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Antenna anomaly may affect SOHO scientific data transmission
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft expects to experience a blackout in the transmission of…
Beagle 2 ‘cruise check-out’ tests
The instruments on board ESA’s mission to Mars, Mars Express, are in the process of being…
Europeans Say “Yes” to a Strong Europe in Space
The four-month consultation on the Green Paper on European Space Policy came to a close in…
Space tech keeps Pescarolo on track at Le Mans
Pescarolo Sport’s use of ESA technology in their two racing cars shaved crucial seconds off every…
Successful design review: ATV gets go-ahead
In early June 2003, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) programme reached a milestone in successfully passing…
ESA welcomes setting-up of Galileo Joint Undertaking
The appointment of Rainer Grohe as Director of the Galileo Joint Undertaking marks a further key…
HUMAN MISSION TO MARS
ESA is preparing for a human mission to Mars via Antarctica and Toulouse. A human mission…
Treaty Enforcement from Space
How can environmental treaties that apply across our entire planet be effectively monitored and enforced, from…
First measurement of a dead star’s magnetism
Using the superior sensitivity of ESA’s X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, a team of European astronomers has made…