20 January 2020
ESA facility begins producing oxygen out of simulated moon dust
... (ESA) have set up a prototype oxygen plant at their Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory, housed within their European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), based in Noordwijk in the Netherlands. Their aim is to efficiently extract...
18 October 2021
Netherlands creates international space hotspot
... Campus that is part of ESA’s technical heart, the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the Galileo Reference Centre (GRC - EUSPA), SBIC Noordwijk and Space Expo is being created in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. With the development...
15 December 2021
ExoMars discovers large amounts of hidden water in Mars’ Grand Canyon
... what form of water 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...
January 2023
Clearing space junk from orbit
...the ClearSpace-1 capture 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...
