Curtain up for ESA’s new class of astronauts
Clear the stage for lots of smiles from ESA's newly selected astronaut candidates. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced them on 23 November 2022, following the ESA Council at Ministerial level in Paris, France. The European Space Agency chose 17 new astronaut candidates from more than 22 500 applicants from across its Member States who Read More
Hundreds selected for the 2022-23 Astro Pi Mission Space Lab challenge 01/12/2022 191 views 10 likesESA / Education / AstroPI In brief We are delighted to announce that 768 teams made up of 3,086 young people from 23 countries sent us their ideas for experiments to run on board the International Space Station (ISS) for Read More
ESA highlights in 2023
ESA has so much to look forward to in 2023: the exciting Juice mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moons will be launched, Euclid will embark on a quest for the ‘dark Universe’, Sentinel-1C will ensure continuity and provide a rich treasure of Earth observation data, the new generation of ESA astronauts will start their training Read More
Orion Begins Journey Back to Earth
photo Nasa Sixteen days into its test flight on the Artemis I mission, the Orion spacecraft is on a trajectory back to Earth. On Thursday, Dec. 1, at 4:53 p.m. EST, Orion conducted an engine burn to propel the spacecraft out of its distant lunar orbit, where it has been since Nov. 25. Orion Read More
European Service Module, Orion, Moon, Earth
View of ESA's European Service Module that is powering NASA's Orion spacecraft, pointing at our planet and the Moon, taken on the 13th day of flight for the Artemis I mission at 22:06 CET (21:06 GMT), 28 November 2022. DCIM\100GOPRO\GOPR1228. It shows Orion and the European Service Module halfway through the Artemis I mission near Read More
ENAIRE explained in La Gomera how drone management in airspace will be automated
• Javier Delgado, ENAIRE's Canary Islands Regional Director, and Raquel Moldes, from the Drone Business Development Department, spoke at the 1st International Aeronautical and Aerospace Congress in La Gomera, which is being held on the island under the title "Canary Islands, the sandbox that looks to the sky" • At this congress, ENAIRE discussed how Read More
Enaire, Eurocontrol and IATA are holding their eleventh annual workshop with airlines to promote aviation safety
At the Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport ENAIRE, EUROCONTROL and IATA are holding their eleventh annual workshop with airlines to promote aviation safety • They are sharing their vision and experiences involving the main safety challenges facing the sector in preparation for the recovery of air traffic • With the participation of EUROCONTROL, IATA, AESA, AENA, Read More
Airbus and Renault Group to advance research on electrification
Partnership to help mature technologies associated with next-generation battery systems. Airbus and Renault Group, worldwide leaders in the aerospace and automotive industries, have signed a research and development agreement which aims at enhancing transversalities and synergies to accelerate both companies’ electrification roadmaps, improving their respective range of products. This partnership will help Airbus mature technologies Read More
ESA ground stations to support first commercial Moon landing
Enabling & Support In brief • Japan’s ispace will launch its HAKUTO-R Mission 1 on 30 November* on its journey to the Moon. It is aiming to be the first mission by a private company to land on the lunar surface. • Under a commercial contract with ispace EUROPE S.A., ESA is responsible for ensuring Read More
Glacier calving and a whole lot of mixing
It’s no surprise that when a massive lump of ice drops off the edge of a glacier into the sea, the surface waters of the ocean get pretty churned up. However, in addition to causing tsunamis at the surface of the ocean, recent research has led to the discovery that glacier calving can excite vigorous Read More