The first laser node of the European Data Relay System will be launched into space on 29 January from Baikonur, Kazakhstan
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Counting down
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Comet landscape
Space science image of the week: Soak up the sights of the diverse landscape in the Imhotep region of Rosetta’s comet -
Launch timelapse
A timelapse of last month’s Principia launch to the Internaional Space Station with ESA astronaut Tim Peake, in 4K ultra-high definition -
LISA Pathfinder arrives at its worksite
After a six-week journey, LISA Pathfinder arrived at its destination today, an orbit around a point of balance in space where it will soon start testing technologies crucial for exploring the gravitational Universe.
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Colours of Persia
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Bahrain, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme -
From sea to space
Technology image of the week: What looks like an abstract artwork is actually a novel antenna to track global ship traffic from orbit -
Plant gravity
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: A lentil root grown on the International Space Station -
Tim's Star Wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9THZJs3_20&list=PLbyvawxScNbuGmgshrhbBrBxKwJLmM7i8&index=1
Tim Peake remembers his favourite Star Wars experience before his launch into space -
Meet Sentinel-3
The third satellite for Europe’s Copernicus programme is set for launch on 4 February. Discover this multitalented mission -
Earth from Space
ESA’s Sentinel-3 Payload Manager Constantin Mavrocordatos and Spacecraft and Launch Campaign Manager Kristof Gantois join the show to tell us more about the Sentinel-3A satellite and its mission
