Testing Solar Orbiter

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is undergoing important pre-launch tests at the IABG National Space Centre in Ottobrunn,…

Testing Solar Orbiter

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is undergoing important pre-launch tests at the IABG National Space Centre in Ottobrunn,…

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…

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…

Forging the future

Where does ESA get its ideas from? One major source of new concepts is through our Discovery…

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…