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Rover versus rocks
Technology image of the week: Robotic navigation testing with artificial rocks on beach next to ESA’s technical heart -
SOHO celebrates 20 years of discoveries
Originally planned for a two-year mission, the ESA–NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, SOHO, is today celebrating two decades of scientific discovery.
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ESA wastewater recovery picked as key climate technology
An ESA-developed water treatment system has been chosen as one of a hundred top climate technologies to mark this week’s COP21 climate change summit in Paris.
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Launch media briefing
Follow a live webcast from LISA Pathfinder mission control on 2 December, when managers, scientists and experts brief the media, starting at 05:45 GMT (06:45 CET) -
LISA Pathfinder launch
Follow the launch of our LISA Pathfinder mission on
2 December. Coverage from Kourou starts at 03:55 GMT (04:55 CET), with liftoff due at 04:15 GMT (05:15 CET) -
Media on the move
Access our press releases, media calendar and ESA TV information for media professionals via the new media section on our mobile ESA website -
More Galileo satellites broadcasting navigation signals
Having completed their rigorous checks in space, two more of Europe’s Galileo satellites are now fully operational, broadcasting navigation signals and, from today, relaying search and rescue messages from across the globe.
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Tim arrives in Baikonur on his last stop before space
ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Roscosmos commander Yuri Malenchenko arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today ahead of their launch to the International Space Station.
Set for launch on 15 December, the trio will visit their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft for the first time tomorrow.
The run-up to launch includes preparing experiments, numerous medical checkups and physical training, as well as reviewing plans for the six-hour flight to the Space Station.
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LISA Pathfinder launch timeline
On Wednesday, a Vega rocket will boost LISA Pathfinder into space to pave the way to a future mission for detecting gravitational waves. Once aloft, ESA’s mission control teams will pace the ultra high-tech spacecraft through the critical first days of the journey to its final destination.
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Talking climate
Discover more about the importance of sea ice as an Essential Climate Variable to understand our changing world -
Sneak preview
Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s LISA Pathfinder gravitational wave demonstrator getting ready for launch at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou