Robots invaded the Sahara Desert for Europe’s largest rover field test, taking place in a Mars-like…
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Where missions start
Technology image of the week: ESA’s Concurrent Design Facility, the cradle of future space missions, is…
Concurrent Design Facility
It looks like a flight control room: interlinked consoles are ranged in front of a 6-m…
Concurrent Design Facility
It looks like a flight control room: interlinked consoles are ranged in front of a 6-m…
Letter to my grandchildren
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst recorded a message in German to his future grandchildren from the International…
Letter to my grandchildren
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst recorded a message in German to his future grandchildren from the International…
How do astronauts return to Earth?
The ride home from the International Space Station sees the astronauts brake from 28 800 km/h to…
How do astronauts return to Earth?
The ride home from the International Space Station sees the astronauts brake from 28 800 km/h to…
It’s cold inside
There is no escaping the holidays, even in space. Though the crew celebrate together on the…
It’s cold inside
There is no escaping the holidays, even in space. Though the crew celebrate together on the…