On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built…
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Opened-out ‘FlatSat’ for CubeSat testing
ESA’s latest CubeSat mission is destined to never leave the ground. Instead it is doing its…
Launching soon: Cosmic Kiss
German ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer will soon begin his first mission to the International Space Station.…
Calm above the storm
Image: Auroras make for great Halloween décor over Earth, though ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped these…
Humans to blame for warming lakes
While the climate crisis is, unfortunately, a reality, it is all too easy to assume that…
Welcome to the Ariane 6 launch complex
The Ariane 6 launch complex is a marvel of engineering. Take a tour at Europe’s Spaceport…
The October Council edition of ESA Impact is online
ESA Impact October Council edition Great images and videos of climate change on view, BepiColombo flies…
Unboxing a lunar spacecraft module
Unpacking the European Service Module-2 for NASA’s Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, USA. This is…
European Service Module-2 arrives at Kennedy Space Center
Unloading the European Service Module-2 for NASA’s Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center, USA. This is…
Loading for the Moon
Time-lapse of a long night of loading operations for the delivery of second European Service Module…