Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff,…
Placing Sentinel-1C on Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Placing the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C onto its “vampire” payload launch adapter to connect the satellite to the…
Technicians Install Gateway’s Fuel Tanks
Technicians carefully install a piece of equipment to house Gateway’s xenon fuel tanks, part of its…
Hoisting Sentinel-1C onto Vega-C’s Vampire payload adapter
Hoisting the Earth-observer Sentinel-1C to its “vampire” payload launch adapter (right) that will connect the satellite…
ESA – Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing
Watch the replay of the Proba-3 pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which…
Stargazing Calendar for December 2024
Geminids meteor shower over Kitt Peak National Observatory. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks (NSF’s NOIRLab). License: CC BY…
ESA – Proba-3 encapsulated
The double-satellite Proba-3 stack and their upper stage were encapsulated within their launcher fairing on 29…
A New Reconfigurable Structure Could Be Used to Make Space Habitats
Even some fields that seem fully settled will occasionally have breakthrough ideas that have reverberated impacts…
Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life
Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy There is something strange about Earth. A few billion years ago, a…
Ignis mission name and patch explained
The Ignis mission, named after the Latin word for ‘fire,’ symbolises the spark igniting a new era in…