The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is undergoing important pre-launch tests at the IABG National Space Centre in Ottobrunn,…
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ESA
Forging the future
Where does ESA get its ideas from? One major source of new concepts is through our Discovery…
Forging the future
Where does ESA get its ideas from? One major source of new concepts is through our Discovery…
Where does a space agency get its ideas from?
ESA’s first contact with promising new concepts come through its Discovery and Preparation programme. Supported through…
Where does a space agency get its ideas from?
ESA’s first contact with promising new concepts come through its Discovery and Preparation programme. Supported through…
Solar Orbiter during thermal-vacuum tests
An infrared view of our Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which is currently undergoing a series of tests…
Solar Orbiter during thermal-vacuum tests
An infrared view of our Solar Orbiter spacecraft, which is currently undergoing a series of tests…
Where space missions are born
A high-resolution radar mission to Earth’s ‘evil twin’ Venus, a spacecraft to detect the most powerful…
Where space missions are born
A high-resolution radar mission to Earth’s ‘evil twin’ Venus, a spacecraft to detect the most powerful…
Video: Building spaceships
How do you build a spaceship? It’s not easy, because space is risky – but potential…