October 2020
Pandemic impacts - the state of the ground segment
..., even in these challenging conditions. While a satellite is being built by industry, and subsequently integrated and tested at ESTEC, teams at ESOC begin building and configuring the ground segment systems, centred on the Mission Control System, ...
May 2022
Redefining the space professional – disruptions in the space sector workforce
.... Having studied at Imperial College London and Oxford University, Jason has worked as a bio-instrumentation engineer at ESA/ESTEC and as a business broker in the ESA Space Solutions Programme. With 20 years in the aerospace business and venture...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
... mechanism on ESA’s unique low friction air bearing facility at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC). Europe at the forefront It is critical that future satellites are prepared for disposal by implementing design features such...
23 November 2018
3D printed body parts being studied for future astronauts
... astronauts alive far from home, has also been the focus of a two-day workshop held at ESA’s ESTEC centre in Noordwijk this week. Here, a leading group of 3D bioprinting experts from around the world gathered to discuss...
15 December 2021
ExoMars discovers large amounts of hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon
... we’re dealing with,” adds study co-author Håkan Svedhem of the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC). “Regardless of the outcome, the finding demonstrates the unrivalled abilities of TGO’s instruments in enabling us to ‘see’ below...
15 June 2022
NASA counts on ESA cooperation for lunar exploration
... samples from Mars were all on the agenda this week (14 and 15 June) at ESA’s Council meeting in ESA/ESTEC, the Netherlands. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and his deputy Pam Melroy joined the meeting in a decisive...
