February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... crucial to the success of the human spaceflight programme. The EAC ‘Integrated Team’ is a model for cooperation between ESA, Member States (those with specific competencies in human spaceflight) and industry teams; despite the different affiliations...
March 2017
Space is open for business
...Mazzucato, professor of Science Policy Research at the University of Sussex, highlighted the success of mission-oriented organisations like ESA, and the role of the governments supporting them. Promoting the role of the private sector in space during...
March 2018
Mapping the dark universe
...without requiring changes to the infrastructure. ESTRACK deep space antenna waveguide structure. Deep space ground stations ESA’s tracking network (ESTRACK) includes three deep space ground stations, which currently support different RF bands at 2GHz...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
...Gill/NHM About the authors Dr Dayl Martin is a postdoctoral research fellow at the European Space Agency (ESA), and is the curator of ESA’s Exploration Sample Analogue Collection. His research is currently focussed on developing new lunar and martian...
November 2025
Vantage Vigil - Europe’s first operational space weather mission nears approval
... natural threats to our critical systems,” said Giuseppe Mandorlo, ESA’s Vigil project manager, speaking at the UK Space Conference ... science community is worried,” commented Matthew West, ESA’s Vigil mission scientist. “We’ve already seen events ...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... garments should incorporate many different types of pocket to carry meals around while on the go. On the catwalk for ESA’s Couture in Orbit project. Each item has a different function determined by various types of pockets with very large...
