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A royal and presidential visit to ESA’s technical heart26 October 2012
A royal and presidential visit to ESA’s technical heart26 October 2012 As part of the Italian State visit to the Netherlands, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano toured ESA’s space research and technical centre on Wednesday.
Open Day at ESA’s technical centre attracts thousands of visitors08 October 2012 ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart, opened its doors to the public on Sunday, and the response was impressive. More than 8500 people visited over the course of the day – averaging one new visitor every 2.5 seconds.
Exciting things to see and do at ESTEC’s Open Day26 September 2012
Exciting things to see and do at ESTEC’s Open Day26 September 2012 ESTEC, Europe’s largest space centre, is opening its doors to the public on Sunday 7 October, with plenty of attractions and activities to educate and entertain – for full details just read on.
Europe’s space hub is opening gates to public14 September 2012
Europe’s space hub is opening gates to public14 September 2012 A rare chance is coming to glimpse the inner workings of Europe’s space activities. The largest space centre on the continent is opening its gates to the general public on 7 October, its first full-scale Open Day for nearly two decades.
Welcome home, André!31 August 2012
Welcome home, André!31 August 2012 In July, ESA astronaut André Kuipers landed on Earth after a bumpy ride in a Soyuz capsule. Yesterday, he landed by helicopter on the beach near ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands to loud applause from the large crowd gathered to welcome him ho...
Small GEO satellite platform lands at ESA28 August 2012
Small GEO satellite platform lands at ESA28 August 2012 After a careful four-day road trek from Switzerland, the first model of the Small GEO communications satellite platform has arrived at ESA for testing.
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