Earth from Space: Lake District, UK The varied landscape of England’s Lake District is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in or click on the…
Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located…
New agreements for next decade of launches at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana The Guiana Space Centre, known in French as Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), European Spaceport in French Guiana,…
4Thales Alenia Space successfully completes ESA Space Rider closed loop drop test with Italian MoD The Space Rider program, the European Space Agency’s re-usable and re-entry vehicle, made another significant…
European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled What is the European Launcher Challenge? The European Launcher Challenge is part of ESA’s preparation for future European space transportation services, promoting a greater…
Earth Explorer 11 User Consultation Meeting : Watch live On 9 July 2025, leading scientists and experts in Earth observation will gather in Prague, Czechia, for a pivotal moment in…
Themis: the journey of Europe’s first reusable rocket has begun In brief Europe’s first reuseable rocket demonstrator Themis has arrived at its launch zone in Esrange Space Centre, Sweden. The…
Prometheus fires up once again (and again) The second test campaign for Prometheus finished in June 2025, featuring a series of hot-firing tests with a second model of the Prometheus…
Nestled in an Alpine valley in Slovenia, a group of 24 volunteers followed this routine for two months to explore how prolonged inactivity affects the human body. Participants were not…
A pinch of France in space ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot selected the French chef Anne-Sophie Pic to develop the bonus food she will bring to the International Space Station during…
Ignis ignited – ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has officially begun his first space mission, entering the International Space Station on 26 June 2025 He is pictured here among the…
European Space Agency awards Thales Alenia Space the study of the SIRIUS mission to monitor Urban Heat Islands from space The European Space Agency awards Thales Alenia Space the study…
Unseenlabs, Eutelsat, Loft Orbital, ION-X, and Expansion Partner with SWAN to challenge the gender imbalance in the space industry Paris, 26 June 2025 – Only one in ten leadership roles…
Ariane 6 payload on board: MetOp-SG-A1 arrives in Kourou Arriving by hybrid sailship Canopée, Europe will soon be taking another leap forward in its weather forecasting capacity as the first MetOp…
The European Space Agency, Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to explore collaboration opportunities The cooperation will cover human spaceflight, science, technology and commercial capabilities. The European Space Agency (ESA)…