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A rocket star is born

The family of European rockets is growing. The next one is the youngest, called Vega and will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This new rocket completes the range which Europe already has to offer in the commercial market.

Small is beautiful

They are only the size of a domestic washing machine but ESA’s mini-satellites are getting some big results. The Proba series is busy…
15/12/11 16:47 CET
Mars 500, simulated mission accomplished

After 520 days of total isolation in a mock spaceship, the Mars 500 crew were reunited with their loved ones in the outside world. In this…
17/11/11 18:15 CET
Evergreen Soyuz takes off from the Tropics

It took Gagarin and Sputnik into space, and has flown safely over 1700 times: Soyuz is over 60 years old, but it begins a new tropical chapter…
21/10/11 10:42 CET
A satellite’s story

Everything must come to an end. That is true for humanity and for satellites. After 16 years of loyal service observing our earth the …
22/09/11 12:36 CET
Space Shuttle – the last voyage

A chapter in the history of space has ended with the launch of the American Shuttle Atlantis which marks the retirement of the Space Shuttle…
05/07/11 18:01 CET
Hot from cold – unveiling the universe

Over 1.5 million kilometres from earth the Herschel Space Telescope has been observing the universe for the last two years, looking at…
15/06/11 17:39 CET
The Space Truck

The European cargo spacecraft ATV, is the most complex vehicle ever built to re-supply an International Space Station. It can take nearly…
18/05/11 16:28 CET