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August research on Space Station

As October nears, it is high time to look back  at the European research conducted on the International Space Station in August. While most were on holiday or enjoying the summer, science never stops in space… Illuminating radiation Thomas Pesquet with Lumina On 18 August ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet set up the Lumina experiment, which […]

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Matthias Maurer

European science en route to space

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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Thomas Pesquet

European science on the SpaceX Cargo Dragon-22

A look at the European cargo arriving at the International Space Station on SpaceX CRS-22

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Thomas Pesquet

A European in space – Thomas Pesquet in May

With ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet in space for his first full month, let’s look at what he has been doing on the International Space Station in May.

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International Space Station

European science on Space Station in February

The month of February saw astronauts and ground control work on maintaining and checking new hardware installed inside and out Europe’s Columbus laboratory. With a spacewalk in January to install the external commercial facility Bartolomeo and ColKa antenna, astronauts, and mission control set up the systems and troubleshoot – alongside all the regular European science. […]

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Moon

Internal radiation payload approved for the Gateway

A suite of radiation dosimeters is the latest scientific experiment approved for the Gateway, the next spacecraft to be assembled, inhabited and operated in the vicinity of the Moon.

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International Space Station

Business as (not so) usual on the Space Station

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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Science

Foams, meteors, muscle tone, and firing up the levitator – August Space Station science

While much of Europe was on holidays in August, it was business as usual on the International Space Station. European science continued to collect data on a range of topics looking to enhance space exploration and life on Earth.    Catching meteors Perseid showers captured by ESA’s meteor camera The Atmosphere–Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), located outside […]

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