VA211 liftoff

On 19 December, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on…

Final series of tests for Proba-V

Final series of tests for Proba-V, on 13 December 2012, at QinetiQ Space Belgium. Planned to…

Three of the first six Galileo FOC satellites at OHB

Three of the first six Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites being assembled and prepared for the…

ESA 2012 Highlights

2012 was a very busy and fruitful year for ESA. This video looks back at this…

ATV: a very special delivery

Early in 2008, an Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The…

Eyeing up the total solar eclipse

The Sun appears to be eyeballing us in this unique portrayal of the total solar eclipse…

Malargüe station construction

One of the world’s most sophisticated satellite tracking stations is nearing readiness in Malargüe, Argentina, 1200…

Po River, Italy

This image is a compilation of three radar images from the Japanese ALOS satellite and shows the…

Earth from Space: Po

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios.   In…

From the pampas to the stars

ESA’s new tracking station in Malargüe, Argentina, will be formally inaugurated on 18 December 2012 and…