June 2015
The day Philae landed: how a rough touchdown still made history at the Rosetta Mission
... vital ingredients to an already challenging comet landing. Preparations November 12, 2014 will be remembered as the day when Europe made space history… Although the comet landing occurred on 12 November, Philae was switched on in preparation during...
June 2015
European lab in the sky: OP-SAT and new potential for ESA spacecraft
... submit proposals for experiments. No idea, no matter how outsidethe- box, will be rejected a priori. Unique chance for Europe During the expected 12- to 24-month mission, we hope to provide experimental time to anyone who presents a well-thought-out...
June 2015
Beagle 2: discovering the lost Mars lander
...from the evidence now available, Christmas Day 2003 marks the UK & Europe’s first and successful landing on another body in our Solar System. ... people and companies both in the UK and around Europe and the world in building Beagle 2. Beagle 2 inspired...
March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
...’. To achieve this, pragmatic, transparent and reliable cooperation among the main space actors in Europe is of the utmost importance.” Artist’s impression depicting the ExoMars 2016 entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, ...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
... near-identical sensor that will eventually fly on Europe’s next-generation weather satellites from 2021. This ... in large part from motor vehicle exhausts, over north-west Europe. Instrument. In addition, TROPOMI will measure total atmospheric column ...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
... has been working on the project for 10 years, provides an insight into this ground-breaking mission. BepiColombo is Europe’s first mission to explore planet Mercury, the least explored terrestrial planet in our solar system. It is a joint project...
