Cheops launch vehicle integration

The upper composite of the Soyuz that will lift ESA’s Cheops mission into space, along with the…

Transfer of Cheops launch vehicle to launch pad

The 3-stage section of the Soyuz launcher that will lift ESA’s Cheops satellite into space is…

Cheops: Characterising exoplanets

Cheops: Characterising exoplanets Click here for original story, Cheops: Characterising exoplanets …

Week in images: 9-13 December 2019

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Watch Cheops launch live

Tune in to ESA Web TV from  08:30 GMT (09:30 CET) Tuesday 17 December to watch…

Sandbox satellite to test operations innovations in space

This coming Tuesday, ESA is launching the most powerful flight computer ever flown in space –…

Satnav watching over rugby players

As France’s top rugby players scrum, run and tackle they are being tracked by more than…

Cheops integration atop the launcher upper stage

ESA’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, is getting ready for launch at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French…

Rosalind meets Rosalind

Image: The work of Dr Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) is well known for being central to the…

CryoSat maps ice shelf on the move

It is now almost 10 years since ESA’s CryoSat was launched. Throughout its decade in orbit,…