November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
..., the least explored terrestrial planet in our solar system. It is a joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study the planet and its environment The mission has been named...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... to promote the cause of astronautics in his roles as President of the French national space agency (CNES), Chair of the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) and President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Earlier in his...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... which might offer some comfort to those who are participants in organisations outside the European Union (EU), including the European Space Agency (ESA). However, the distinction between the EU and intergovernmental organisations such as ESA is not...
February 2018
CubeSats changing the landscape for ‘app’ developers
...)”, Ccsds.org, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.ccsds.org. [Accessed: 15- Sep- 2017]. 1 “OPS-SAT”, European Space Agency, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/OPS-SAT. [Accessed: 15- Sep- 2017]. 1 C. Coelho...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
.... About the author Dr Tommaso Ghidini is the Head of the Structures, Mechanisms and Materials Division at the European Space Agency. With its world class laboratories and computational centres, the Division guarantees the structural integrity of the...
February 2022
A manifesto for Europe in space
... the solutions are in our hands. About the author Josef Aschbacher was appointed Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) in March 2021. He previously served as ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes from 2016 to 2021. Born and...
