Ten years of Soyuz at Europe’s Spaceport

On 21 October 2011, the first pair of Galileo navigation satellites was launched by a Russian-built…

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…