Category: News
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ESA at FIA 2016
ESA is exhibiting at the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK on 11–17 July. -
Setting a satellite to catch a satellite
The target is set: a large derelict satellite currently silently tumbling its way through low orbit. If all goes to plan, in 2023 it will vanish – and efforts against space debris will have made a giant leap forward.
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A study in scarlet
Technology image of the week: ESA minisatellite Proba-V images the Netherlands and its vegetation in false colour -
Underground pool
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Astronauts on ESA’s training course in Italy -
And the winner is … satellites for saving energy
Improve your car’s fuel efficiency by using satellite data won this year’s ActInSpace, a hackathon weekend involving 800 people in 24 cities in 12 countries looking for everyday uses of space.
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Exposed to space and back on Earth
In the excitement of watching Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra land on Earth on 18 June after 186 days in space, all attention was focused on the astronauts and their bumpy ride.
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On thin ice: Enceladus
Space Science Image of the Week: The geysers on Enceladus come from a region where the crust might be paper-thin -
CAVES: exploring inner space for outer space
Today, an international team of six astronauts from China, Japan, USA, Spain and Russia will descend into the caves of Sardinia, Italy, to explore the depths and train for life in outer space.
