Off-Earth manufacturing symposium: how to build a new home in space

For long-term stays on the Moon and Mars, we would need to use local materials to…

Tuning in to Earth’s climate

Satellites observe the Earth using a range of wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum. Different wavelengths allow…

Matthias Maurer Cosmic Kiss mission launch campaign

Scenes from the Cosmic Kiss mission launch campaign. ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronaut NASA…

Crew-3 launch to the Space Station

Image: ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronaut Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron liftoff…

Alpha: a return to Earth in one minute

Video: 00:01:28 After 199 days in space, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet left the International Space Station…

Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite given the shakes

A new satellite destined to be Europe’s prime mission for monitoring and tracking carbon dioxide emissions…

Crew-3 walkout for launch

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronaut NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron…

European software-defined satellite starts service

A telecommunications satellite that can be reprogrammed in-orbit, offering unprecedented mission reconfiguration capacity, has successfully passed…

Interview with Thomas Pesquet on return to Earth a second time

Video: 00:04:56 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet gives a brief interview in Cologne, Germany, less than 48…

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet arrives in Europe after 199 days in space

After 199 days in space, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet left the International Space Station together with…