Posted on Monday June 26th, 2023 by Laura
After three months of intensive training, ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, and Marco Sieber have immersed themselves into the world of spaceflight and exploration, gaining valuable insights into their future roles.
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Posted on Thursday June 15th, 2023 by Laura
Have you ever wondered how researchers test space equipment or conduct experiments in low gravity conditions before going to space? One way to achieve this is through parabolic flights, which offer short periods of reduced gravity. These flights started as a way to train astronauts, but now are mainly used for scientific experiments and testing new technologies.
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Posted on Tuesday June 6th, 2023 by julien
A critical design review occurred in April for the communications antenna ESA is supplying for NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) on the Gateway. Time to catch up with ESA’s Esprit project lead Luca Stagnaro on this milestone. Luca is responsible for both elements that make up Esprit, the Esprit HALO lunar communications system (known […]
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Posted on Wednesday May 17th, 2023 by Laura
A team of students and researchers are using virtual reality (VR) to bring ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander concept to life at the European Astronaut Centre. Argonaut is a lunar lander that will deliver scientific instruments and cargo to the Moon at the end of this decade. Interns and scientists involved in the simulations are part of ESA’s Extended Reality (XR) laboratory, German Aerospace Centre DLR and the Spaceship EAC initiative.
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Posted on Tuesday May 9th, 2023 by Laura
Are you passionate about human space exploration? Do you want to be a part of something truly out of this world? Look no further – this is your chance to support a space medicine project focused on radiation protection and contribute to the challenge of exploring new frontiers.
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Posted on Monday May 8th, 2023 by Laura
Every day is Earth Day. In April, ESA hosted a workshop as part of the ESA Earth Day 2023. The three-day event at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, promoted sustainability and the use of space in line with the UN sustainable development goals.
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Posted on Friday January 13th, 2023 by julien
Introducing the team that is designing and building the ESA modules for the lunar Gateway. Young Graduate Trainee and engineer Tatjana Mandil.
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Posted on Thursday October 20th, 2022 by Laura
Interns from various member states were invited to visit ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) at the end of September 2022 as despite landing an internship with ESA’s Space Medicine Team, they never got the opportunity to see the wonders of EAC due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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