Hello from Houston: Sophie and Raphaël assigned for first space missions

Great news for two members of ESA’s newest class of astronauts: Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois…

Successful engine test boosts Vega-C towards return-to-flight

Enabling & Support 28/05/2024 39 views 1 likes Zefiro-40 hot fire test The Zefiro-40 solid rocket…

ESA’s cloud mission ready for launch

We are facing a climate emergency. Understanding our planet is more critical than ever before. To…

ESA – EarthCARE stands tall

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is poised patiently on the launch pad…

EarthCARE heads to launch facility

ESA’s EarthCARE satellite encapsulated with the Falcon 9 rocket fairing being taken to the SpaceX launch…

Solar Orbiter observes an active patch of the Sun

The Sun seen by Solar Orbiter on 3 March 2022, during the spacecraft’s first close approach…

Solar Orbiter observes an active region on the Sun

The Sun seen by Solar Orbiter on 3 March 2022, during the spacecraft’s first close approach…

Mission Control GO for EarthCARE launch

At ESA’s ESOC mission control, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by a pre-launch briefing…

Andreas back at EAC

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen welcomed home by colleagues at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany,…

ESA – EarthCARE ready for launch

Applications 28/05/2024 32 views 2 likes With liftoff now set for 29 May at 00:20 CEST…