ENAIRE makes progress in safety, efficiency and sustainability with the expansion of its service certificate to include ADS-B surveillance
2025 Flight Plan - Automatic Dependent Surveillance can provide coverage in areas not covered by other sensors, with a minimal environmental impactENAIRE has in place an ADS-B deployment plan that includes the installation of sensors in strategic locations throughout SpainThis certification was received based on the first facilities set up Spain: the stations of Alicante, Read More
99 objects telling tales from ESA’s technical heart
From simulated moondust to an ultraflat floor, a 3D-printed human bone to a wall decoration that once flew on the Hubble Space Telescope, the new 99 Objects of ESA ESTEC website gives visitors a close-up view of intriguing, often surprising artefacts assembled together to tell the story of ESA’s technical heart. ESA's technical heart “Objects are Read More
ENAIRE launches Green Sky, its new environmental strategy for sustainable aviation
2025 Flight Plan ENAIRE's strategy will prevent the release of 185,000 tonnes of CO2 over five yearsThe more direct routes will save 9.8 million kilometres from 2021 to 2025The programme is expected to save 58,500 tonnes of fuel and 18.7 million euros The Board of Directors of ENAIRE, Spain's air navigation service provider, has approved Read More
ENAIRE receives the highest score in Europe on the aviation safety key performance indicator
2025 Flight Plan It solidifies its standing as a European leader and benchmark in operational air traffic safety managementAlready in 2021, ENAIRE's Safety Management System has reached the targets set by European law for 2024ENAIRE obtained the highest score in all the areas assessed, more than 12 points higher than the average ENAIRE, Spain's air Read More
NASA interviews with Bob Dempsey
More Science Arrives at ISS on Wednesday December 22nd for College Student Experiments NASA (SPOCS) by SpaceX CRS-24 for Expedition 66 Crew. On Wednesday December 22nd one day after launch SpaceX Dragon delivered 6,500 pounds of cargo, supplies, equipment, food and all important science investigations to the ISS International Space Station at 3:41 AM ET Read More
Best wishes to Webb from space
From one space flier to another, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer shares a message of support for the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) launch, from ESA’s Columbus science laboratory on the International Space Station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uciJ4jyjz8 Matthias is currently living and working in space for his first mission known as Cosmic Kiss. He describes themission of Webb Read More
Video Liftoff NASA Webb mission
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Red velvet Mars
Like a sprinkle of powdered sugar on a rich red velvet cake, this scene from the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captures the contrasting colours of bright white water-ice against the rusty red martian soil. This delightful image was taken 5 July 2021 and soaks in the view of a 4 km-wide crater in Mars’ Read More
Webb on Ariane 5 poised for launch
The James Webb Space Telescope is safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle, which is now on the launch pad undergoing final checks and fuelling for a targeted liftoff at 12:20 GMT / 13:20 CET on 25 December from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Lanceur en zone de lancement, le 23/12/2021. | Launch Read More
New cyber-security centre will safeguard ESA assets and missions
ESA is creating a new centre for cyber-security which will safeguard all Agency systems against outside interference, extending from ESA infrastructure around the globe to satellites in orbit. ESA establishments and facilities Space infrastructure is becoming ever more critical for Europe’s economy and society – and adversaries are taking note. Ensuring ‘cyber-resilience’ of our space Read More