The ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is investigating the martian atmosphere. Discovering new gases related to active process and looking for their sources is a key goal of the mission….
Satellite to deliver exceptional insights only possible from spaceStructural model is now ready for test campaign Stevenage/Toulouse, 11 February 2021 – Biomass, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) forest measuring satellite…
Going to the Moon with the Artemis programme involves Europe Service modules being built by Airbus Bremen – 10 European nations involved Bremen, 02 February 2021 – The European Space…
With impacts from climate change threatening major disruption to society in the coming years, leading scientists have released a compilation of the 10 most important insights on climate to help…
Versatile, autonomous logistics vehicle to support future lunar missions based on heritage from Orion ESM and ATV Toulouse, 28 January 2021 – Airbus has been awarded a CLTV (Cis-Lunar Transfer…
This recording was made on 18 November 2020 by the Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) camera on board the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Three Solar System planets are visible in the foreground:…
The European Data Relay System, or EDRS, uses cutting-edge laser technology to greatly reduce the time it takes for information to be sent from low-Earth orbiting spacecraft – such as…
ESA’s exoplanet mission Cheops has revealed a unique planetary system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythmic dance as they orbit their central star. The…
Innovative solutions to tackle urban air pollution will be explored at an online seminar to be held on Thursday 19 November. Many cities that faced tight restrictions imposed due to…
Stevenage, 3 November 2020 TRUTHS to provide benchmark of Earth’s Radiation budget by consistent calibration traced to a metrological referenceConsistent calibration will also enhance existing satellite missions Airbus has been awarded…
October 30, 2020 This November the newest member of the EU’s Copernicus programme, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, will take to the heavens from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite…
22 October 2020 The scientific evidence of global climate change is irrefutable. The consequences of a warming climate are far-reaching – affecting fresh water resources, global food production, sea level…
Madrid, 22 October 2020 Important milestone successfully achieved on schedule despite Covid-19 Spanish industry assumes leadership of communications payload for first time, including integration of both satellites’ payloads in Spain…
Madrid, 22 October 2020 Important milestone successfully achieved on schedule despite Covid-19 Spanish industry assumes leadership of communications payload for first time, including integration of both satellites’ payloads in Spain…
20 October 2020 Throughout the life of every mission, radio signals are transmitted between stations on ground and the spacecraft orbiting Earth, or voyaging across the Solar System. These signals…