Author: jappe

  • Discover ɸ


    A look back at the first day of ɸ-week, where among other things, participants express what ɸ means to them

  • ɸ-week kicks off

    With satellites delivering a mindboggling amount of data about our planet along with the availability of the latest digital technologies, there are countless opportunities for innovation. ESA’s ɸ-week, which kicked off today, explores how this new world can be embraced to bring even more benefits to all.

  • Talking ɸ


    With ESA’s ɸ-week underway in Italy, Director General, Jan Wörner, talks about what ɸ means to him

  • Miniature spacecraft


    Space Science Image of the Week: Testing a scaled-down version of the Juice mission’s radar antenna that will investigate the underground secrets of Jupiter’s icy moons

  • ESA’s space vision presented at Paris Peace Forum

    ESA astronaut Claudie Haigneré attended the Paris Peace Forum this weekend, presenting the Agency’s vision for engaging humankind in multilateral cooperation for space exploration with peaceful objectives.

  • ESA’s 25 years of telecom: the beginning

    As ESA’s umbrella programme for telecom, ARTES, celebrates its 25th year, we will be examining why it was set up, how it and the European satcom environment have evolved, the opportunities and challenges that both face today, and what the future holds.

  • Reentry of KOUNOTORI7 was confirmed

    Reentry of KOUNOTORI7 was confirmed

    Last Updated: November 11, 2018

    The reentry of the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI7(HTV7) into Earth’s atmosphere was comfirmed.

    「こうのとり」7号機再突入時のHTV運用管制室の様子(出展:JAXA)

    「こうのとり」7号機のミッション成功を祝して記念撮影を行うHTV関係者(出展:JAXA)

    HTV Mission Control Room during the reentry of KOUNOTORI7 at the Tsukuba Space Center (Credit: JAXA)

    *All times are Japan Standard Time (JST. UTC + 9 hours)

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  • KOUNOTORI7 finished final de-orbit maneuver for reentry

    KOUNOTORI7 finished final de-orbit maneuver for reentry

    Last Updated: November 11, 2018

    At 6:14 a.m. on November 11, KOUNOTORI7(HYV7) performed the third de-orbit maneuver for reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. All maneuver were completed norminal.

    *All times are Japan Standard Time (JST. UTC + 9 hours)

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  • Flooding Along the Nueces River

    Flooding Along the Nueces River

    On Nov. 1, 2018, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured a false-color view of flooding along the Nueces River in a series of storms that have delivered historic amounts of rain to central Texas.

  • What is space weather?


    The Sun dominates our Solar System, sending colossal amounts of energetic material in every direction, causing ever-changing ‘space weather’. Find out more with ESA Web TV.

  • Φ-week live


    The availability of today’s wealth of satellite data along with the latest digital technologies offer opportunities like never before. ESA’s Φ-week on 12–16 November explores this and more. Follow live

  • Week in images


    Our week through the lens:
    5-9 November 2018

  • Oxia Planum favoured for ExoMars surface mission

    The ExoMars Landing Site Selection Working Group has recommended Oxia Planum as the landing site for the ESA-Roscosmos rover and surface science platform that will launch to the Red Planet in 2020.