09 January 2019
New self-driving rovers being tested for Mars
... the help of engineers from companies spread throughout Europe such as Germany, France, Spain, Italy as well as the European Space Agency (ESA), over a month long period in December last year. The tests are part of the...
13 January 2021
Portugal envision building a spaceport on the Azores islands
... that are available to Europe, this will again improve the European independent access to space,” Costa said. Portugal has been a member of the European Space Agency for more than 20 years and its Santa Maria Island in the Azores archipelago...
23 June 2021
ESA and EU embark on a new space programme
...secure connectivity GOVSATCOM programme, In-Orbit demonstration/Validation service and space safety activities to monitor space hazards. ESA is the European Space Agency and Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe...
February 2017
Protecting our space interests
... and is to be commended for its excellent work. The IADC brings together national space agencies from 12 countries plus a regional space agency, the European Space Agency (ESA). It consists of a Steering Group and four specific Working Groups (WGs...
June 2017
Automated or human-operated systems?
... taking place around the human ‘system component’, identifying ways to improve human-machine interfaces. At the European Space Agency (ESA), interest in what is termed ‘human dependability’ has been boosted in recent years as the scope of ESA...
June 2017
Bepi-Colombo will unveil Mercury’s secrets
..., many questions still remain unanswered. How ‘Bepi’ got its name It is in honour of Giuseppe Colombo that the European Space Agency (ESA) decided to name its first mission to Mercury ‘BepiColombo’ (in northern Italy Bepi is short for Giuseppe). The...
