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february 03, 2017 - European Space Agency

A new type of multibeam antenna has been patented by ESA and European industry, offering high-throughput performance at a lower price tag for future telecom or Earth-observing missions. Employing mult...



february 02, 2017 - European Space Agency

atthias Maurer, from Germany, has started his astronaut training as part of ESA’s astronaut corps. Matthias was among the 10 finalists in 2009 selection, and is now undergoing basic training at the Eu...



february 02, 2017 - European Space Agency

A new mosaic from ESA’s Mars Express shows off the Red Planet’s north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark spiralling troughs. Mars north polar ice cap in context The mosaic was generated from 32 in...



february 01, 2017 - European Space Agency

A space debris avoidance manoeuvre planned for ESA’s Swarm mission proved unnecessary last week, but the close encounter highlighted the growing risk from space debris.It’s an increasingly common occu...



january 31, 2017 - European Space Agency

Surrounded by a cold blanket of snow, 20 university students from all over Europe who were selected to participate in the Fly Your Thesis!, Drop Your Thesis! and Spin Your Thesis! programmes were give...



january 30, 2017 - European Space Agency

he road to realising ESA’s Aeolus mission may have been long and bumpy, but developing novel space technology is, by its very nature, challenging. With the satellite now equipped with its revolutionar...



january 17, 2017 - European Space Agency

17 January 2017 Brad Parkinson, hailed as the father of GPS, has visited ESA’s technical heart to meet the team behind Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system. Brad Parkinson was awarded the 2016...



january 12, 2017 - European Space Agency

Some of us may be easing ourselves gently into the New Year, but for the team readying Sentinel-2B for liftoff on 7 March it’s full steam ahead. On 5 January, the satellite was shipped from ESA’s site...



january 05, 2017 - European Space Agency

After a very exciting 2016, ESA has a busy year ahead.2017 is going to be a challenging year with many new launches that should show ESA’s excellence: from Earth Observation to Human Spaceflight, Sat ...



january 04, 2017 - European Space Agency

Discover more about our planet with the #earthfromspace video programme.In this special edition, Sentinel-2 Mission Manager Bianca Hoersch and Sentinel-2 Project Manager Francois Spoto join the show t...



december 27, 2016 - European Space Agency

Watch the amazing #cartoon adventures of #rosetta and #philae, now back-to-back in one special feature-length production.Find out how #rosetta and #philae first got inspired to visit a comet, and foll...



december 22, 2016 - European Space Agency

Contact lenses, spectacles and eye implants are now being made more accurately thanks to research instruments flying on the International Space Station. With the competitive lens market offering incre...



december 19, 2016 - European Space Agency

 arrived at the Red Planet in October and now the second mission has been confirmed to complete its construction for a 2020 launch. ESA and Thales Alenia Space signed a contract today that secures the...



december 16, 2016 - European Space Agency

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be the 11th European to perform a spacewalk when he ventures outside the International Space Station next month.Lasting up to seven hours on 13 January, its goal is t...



december 16, 2016 - European Space Agency

After the smooth arrival of ESA’s latest Mars orbiter, mission controllers are now preparing it for the ultimate challenge: dipping into the Red Planet’s atmosphere to reach its final orbit.The ExoMar...