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Simulating space on Earth for miniature satellite testing
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2025/05/Simulating_space_on_Earth_for_miniature_satellite_testing
Published: May 12, 2025 09:00
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Inside a spherical cagelike structure, a small platform slowly spins as if floating. A single, bright lamp illuminates the scene, simulating the Sun. This setup constitutes the European Space Agency’s brand new facility for the…
Proba-3 achieves precise formation flying
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba-3_achieves_precise_formation_flying
Published: May 8, 2025 08:05
For the first time, two spacecraft in orbit were aligned in formation with millimetre precision and maintained their relative position for several hours without any control from the ground.
‘ELOPE’ with ESA’s moon landing guidance competition
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/ELOPE_with_ESA_s_moon_landing_guidance_competition
Published: May 1, 2025 11:53
Mapping the descent of a lunar lander, using nothing but data from an ‘event camera’ – this is the next challenge presented to the space community by the European Space Agency’s Advanced Concepts Team (ACT).
Hovering over Europe’s flattest floor with AI
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Hovering_over_Europe_s_flattest_floor_with_AI
Published: April 24, 2025 11:26
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Hovering over Europe’s flattest floor with AI
Space technologies find new life on Earth
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Space_technologies_find_new_life_on_Earth
Published: April 16, 2025 15:10
Each year, cutting-edge technologies developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its complex missions and scientific discoveries find new life in applications used to benefit Earth and improve our daily lives.From 9–13 April, ESA was guest of honour…
Space Rider’s smart ALEK passes bumpy, noisy, shocking testing
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Space_Rider/Space_Rider_s_smart_ALEK_passes_bumpy_noisy_shocking_testing
Published: April 10, 2025 11:29
New ESA invention tested in a chamber of no echoes
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/New_ESA_invention_tested_in_a_chamber_of_no_echoes
Published: April 9, 2025 12:10
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New ESA invention tested in a chamber of no echoes
Smile meets Maxwell
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Smile_meets_Maxwell
Published: April 8, 2025 08:00
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Smile meets Maxwell
ESA shares space proposals with industry
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/ESA_shares_space_proposals_with_industry
Published: April 7, 2025 07:25
Europe’s space industry gathered at the European Space Agency (ESA) in the Netherlands on 3–4 April to gain insights into the future of space in Europe.
Firing up HENON’s engine
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/04/Firing_up_HENON_s_engine
Published: April 3, 2025 12:17
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Firing up HENON’s engine
Proba-3's first autonomous formation flight
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Proba-3/Proba-3_s_first_autonomous_formation_flight
Published: March 27, 2025 14:41
Two spacecraft flying as one – that is the goal of European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission. Earlier this week, the eclipse-maker moved a step closer to achieving that goal, as both spacecraft aligned with the Sun, maintaining their relative position for…
Hera asteroid mission tested self-driving technique at Mars
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_asteroid_mission_tested_self-driving_technique_at_Mars
Published: March 25, 2025 11:54
As ESA’s Hera planetary defence mission flew past planet Mars it autonomously locked onto dozens of impact craters and other prominent surface features to track them over time, in a full-scale test of the self-driving technology that the spacecraft will…
Inner space engineering
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/03/Inner_space_engineering
Published: March 21, 2025 12:50
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Inner space engineering