The second satellite in the European Data Relay System has reached its intended orbit and completed…
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Microbial wipe down
Image: Sometimes doing science is as simple as wiping up. NASA astronaut Jack Fisher is seen…
Call for media: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returns from commanding the Space Station
Press Release N° 28–2020 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is returning to Earth after six months on…
Solar Orbiter Venus flyby
Artist’s impression of Solar Orbiter making a flyby at Venus. Solar Orbiter will make numerous gravity…
Solar Orbiter antenna deployment
Artist’s impression of Solar Orbiter following launch, with solar arrays and antennas deployed. Solar Orbiter is…
Solar Orbiter separation
Artist’s impression of Solar Orbiter following separation from the Centaur upper stage of the Atlas V…
Solar Orbiter launch – fairing separation
Artist’s impression of the fairing encapsulating Solar Orbiter being released following launch on an Atlas V…
Solar Orbiter Earth flyby
Visualisation of Solar Orbiter making an Earth flyby. The spacecraft will make one Earth flyby during…
Solar Orbiter fairing separation
Visualisation of the Atlas V 411 fairing separation revealing Solar Orbiter attached to the rocket upper…
Solar Orbiter fairing separation
Visualisation of the Atlas V 411 fairing separation revealing Solar Orbiter attached to the rocket upper…