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News, Space 14 October 2020

Airbus to bring first Mars samples to Earth: ESA contract award

A new decade of European exploration – to the Moon and MarsAirbus to design and build the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) for Mars Sample Return…

News, Space 14 October 2020

Airbus selected for ESA’s Moon lander study

A new decade of European exploration – to the Moon and MarsAirbus to design the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3) EL3 to deliver scientific or logistic…

Challenges, Industry, Innovation, News, Space 12 October 2020

Italy use space to boost healthcare and education

Innovative ideas to use space to improve life on Earth during the coronavirus pandemic are being transformed into reality, thanks to an initiative sponsored by…

Climate, Industry, Innovation, News, Satellites, Space 12 October 2020

The current state of Space Debris

Monday, 12 October 2020 Swirling fragments of past space endeavours are trapped in orbit around Earth, threatening our future in space. Over time, the number,…

News, Space 12 October 2020

The Current State of space Debris

Swirling fragments of past space endeavours are trapped in orbit around Earth, threatening our future in space. Over time, the number, mass and area of…

Defence, Industry, Innovation, News, Space 9 October 2020

Alessandro Profumo elected new President of ASD

21 September 2020 ASD is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Alessandro Profumo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Italy-based multinational Leonardo, as…

Industry, Innovation, News, Satellites, Space 8 October 2020

Successful final test firing of the P120C solid rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C

Success of the third and final static test fire of the P120C rocket motor, lasting 130 seconds, at Europe’s Spaceport in French GuianaThe P120C solid…

Challenges, Defence, Industry, Innovation, News, Satellites, Space 8 October 2020

ESA statements following up on Nobel prize for Physics

Yesterday the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences the Nobel Prize Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, Andrea Ghez.The European Space Agency has different missions…

Innovation, News, Satellites, Space 8 October 2020

ESA’s Kiruna celebrates 30 years of space excellence.

September 2020 – ESA’s Kiruna ground station in northern Sweden celebrates 30 years of space excellence. Near the top of the world, at a latitude…

News, Satellites 25 June 2020

Space agencies join forces

Space agencies join forces to produce global view of COVID-19 impacts 25-06-2020 09:38 AM CEST In an unprecedented collaboration, ESA, NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace…

Space 24 January 2020

ESA and Airbus sign contract for Bartolomeo platform on the International Space Station

Bremen, 23 January 2020 – The Bartolomeo platform from Airbus gives new opportunities for research on the International Space Station (ISS). The European Space Agency…

ESA is building its fourth deep space antenna

News 13 December 2019

Super-cool addition to deep space family

It’s confirmed! ESA is building its fourth deep space antenna – much like the Cebreros dish pictured here – that will ensure upcoming missions like JUICE and…

Space 3 October 2019

Talking Space with the Next Generation in Europe

As World Space Week (4-10 October) approaches, ESA invites the next generation of space professionals to give their opinions about the future of space. As…