Astrium awarded European Space Agency (ESA) contract to continue development of the Ariane 5 ME
Worth €112 million, this contract will enable the design of the Ariane 5 ME’s new sub-systems Ariane 5 ME will decrease by 20% costs per…
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ATV Edoardo Amaldi set for liftoff
ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, is ready for launch to the International Space Station. ESA’s formal Launch Readiness Review on Monday revealed no…
Europe’s next weather satellite gears up for launch
Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23…
New target launch date for ATV-3
The launch of ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) is targeted at 23 March, with a liftoff scheduled for 4:31 UT (5:31 CET). A routine…
ATV-3 set to provide ESA’s annual service to Space Station
ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo ferry, Edoardo Amaldi, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on 9 March…
André’s PromISSe mission extended on Space Station
ESA astronaut André Kuipers will stay on the International Space Station for more than a month longer than originally planned. In addition to his normal…
Fifth ATV named after Georges Lemaître
ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) are an essential contribution by Europe to running the International Space Station. Naming the fifth after Belgian scientist Georges Lemaître…
ESA’s new Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight
ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport…
Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station
Fuel, water, oxygen, air and most of the dry cargo have been loaded into ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, as the 9 March…
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of…
Vega rocket ready for first flight
Final checkout of Europe’s new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana….
Planck’s HFI completes its survey of early Universe
The High Frequency Instrument on ESA’s Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of…
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