“I am finding it magical every day, but there is also a lot of routine,” says ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet reflecting on his first 100 days aboard the International Space Station during his second mission. In total, Thomas has logged 296 days in space.

ESA is challenging companies in its Member States to design a compact plant to demonstrate the manufacture of oxygen on the Moon. Industrial teams are competing this summer to propose and prove designs through testing, with the winner set to be declared in September. This small piece of technology will evaluate the prospect of building larger plants to produce propellant for spacecraft, air for astronauts and metallic raw materials for equipment.

Press Release N° 25–2021

Gisteren om 23:00 CEST is vanaf de Europese ruimtehaven in Frans-Guyana een geavanceerde communicatiesatelliet gelanceerd die tijdens het verblijf in de ruimte volledig kan worden aangepast met nieuwe programmering.

Press Release N° 24–2021

De European Robotic Arm (ERA) is vandaag om 16:58 CEST vanaf het Kosmodroom van Bajkonoer in Kazakhstan met een Proton-raket gelanceerd en is nu onderweg naar het Internationaal Ruimtestation.