June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
..., many questions still remain unanswered. How ‘Bepi’ got its name It is in honour of Giuseppe Colombo that the European Space Agency (ESA) decided to name its first mission to Mercury ‘BepiColombo’ (in northern Italy Bepi is short for Giuseppe). The...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... private sector in civil and defence space and the next destination for US space exploration. A plan for Europe A European Space Agency (ESA) Council meeting in December 2016 focused on ‘Space 4.0 for a united space in Europe’, ESA’s main objective...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... is that we are the most advanced in terms of reusability. We started to develop our reusable technology in 2017 with a European Space Agency programme, and we are now the most advanced. Not all small launchers are reusable, so I think this is ...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
... about Portugal’s emerging capability within the evolving global NewSpace industry Portugal is no stranger to the space sector. A member of the European Space Agency (ESA) for more than 20 years, it hosts one of ESA’s ESTRACK antennas on Santa Maria...
13 March 2015
ESA re-entry vehicle could pave way for reusable launcher
...entry demonstrator Wednesday to validate technologies for future robotic exploration probes, winged space planes, and reusable rocket boosters. The European Space Agency’s Intermediate Experimental Vehicle — about the size of a family car — will take...
24 June 2016
Will Brexit Lead to Spexit?
... program, including that of Britain's relationship with the European Space Agency. Over three quarters of the funds Britain spends on space programs is sent to ESA, which is not a European Union organization. As noted by ESA Director-General Johann...
