ESTEC: ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centre
ESTEC: ESA’s Space Research and Technology Centre
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Rosetta Spacecraft at ESA’s ESTEC Test Centre
The road to humankind’s first rendezvous with a comet began at ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands. The pioneering Rosetta spacecraft and its Philae lander were tested in simulated space …
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ESA’s ESTEC Open Day 2017
The date is fixed: you are invited to visit ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands for its annual Open Day on Sunday, 8 October. The theme this year is Bringing …
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ESA’s Space Operations Centre – “Where missions come alive”
ESA’s European Space Operations Centre links people with spacecraft travelling to the frontiers of human knowledge. Our world is about systems, communication and exploration; our passion is for humanity’s voyages …
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See 2.8 million stars shine in one stunning image captured by ESAs Satellite Gaia
My god, it’s full of stars. A Gaia satellite image showing millions of Milky Way stars looks like an abstract glitter painting. Read Full Story:
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The ESA’s Asteroid Intercept Mission Video
The European Space Agency is planning to send an orbiter and an impactor to a nearby asteroid. The mission is called Don Quijote, and its tagline is “keeping the sky …
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Testing ESA’s Mercury mission
Europe’s Mercury mission is moved through ESA’s ESTEC Test Centre in this new video, positioning it for testing inside the largest vacuum chamber in Europe, for a trial by vacuum. …
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ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission: the reason why
ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission, currently under study for launch in 2020 and arrival in 2022, would be humanity’s first probe to a double asteroid system. Targeting an approximately 180-m diameter …
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First data from ESA’s Gaia mission
Launched in December 2013, Gaia is destined to create the most accurate map yet of the Milky Way. By making accurate measurements of the positions and motions of roughly 1% …
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ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes: an introduction
High above us, satellites are looking down at our Earth. This video provides an introduction to ESA’s Earth observation programmes. More about ESA’s Earth observation programmes on our website: This …
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