Posted on Friday August 27th, 2021 by Ally
Astronauts are preparing to welcome SpaceX’s 23rd Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station this weekend, complete with European hardware and experiments on board.
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Posted on Monday July 5th, 2021 by Ally
In the latest episode of ESA podcast ESA Explores we get to grips with the European Robotic Arm (ERA) that will be launched to the International Space Station this summer.
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Posted on Wednesday June 2nd, 2021 by Ally
Watch the replay of a question and answer session between ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker as Samantha prepares for her second flight to the International Space Station.
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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 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 Tuesday December 15th, 2020 by Ally
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has been assigned for his first flight to the International Space Station during a meeting of representatives from the USA, Russian, Japanese, Canadian and European space agencies at the beginning of December.
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Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2020 by Ally
Monday 2 November marks 20 years since the first crew took up residence on the International Space Station. Since then the football field-sized feat of engineering has hosted 26 European missions and supported over 2700 international experiments to improve life on Earth and in space.
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