Posted on Wednesday April 14th, 2021 by julien
Updated with new times and new target date for launch as weather conditions are unfavourable for the original 22 April launch date. French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is returning to the International Space Station on his second spaceflight. Called ‘Alpha’ the mission will see a European astronaut launch on a US spacecraft for the first […]
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Posted on Wednesday March 17th, 2021 by Ally
The latest episode of ESA Explores podcast series 'Time and Space' series is out now, with a focus on the launch of Europe's Columbus laboratory.
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Posted on Wednesday March 3rd, 2021 by Ally
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been assigned a second space mission and will fly to the International Space Station in spring 2022.
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Posted on Tuesday March 2nd, 2021 by julien
Watch the replay of the first conference for Crew-2.
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Posted on Saturday February 6th, 2021 by Ally
Saturday 6 February marks exactly one year since ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned from his second mission to the International Space Station. In that time, the world has changed significantly due to the spread of COVID-19. The Italian astronaut who would have usually shared his knowledge and experiences with European citizens in person, has […]
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Posted on Wednesday February 3rd, 2021 by Ally
The latest episode of ESA’s ESA Explores Time and Space podcast series is out now, taking listeners beyond SpaceLab to the start of the International Space Station era.
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Posted on Tuesday January 26th, 2021 by Ally
After more than a year of preparation and plan refinement, crew and ground teams are ready for a new era of connectivity between Europe and the International Space Station.
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Posted on Friday October 16th, 2020 by Annelies Van Dam
As any scientist will confirm, a huge part of doing science is being attentive. Making sure experiments run smoothly. Observing outcomes. Fine-tuning settings to the tiniest degree. With many different experiments running simultaneously on the Space Station, 400 kilometres above the earth, at a speed of roughly 28 000 km/h, attention to detail becomes an invaluable virtue.
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