March 2016
Exploration and cooperation at the heart of European space vision
... to Mars and beyond - were outlined at an international symposium at ESTEC (the European Space Research and Technology Centre) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, at the end of 2015. The symposium, ‘Moon 2020-2030 - A New Era of Coordinated Human and...
18 October 2021
Netherlands creates international space hotspot
... spaces. With more than 2200 high-tech professionals and 100+ PhD’s, ESTEC at the NL Space Campus in Noordwijk is an international hotspot for space research and innovation. The unique environment that the Campus offers is of great...
05 October 2015
ESTEC opens its doors, 9,000 hi-res Apollo photos go online, and other news from the weekend
...and Research Centre, or ESTEC, held an Open Day on Sunday, welcoming visitors to its facility in the Dutch city of Noordwijk. Guests were able to see demonstrations of developing technology, hear astronauts’ personal stories of space travel, and view...
December 2014
Space for Earth: How ESA wants to use lessons learned above on the ground
... Mesa. Analysis of Terrestrial and Space Energy Technology Roadmaps: Executive Summary. Technical report, ESA, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, February 2014. http://esamultimedia. esa.int/docs/gsp/4000107937.pdf. 4 E. Jeansou, P. Prunet, M. Bordeleau...
June 2016
A new microgravity research facility for Central Texas and beyond
... for such design is clearly taken from ESA-ESTEC's drop tower demonstrator at the Erasmus User Center in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Test setup for molten rod release mechanism (with up to 30 x 20 kg stacked weight plates from athletics...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... astronaut selection of 1991 and took up duty as Director of Technical and Quality Management (D/TEC), and Head of ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, on 1 April 2011.
