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ESA Space Engineering & Technology
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We’re back: Proba-3 ready for more science
Published: June 9, 2026 12:00
The Proba-3 mission’s Coronagraph spacecraft and its main scientific instrument, ASPIICS, are both at full health, ready to resume routine formation flying operations and deliver more breathtaking artificial eclipses.
ESA’s Prodex programme brings scientific research to space
Published: May 22, 2026 16:10
The launch of the 4DSpace-Daedalus mission in Norway is the latest success supported by Prodex, a European Space Agency (ESA) programme which enables highly skilled research institutes to partake in European space science activities and missions.
Stay space chemical compliant in the EU
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Business_with_ESA/Stay_space_chemical_compliant_in_the_EU
Published: May 21, 2026 08:10
On 2 June, the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold its free REACH workshop on chemical compliance in the space sector. This all-day event will be held at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, with an option to join online.
The young minds space-proofing ESA’s missions
Published: May 13, 2026 09:05
Assembling a spacecraft is a complicated process, and one that requires materials that are far from ordinary. To ensure the success of the European Space Agency’s missions, researchers in the Materials, Environments and Contamination Control Section…
Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration
Published: May 7, 2026 08:45
The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public.
Sensitive and sturdy
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/05/Sensitive_and_sturdy
Published: May 7, 2026 07:43
Image: Sensitive and sturdy
The great parachute bake-out
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/04/The_great_parachute_bake-out
Published: April 30, 2026 11:30
Image: The great parachute bake-out
Baking a parachute for Mars
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/04/Baking_a_parachute_for_Mars
Published: April 30, 2026 09:29
Video: 00:02:02 Watch ESA’s Mars chief engineer Albert Haldemann explain the sterilisation process of one of the parachutes of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission and why it matters.  Carefully wrapped inside a donut-shaped bag is a 35-m…
A new grip on space: electrostatic capture technology
Published: April 23, 2026 12:50
Image: A new grip on space: electrostatic capture technology
Plato aces space-like tests
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Plato/Plato_aces_space-like_tests
Published: April 23, 2026 08:00
The European Space Agency Plato mission has successfully completed a series of tough tests under space‑like conditions. With this accomplishment, the spacecraft is on track to lift off in early 2027 and begin its search for terrestrial planets.
SME Forum 2026 – Join ESA's annual consultation process
Published: April 15, 2026 09:15
Each year the European Space Agency (ESA) invites small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and midcaps to share their views and give feedback about topics which affect their work in the space sector.An SME Forum occurs as part of the SME and Midcap Days…