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Industry, News 16 February 2022

New laser station lights the way to debris reduction

In brief ESA’s Izaña-1 laser ranging station in Tenerife, Spain, has recently undergone months of testing and commissioning, passing its final tests with flying colours. As it reached ‘station acceptance’, it…

News, Space 24 January 2022

ESA supports the White House on greenhouse gas monitoring

When Joe Biden was inaugurated as President one year ago, he fulfilled his promise to rejoin the Paris Agreement and set a course for the US to tackle the climate…

News, Space 24 January 2022

Summit to ignite Europe’s bold space ambitions

Monday, 24 January 2022 European leaders will reaffirm plans to launch Europe on a world-leading trajectory during a high-level space summit to be held on 16 February in Toulouse, France….

Space 7 December 2021

ESA highlights in 2022

A very busy year 2022 lies ahead for ESA: Artemis I, the first mission for NASA’s Orion with its European Service Module (ESM), will be launched into orbit around the…

Space 7 December 2021

ESA selects Airbus for exoplanet mission Ariel

Toulouse, 7 December 2021 –The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus to build the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission. Ariel is the fourth medium-class…

Space 16 November 2021

ESA uses space to supercharge climate action

ESA is primed to play a crucial role in the revitalised international drive to combat global warming set out at the COP26 climate talks.

News, Space 27 August 2021

Webb completes testing and prepares for trip to Europe’s Spaceport

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has successfully completed its final tests and is being prepared for shipment to its launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Tests were carried out…

News, Space 30 July 2021

XMM-Newton sees light echo from behind a black hole

For the first time, astronomers have seen light coming from behind a black hole. Using ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s NuSTAR space telescopes, an international team of scientists led by Dan…

News, Space 5 July 2021

Airbus-built European Robotic Arm ready for Space

Airbus-built European Robotic Arm ready for Space Leiden, 05 July 2021 – Airbus space engineers have installed ESA’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and…

News, Space 30 June 2021

Airbus built EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite shipped to launch site

@AirbusSpace @Eutelsat_SA @SurreySat @esa @EsaTelecoms #SpaceMatters Toulouse, 30 June 2021 – The Airbus built EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellite has been shipped from the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Toulouse to…

News, Space 2 June 2021

Samantha in command

Quiet please, future International Space Station commander in training. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti prepares for her upcoming mission to the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas,…

News 31 May 2021

Commanding role for ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

28.05.2021 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is expected to assume the role of Commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 68a pending consolidation of operational plans and Space Station launch…

News, Space 21 May 2021

Xerotech to develop next-generation battery safety technology

Xerotech to develop next-generation battery safety technology for European Space Agency Xerotech, a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery systems, announced today that it will qualify one of its core…

News 13 May 2021

ESA’s technical heart

An aerial image of ESA’s technical heart, the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, making it look as if you could pick it up in your hands. Nestled beside…

News, Space 24 March 2021

Is the nearest star cluster to the Sun being destroyed?

If true, this might provide evidence for a suspected population of ‘dark matter sub-halos’. These invisible clouds of particles are thought to be relics from the formation of the Milky…