07 February 2020
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission set to launch on 10 February
After months of nerve-wracking simulation training, the European Space Agency’s mission control is counting down the hours to the launch of their Solar Orbiter mission. Scheduled for launch ...
25 January 2016
ESA to Invest in Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser
... Corporation's success in winning a NASA contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station will result in a 33 million euro investment by the European Space agency, after a cooperation agreement is signed in the near future. Following the...
04 July 2016
ROOM attends the UK National Astronomy Meeting
... the UKSA it was not all doom and gloom. Dr Katherine Wright, Head of Space Science lightened moods by stating that their membership of the European Space Agency (ESA), was not dependant on the UK’s membership of the EU, therefore projects currently...
June 2015
European lab in the sky: OP-SAT and new potential for ESA spacecraft
... up to take advantage of this chance to fly their ideas into orbit. David Evans, a mission concept engineer at the European Space Agency, manages ESA’s OPSSAT project. Dave is originally from the UK and was previously the satellite control centre...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... is reacting The arrival of new players on the scene has not gone unanswered. After much searching, the European Space Agency has settled on a look for its prospective launch vehicle, Ariane-6, which is meant to cater to the needs of both...
July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
... inaugurated the commercial use of the Fregat stage from Baikonur to launch two Cluster II spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA). The initial mission, which was dedicated to the study of interactions between solar winds and terrestrial...
