24 March 2020
Astronauts to offer inspiration during isolation
...weeks due to the spread of COVID-19. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner Asteroid Day will host #SpaceConnectsUs – a chance...hashtag #SpaceConnectsUs. Join the live broadcast on ESA WebTV and ESA YouTube to see whether your question gets ...
12 November 2021
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts arrive at ISS
... Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker. “And of course, we are in the process of recruiting a new class of ESA astronauts as we look to the future of exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, to the Moon and eventually Mars. “I’m delighted...
February 2020
Europe’s role in space standardisation
...introduce autonomous vehicles to Europe’s road networks. Data from ESA’s Earth Explorer missions address scientific questions that help predict...China in the domain of science and space exploration. ESA is a valued partner worldwide. We are developing,...
17 September 2019
Open Cosmos announces development of ‘MANTIS’ satellite
... funded under the UK Space Agency contribution to the ESA InCubed program, brings together the expertise of three space ... companies in the UK and the advice and expertise of the ESA experts to drive growth in the Earth Observation sector. I am...
06 April 2016
Crude oil launched into space today to study Earth's depths
... in Crude Oil experiment is a collaboration between ESA, China’s National Space Science Centre, France’s Total...8 km underground,” explains Antonio Verga, overseeing the project for ESA. “Imagine a packet of cornflakes – over time the smaller...
14 April 2016
All systems go as ExoMars sends back its first image
... new and sophisticated spacecraft,” says Peter Schmitz, ESA’s Spacecraft Operations Manager. With its sophisticated sensors,...the arrows indicate the offset star positions. Image Credit: ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS “The initial switch-on went quite smoothly ...
