the largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite ever built blazed a fiery…

A step closer to safer aviation in Africa

Between 24 and 26 February, a number of trial flights into Dakar using the EGNOS (European…

OK, our next caller is… from Mars!

It is midnight on 1 January 2004 and you want to send a greeting on your…

Opportunities for students in 2003

Students interested in space science and technology might like to check out ESA’s education site to…

Eyeing orbits from a new perspective – your PC

Ever wonder where your favourite ESA Earth observation satellites are, right now? Now that curiosity can…

International Living With a Star programme

ESA is providing the first chairman for the International Living With A Star (ILWS) programme. ILWS…

Columbia Failure investigation technical update

The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), chaired by retired Admiral Harold Gehman, has taken over full…