Typically ESA's shaker tables are used to replicate the take-off vibrations of a satellite-lifting rocket. The large object seen here is not a satellite at all but an 8-tonne cooling system being subjected to a simulated ...
Space Exploration
May 9, 2018
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The solar arrays that will provide electricity to the Orion spacecraft were put through launch-day paces at ESA's Test Centre in the Netherlands to verify that they can handle the rigours of the trip around the Moon.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2018
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Europe is set to launch a satellite on Wednesday to keep a close eye on Earth's oceans, under siege from pollution and damage caused by humans.
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2018
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The European Space Agency plans to remotely update the software on its Mars Express probe to ensure the aging spacecraft remains stable.
Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2018
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On 6 March 2018, the BepiColombo engineering model was delivered to ESA's mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2018
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As part of the way Earth works as a system, carbon is continuously passed between the ocean, the land and the atmosphere. This involves a range of different processes, some of which can be observed by satellites.
Environment
Feb 26, 2018
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Until now, if you're an entrepreneur planning future missions beyond Earth, you'd have to ask a big space agency to borrow their deep-space antennas. Now, thanks to the UK's county of Cornwall and ESA, you'll have a commercial ...
Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2018
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An Ariane 5 rocket put four GPS satellites into orbit on Tuesday for Europe's Galileo navigation project, Arianespace said.
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2018
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is drawing up contingency plans for projects, commercial deals, and staffing that may be adversely affected by Brexit, senior officials said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2018
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Biennial rainfall relationship could be observed in the tropical eastern hemisphere associated with the tropospheric biennial oscillation, and the tropical western hemisphere. In the tropical western hemisphere, previous ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 11, 2018
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