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    News Archive

    30 Nov 2012 International Space Station salutes the Sun
    26 Nov 2012 EDRS space network ready to go ahead
    26 Nov 2012 EDRS space network ready to go ahead
    23 Nov 2012 EDRS space network ready to go ahead
    21 Nov 2012 Polish flag raised at ESA
    15 Nov 2012 Two days that decide Europe’s space future: a citizen’s briefing on ESA
    30 Oct 2012 Call for Media: ESA Council meeting at ministerial level to be held in Naples
    22 Oct 2012 ESA Science Programme’s new small satellite will study super-Earths
    18 Sep 2012 Dialling down the heat on ESA’s billion-star surveyor
    18 Sep 2012 Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
    17 Sep 2012 Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
    13 Sep 2012 YouTube SpaceLab winners watch their experiments live from space
    11 Sep 2012 Countdown: a month to go to Galileo’s next launch
    29 Aug 2012 YouTube SpaceLab winners to watch their experiments being performed live from space
    24 Aug 2012 Space bugs for blood testing – and more
    22 Aug 2012 Fourth Galileo satellite reaches French Guiana launch site
    12 Aug 2012 Proba-1 microsat snaps Olympic neighbourhood
    07 Aug 2012 MSG-3, Europe’s latest weather satellite, delivers first image
    07 Aug 2012 MSG-3, Europe’s latest weather satellite, delivers first image
    06 Aug 2012 ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars
    30 Jul 2012 Mission accomplished, GIOVE-B heads into deserved retirement
    12 Jul 2012 EDRS makes room for Hylas-3
    11 Jul 2012 Farnborough 2012: ‘Space, a new direction’
    10 Jul 2012 Visit ESA Business Incubation Centre at Farnborough airshow
    06 Jul 2012 Space for growth at Farnborough airshow
    06 Jul 2012 MSG-3 set to ensure quality of Europe’s weather service from geostationary orbit
    04 Jul 2012 Watch online: MSG-3 launch (UK)
    04 Jul 2012 Watch online: MSG-3 launch
    29 Jun 2012 Underwater jetpacks with Neemo
    22 Jun 2012 Call for Media: ESA at Farnborough international airshow
    21 Jun 2012 Via satellite: staying in touch at sea
    18 Jun 2012 ESA tests self-steering rover in ‘Mars’ desert
    11 Jun 2012 The pressure is on for aquanauts
    05 Jun 2012 Smooth moves: how space animates Hollywood
    04 Jun 2012 ESA missions gear up for transit of Venus
    30 May 2012 Tim scuba diving for space
    15 May 2012 Amateur astronomers boost ESA’s asteroid hunt
    09 May 2012 ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
    07 May 2012 Mission accomplished: Harwell reaches ten start-ups
    04 May 2012 Next Galileo satellites to launch after the summer
    02 May 2012 JUICE is Europe’s next large science mission
    27 Apr 2012 MetOp-B launch postponed
    27 Apr 2012 ESA contracts Astrium UK to build Solar Orbiter
    26 Apr 2012 ESA contracts Astrium UK to build Solar Orbiter
    19 Apr 2012 First payload ready for next batch of Galileo satellites
    17 Apr 2012 Tim gets his feet wet
    12 Apr 2012 Envisat services interrupted
    04 Apr 2012 Snapshots from space
    30 Mar 2012 Turn off the lights, André will be watching
    29 Mar 2012 Europe’s third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station
    28 Mar 2012 Follow the docking of ATV-3
    23 Mar 2012 Europe’s smart supply ship on its way to Space Station
    23 Mar 2012 Follow the launch of ATV-3
    18 Mar 2012 Call for Media: invitation to witness Galileo pass its space test
    14 Mar 2012 André Kuipers takes Earth Hour into orbit
    29 Feb 2012 ATV-3 set to provide ESA’s annual service to Space Station
    22 Feb 2012 Regional winners named in student Space Lab competition
    13 Feb 2012 ESA’s new Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight
    03 Feb 2012 Vega set for its inaugural flight
    02 Feb 2012 Eight more Galileo navsats agreed
    26 Jan 2012 Opening of UK site producing the heart of Galileo
    25 Jan 2012 Solar storm hits the Earth
    19 Jan 2012 European finalists selected in Space Lab student competition
    12 Jan 2012 Watch replay: ESA DG press briefing
    15 Dec 2011 ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
    25 Nov 2011 Space Lab student competition on YouTube attracts 5500 teams
    23 Nov 2011 ESA tracking station establishes contact with Russia’s Mars mission
    04 Nov 2011 Mars500 hatch opening - watch the replay
    04 Nov 2011 Conference on Space Policy for society and citizens
    04 Nov 2011 Watch online - Mars500 hatch opening
    28 Oct 2011 Vega getting ready for exploitation
    28 Oct 2011 Mars500 crew prepare to open the hatch
    21 Oct 2011 One Soyuz launcher, two Galileo satellites, three successes for Europe
    15 Oct 2011 First Soyuz ready for liftoff from French Guiana
    10 Oct 2011 ESA joins YouTube Space Lab student space competition
    04 Oct 2011 Dark and bright: ESA chooses next two science missions
    03 Oct 2011 Improving oil and gas drilling using space software
    21 Sep 2011 UK astronaut resurfaces from 'cave' training
    12 Sep 2011 First Galileo satellite touches down in French Guiana
    18 Aug 2011 First 3D video transmission live from space
    05 Aug 2011 Mars’ northern polar regions in transition
    08 Jul 2011 Last Space Shuttle mission launched
    27 Jun 2011 Do you want to call André in space?
    22 Jun 2011 Le Bourget contracts complete Galileo network
    21 Jun 2011 New ice thickness map of the Arctic unveiled
    16 Jun 2011 ESA pavilion at the 49th Paris Air & Space Show
    10 Jun 2011 ESA at the Paris Air Show relevant to the media
    09 Jun 2011 Rosetta comet probe enters hibernation in deep space
    08 Jun 2011 "ESA has been the peak of my career"
    03 Jun 2011 Rosetta to sleep through loneliest leg of comet mission
    01 Jun 2011 Shuttle STS-134 back from enhancing Space Station
    27 May 2011 Earth from Space: Airplanes and volcanic ash
    26 May 2011 Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud forecasts
    24 May 2011 Welcome home, Paolo!
    20 May 2011 Papal call to the Space Station
    16 May 2011 Last Shuttle with ESA astronaut lifts off to Space Station to hunt ‘dark matter’
    10 May 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour launch set for 16 May
    03 May 2011 Shuttle Endeavour launch no earlier than 10 May
    02 May 2011 Shuttle Endeavour launch no earlier than 8 May
    29 Apr 2011 Space station crew sends a message to royal couple
    28 Apr 2011 Watch the launch live
    08 Apr 2011 Tribute to Yuri Gagarin - 50th anniversary of the first man in space
    11 Mar 2011 Conference at RAeS: Yuri Gagarin's legacy
    02 Mar 2011 EGNOS navigation system begins serving Europe’s aircraft
    24 Feb 2011 Europe’s ATV supply ship docks safely with Space Station
    23 Feb 2011 Watch the docking of ATV Johannes Kepler live
    23 Feb 2011 Watch the docking of ATV Johannes Kepler live
    18 Jan 2011 Mission X kicks off in the UK
    03 Dec 2010 Breeding ground for young space spin-off firms
    26 Nov 2010 Hylas-1 in orbit brings Europe broadband from space
    12 Nov 2010 Space sector continues exceptional economic growth through the recession
    12 Nov 2010 Earth from Space: Island nations
    26 Oct 2010 Contract signing gives Galileo system its operators
    14 Oct 2010 UK teachers and students to benefit with launch of ESERO-UK
    09 Sep 2010 Talk on ESA and UK Space Agency
    21 Jul 2010 Wednesday 21 July: A successful Space day at Farnborough
    21 Jul 2010 Space Day at Farnborough air show
    21 Jul 2010 Second day of Farnborough Airshow
    21 Jul 2010 Farnborough Airshow 2010 - The story in pictures - Day 3
    20 Jul 2010 Farnborough Airshow 2010 - The story in pictures - Day 2
    19 Jul 2010 First day of Farnborough air show
    19 Jul 2010 First day of Farnborough air show
    19 Jul 2010 Farnborough Airshow 2010 - The story in pictures - Day 1
    19 Jul 2010 Farnborough International Air Show, Slideshow
    19 Jul 2010 Farnborough International Air Show, Slideshow
    13 Jul 2010 Call for Media: ESA at Farnborough air show, 19–25 July
    13 Jul 2010 Call for Media: ESA at Farnborough air show, 19–25 July
    12 Jul 2010 Tim Peake completes survival training in Sardinia
    07 Jul 2010 ESA at the Farnborough International Air Show, 19-25 July 2010
    17 Jun 2010 UK Chair for ESA Council
    24 Mar 2010 UK Space Agency announced
    16 Feb 2010 Phobos flyby season starts again
    08 Feb 2010 Node-3 and Cupola: European technology to complete the ISS
    26 Nov 2009 ESA supports the European launch of Oceans
    02 Nov 2009 Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit
    20 Oct 2009 Last visit home for ESA’s comet chaser
    26 Aug 2009 Water on Earth and in space – the ESA/UNICEF water quiz
    24 Aug 2009 A new space age for UK
    04 Aug 2009 Space technology helps find space, reduce pollution, and save money
    20 Jul 2009 ESA's Director General on Apollo 11 anniversary
    14 Jul 2009 Mission accomplished: 105-day Mars mission simulation ends in Moscow
    24 Jun 2009 Cassini finding hints at ocean within Saturn’s moon Enceladus
    22 Jun 2009 Take your classroom into space
    16 Jun 2009 ESA and Thales Alenia Space establish agreement for development of Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV)
    10 Jun 2009 Be part of a space mission: help ESA name next European mission to the ISS
    03 Jun 2009 Special ESA prize to be awarded in European Satellite Navigation Competition
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launch timeline
    22 Apr 2009 Fly your Thesis! 2011 call for proposals
    16 Apr 2009 How astronauts’ day-planner helps Dublin’s firefighters
    17 Mar 2009 ESA launches Earth Explorer mission GOCE
    02 Mar 2009 Three ESA Earth science missions move to next phase
    04 Feb 2009 March launch planned for ESA's gravity mission
    03 Feb 2009 COROT discovers smallest exoplanet yet, with a surface to walk on
    21 Jan 2009 Saving lives with satellite data
    15 Jan 2009 Satellite helps make transportation of dangerous waste safer
    05 Jan 2009 ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
    05 Jan 2009 Overview of ESA communication activities in 2009 relevant to the media
    17 Dec 2008 Science fiction – science fact: new 'Space-in-Bytes' video lesson
    27 Nov 2008 New ESA centre in United Kingdom
    25 Nov 2008 Fly your picture on the International Space Station - ESA announces the winners
    11 Nov 2008 ESA’s ‘treasure trove’ on YouTube
    30 Oct 2008 Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology
    23 Oct 2008 COROT directly sees ‘Sun-quakes’ in other stars for the first time
    03 Oct 2008 Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record
    03 Oct 2008 ATV: the next step
    19 Sep 2008 'Space' looks back at 4 years of programmes
    31 Jul 2008 ESA prepares for November's Ministerial Meeting
    17 Jul 2008 The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration
    11 Jul 2008 Cycles, eruptions and sunspots - exploring our Sun
    27 Jun 2008 Euronews - Jason 2 to monitor global climate changes
    13 Jun 2008 Crater expectations: privateers chase lunar prize
    10 Jun 2008 Fly your Thesis! - An Astronaut Experience
    16 May 2008 Attention job-seekers: astronauts wanted
    05 May 2008 Help wanted! ESA recruiting new European astronauts
    05 May 2008 Poland and ESA sign the Plan for European Cooperating State (PECS)
    02 May 2008 EuroNews looks at water and the Universe
    27 Apr 2008 ESA's most advanced navigation satellite launched
    18 Apr 2008 EuroNews - Proba: Big plans for ESA's mini satellites
    10 Apr 2008 ESA to recruit new European astronauts
    03 Apr 2008 Europe’s automated ship docks to the ISS
    17 Mar 2008 New portrait of Earth shows land cover as never before
    09 Mar 2008 Europe launches its first resupply ship to the ISS
    14 Feb 2008 Take your classroom into space
    07 Feb 2008 Europe’s Columbus laboratory leaves Earth
    23 Jan 2008 ESOC hosts visit from UK science minister
    18 Jan 2008 BepiColombo industrial contract signed
    03 Jan 2008 ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
    02 Jan 2008 Overview of ESA communication activities in 2008 relevant to the media
    28 Nov 2007 Venus: Earth’s twin planet?
    23 Nov 2007 ESA and Inmarsat sign innovative Alphasat satellite contract
    08 Nov 2007 Rosetta closes in on Earth – a second time
    08 Nov 2007 Rosetta closes in on Earth – a second time
    05 Nov 2007 Setting stars reveal planetary secrets
    23 Oct 2007 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Node 2 module head for ISS
    17 Oct 2007 UK takes over helm of International Charter
    25 Sep 2007 SOHO's new catch: its first officially periodic comet
    14 Sep 2007 Lift-off for Foton microgravity mission
    04 Sep 2007 ‘Heart’ of Herschel to be presented to media
    01 Aug 2007 Interplanetary networking: ESA’s Mars Express will keep an eye on NASA’s Phoenix
    24 Jul 2007 Name and designer logo revealed for Paolo Nespoli’s Shuttle mission to the ISS
    11 Jul 2007 Water, water everywhere - on an extrasolar planet
    05 Jul 2007 Relaunch of European Space Incubators Network
    19 Jun 2007 ESA seeks candidates for simulated 'Missions to Mars' in 2008/2009
    18 Jun 2007 ESA and NASA sign agreement on James Webb Space Telescope and LISA Pathfinder
    15 Jun 2007 First ATV leaves Europe to prepare for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
    31 May 2007 Celebrating space with ESA in Paris
    31 May 2007 Space-inspired garden takes top prize at UK's Chelsea Garden Show
    30 May 2007 From the Earth to … the Earth, with ESA, at 'Le Bourget 2007'
    22 May 2007 Europe’s Space Policy becomes a reality today (4th Space Council)
    17 May 2007 Improving security through satellite telecommunications
    16 May 2007 A giant leap for space activities in Europe
    10 May 2007 Hyper-accurate clocks – the beating heart of Galileo
    09 May 2007 Royal visit for ISS crew
    26 Apr 2007 A step closer to a European Space Policy
    11 Apr 2007 Scientists meet to review Envisat results after 5 years of operations
    29 Mar 2007 ESA signs arrangement with New Zealand on tracking station
    29 Mar 2007 London asthma sufferers get space-based help
    28 Mar 2007 Small GEO Platform contract signed
    20 Mar 2007 First greenhouse gas animations produced using Envisat SCIAMACHY data
    19 Mar 2007 Take a closer look at our planet at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris
    16 Mar 2007 European astronauts 'on stage' in Rome on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Rome Treaties
    15 Mar 2007 Mars Express radar gauges water quantity around Mars’ south pole
    12 Mar 2007 Business opportunities in Space
    09 Mar 2007 SMART-1's bridge to the future exploration of the Moon
    05 Mar 2007 GIOVE-A2 to secure the Galileo programme
    05 Mar 2007 Huygens landing site to be named after Hubert Curien
    02 Mar 2007 Agreement between ESA and the European Maritime Safety Agency signed today
    01 Mar 2007 ESA contribution to International Polar Year 2007-2008
    26 Feb 2007 Official opening of the Soyuz launch base construction site in French Guiana
    25 Feb 2007 Rosetta comet-chaser takes a close look at planet Mars
    16 Feb 2007 Media event at ESOC: closest encounter between ESA's comet chaser Rosetta and Mars
    15 Feb 2007 Rosetta correctly lined up for critical Mars swingby
    13 Feb 2007 ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS
    02 Feb 2007 Sophisticated ESA space weather tool under development
    16 Jan 2007 Planck satellite to be presented to media
    05 Jan 2007 Press conference with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter after his mission to the ISS
    04 Jan 2007 ESA Director General meets the Press
    04 Jan 2007 Overview of ESA communication activities in 2007 relevant to the media
    22 Dec 2006 ESA’s pair of astronauts back on Earth
    19 Dec 2006 ESA polls stakeholders to inform its long-term exploration strategy
    19 Dec 2006 Europe looks forward to COROT launch
    14 Dec 2006 New Director of Resources Management named at ESA
    13 Dec 2006 ESA’s London workshop discusses skill-sharing scheme to boost SMEs into space
    13 Dec 2006 Mars Express scientists find a different Mars underneath
    10 Dec 2006 ESA’s Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang reaches orbit
    05 Dec 2006 Explore planet Earth in near-real time
    30 Nov 2006 Successful firing of Vega’s first-stage motor in Kourou
    30 Nov 2006 ESA’s first Swedish astronaut to fly to the ISS
    16 Nov 2006 European Space Agency and Google Earth showcase our planet
    14 Nov 2006 Help to shape Europe’s future in space – A public competition
    10 Nov 2006 Bringing satellite broadband to Britain
    31 Oct 2006 New Hubble Servicing Mission to upgrade instruments
    23 Oct 2006 ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang gets ready for next Shuttle mission - Opening of media accreditation for NASA sites
    23 Oct 2006 ESA’s small Proba satellite celebrates five years in space
    19 Oct 2006 Europe’s new MetOp weather satellite reaches polar orbit
    18 Sep 2006 Space, defence and European security discussed at Europe’s spaceport
    03 Sep 2006 Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon
    16 Aug 2006 Europe rediscovers the Moon with SMART-1
    28 Jul 2006 ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter’s 3 August spacewalk from the ISS
    21 Jul 2006 Farnborough International Airshow 2006
    20 Jul 2006 ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel assigned to European Columbus laboratory mission to the ISS
    18 Jul 2006 German Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold live in-flight call with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter on board the ISS
    06 Jul 2006 ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter reports for duty onboard the ISS
    06 Jul 2006 A journey of space discovery at the Farnborough International Air Show
    06 Jul 2006 Joint crew press conference at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, with ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter onboard the ISS
    04 Jul 2006 ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter on his way to his new home in space
    27 Jun 2006 ESA donates mosaic of global images taken by Envisat to United Nations
    26 Jun 2006 Vega's second stage motor roars to life
    19 Jun 2006 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli assigned to crew for Shuttle flight STS-120
    17 Jun 2006 First ESA long-duration mission onboard the ISS given 1 July start
    24 May 2006 World fire maps now available online in near-real time
    15 May 2006 Contract for the innovative flexible broadband satellite HYLAS
    08 May 2006 Europe Day - win a poster from ESA
    24 Apr 2006 European Columbus laboratory for ISS ready for delivery
    20 Apr 2006 ERS-2 helps detect massive rivers under Antarctica
    11 Apr 2006 Europe scores new planetary success: Venus Express enters orbit around the Hothouse Planet
    07 Apr 2006 ESA’s Venus Express to reach final destination
    06 Apr 2006 SSETI Express nominated for 'Space Oscar'
    31 Mar 2006 Venus within ESA probe reach
    27 Mar 2006 Mission control team readies for Venus arrival
    23 Mar 2006 European Robotics under the spotlight
    17 Mar 2006 600 metre frieze of planet Earth around UNESCO
    15 Mar 2006 NASA announces new window for next Space Shuttle mission
    02 Mar 2006 ISS Heads of Agency meet at Kennedy Space Center
    24 Feb 2006 ESA confirms CryoSat recovery mission
    24 Feb 2006 ESA pays tribute to former Director General Antonio Rodotà
    23 Feb 2006 First long-duration mission for an ESA astronaut onboard the ISS
    22 Feb 2006 ESA joins forces with Japan on new infrared sky surveyor
    09 Feb 2006 Opening of media accreditation for next Shuttle mission at NASA
    13 Jan 2006 The Huygens landing:
    one year on
    04 Jan 2006 ESA Director General meets the Press
    03 Jan 2006 Overview of ESA communication activities in 2006 relevant to the media
    28 Dec 2005 First Galileo satellite on orbit to demonstrate key technologies
    21 Dec 2005 Europe’s newest Meteosat launches on Solstice Night
    21 Dec 2005 Possible evidence found for Beagle 2 location
    16 Dec 2005 Postponement of GIOVE-A launch
    14 Dec 2005 Meteosat Second Generation-2: watch the launch live
    13 Dec 2005 First member of Galileo satellite family to be launched on 26 December - Follow the launch live
    12 Dec 2005 Envisat sees smoke from Europe's worst peacetime fire
    08 Dec 2005 Paving the way for women to Mars: the last WISE volunteers back on their feet
    06 Dec 2005 European Ministers deliberate on discovery and competitiveness
    05 Dec 2005 ESA Council meeting at ministerial level
    01 Dec 2005 IMPRESS project: first in-flight results onboard Texus sounding rocket
    28 Nov 2005 Global Monitoring for Environment and Security is main issue for Third Space Council
    21 Nov 2005 ESA ‘Huygens and Mars Express’ science highlights - Call to press
    16 Nov 2005 Conference on near Earth objects
    15 Nov 2005 The SURE project, a new opportunity for European research in space
    14 Nov 2005 ESA Council meeting at ministerial level: Berlin, 5 - 6 December 2005
    09 Nov 2005 First Galileo satellites named 'GIOVE'
    09 Nov 2005 Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteries
    07 Nov 2005 Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet
    27 Oct 2005 First Galileo satellite to be presented at ESA/ESTEC
    27 Oct 2005 First Galileo satellite to be presented at ESA/ESTEC
    27 Oct 2005 ESA signs contract with Dutch Space to prepare the European Robotic Arm for its launch on Proton
    27 Oct 2005 First Internet-built student satellite successfully launched
    21 Oct 2005 Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet
    18 Oct 2005 Venus Express ready for lift-off
    08 Oct 2005 CryoSat launch
    08 Oct 2005 CryoSat Mission lost due to launch failure
    04 Oct 2005 Broadband access supports tsunami relief efforts
    04 Oct 2005 WISE bed-rest study: second campaign under way
    04 Oct 2005 UK Science Minister looking forward to CryoSat results
    03 Oct 2005 Health of coral reefs detected from orbit
    29 Sep 2005 CryoSat ready to be launched
    26 Sep 2005 ESA selects targets for asteroid-deflecting mission Don Quijote
    13 Sep 2005 Calling all radio amateurs
    01 Sep 2005 Breath of the dragon: ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China's air quality
    12 Aug 2005 High level of activity at the ESTEC Test Centre
    10 Aug 2005 From ‘macro’ to ‘micro’ – turbulence seen by Cluster
    14 Jul 2005 Cluster spacecraft reach greatest separation at fifth anniversary
    13 Jul 2005 ESA awaits Space Shuttle’s return to flight
    07 Jul 2005 Competitors in the Tour de France tracked by satellite
    05 Jul 2005 Broadband access for remote areas in the UK
    01 Jul 2005 International Fleet Review viewed from space
    23 Jun 2005 German Chair for ESA Council
    22 Jun 2005 Mars Express radar ready to work
    21 Jun 2005 Deep Impact: to the heart of a comet with Europe’s contribution
    20 Jun 2005 Results of life sciences research in space to be presented in Cologne
    17 Jun 2005 Street-level London air pollution warnings coming via mobile phones
    16 Jun 2005 Development of Alphabus, the new line of platforms for high-power satellites
    16 Jun 2005 Female volunteers prepare for a second 'bedrest'
    13 Jun 2005 ESA specialists at Le Bourget
    08 Jun 2005 Titan's volcano may release methane
    07 Jun 2005 Green light for the deployment of the second MARSIS boom
    07 Jun 2005 Further steps towards a European space policy (2nd Space Council)
    01 Jun 2005 New Director for External Relations takes up duty today
    31 May 2005 ESA turns 30! A successful track record for Europe in space
    31 May 2005 European experiments successfully launched aboard Foton spacecraft
    20 May 2005 Developing a cultural policy for the International Space Station
    19 May 2005 Women rising to the challenge of weightlessness
    13 May 2005 Crossing Africa with EGNOS
    11 May 2005 First MARSIS boom successfully deployed
    28 Apr 2005 ESA astronaut to carry out first European long-duration mission on the ISS
    25 Apr 2005 Soyuz TMA-5 landing with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori marks completion of European Eneide Mission
    21 Apr 2005 Thalys train to pilot high-speed Internet access to passengers
    17 Apr 2005 Soyuz TMA-6 with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori arrives at the ISS
    15 Apr 2005 ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori embarks on his second Soyuz mission to the ISS
    08 Apr 2005 Europe goes back to Mars
    08 Apr 2005 Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 media briefing - 19 April 2005
    06 Apr 2005 Fourth European Conference on Space Debris to address key issues
    24 Mar 2005 "Back to the future": countdown to Shuttle return to flight
    22 Mar 2005 Aurora: Mars mission options - Press briefing in London
    21 Mar 2005 Space debris: assessing the risk
    21 Mar 2005 WISE study starts in Toulouse: 60 days of bed-rest for terrestrial female astronauts
    03 Mar 2005 European communication equipment for the ATV and the Eneide mission reaches the ISS
    23 Feb 2005 ESA's comet chaser to fly by Earth
    17 Feb 2005 Benefits of space for all citizens
    16 Feb 2005 Science from Mars Express after one year in orbit
    08 Feb 2005 Green light for deployment of ESA's Mars Express radar
    03 Feb 2005 Publication of ESA/UK Commission of Inquiry into Beagle 2
    01 Feb 2005 Earth & Space Week 2005: Celebrating our planet while reaching for the stars
    27 Jan 2005 Heads of Space Agencies meet in Montreal on 26 January 2005
    21 Jan 2005 Seeing, touching and smelling the extraordinarily Earth-like world of Titan
    18 Jan 2005 More of Titan’s secrets to be unveiled on 21 January
    14 Jan 2005 Europe reaches new frontier – Huygens lands on Titan
    10 Jan 2005 ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
    05 Jan 2005 Overview of ESA communication activities in 2005 relevant to the media
    25 Dec 2004 Huygens begins its final journey into the unknown
    16 Dec 2004 Fun for kids – big and small
    09 Dec 2004 Travelling to Mars in your dreams?
    07 Dec 2004 Second space Christmas for ESA: Huygens to begin its final journey to Titan
    03 Dec 2004 ESA astronaut goes underwater to test European Robotic Arm
    02 Dec 2004 Saturn mission to benefit Earth
    18 Nov 2004 First 'Space Council' to set course towards a European Space Programme
    16 Nov 2004 Europe reaches the Moon
    11 Nov 2004 Key role for UK as probe nears Moon destination
    09 Nov 2004 BBC's Space Odyssey
    05 Nov 2004 Europe reaches the Moon
    02 Nov 2004 MSG-4 contract means sunny outlook for European weather forecasting
    28 Oct 2004 Enter the Planetary Society's Cassini-Huygens art contest
    27 Oct 2004 Cassini-Huygens makes successful Titan fly-by
    22 Oct 2004 Three years of Proba, the 'smart' satellite that runs itself
    21 Oct 2004 ESA looking for more European women to volunteer for WISE bed-rest study in Toulouse next year
    20 Oct 2004 Scientists complete experiments in the Arctic before CryoSat launch
    19 Oct 2004 Built via the internet, student satellite coming to life at ESA-ESTEC
    18 Oct 2004 Last ion engine thrust puts SMART-1 on the right track for its Moon encounter
    11 Oct 2004 Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
    01 Oct 2004 Lord Sainsbury announces UK commitment to next phase of Europe Aurora Space Plan
    30 Sep 2004 Venus Express Italian Day on 4 October
    27 Sep 2004 SMART-1 celebrates its first year in space
    24 Sep 2004 ESA at the International Astronautical Congress in Vancouver
    23 Sep 2004 ESA gives green light to funding for GMES
    21 Sep 2004 Space-tech at the Paralympics
    20 Sep 2004 Water and methane maps overlap on Mars: a new clue?
    09 Sep 2004 “Newton in Space” – youngsters from Germany, Ireland and Spain star with ESA astronaut in a film for schools
    09 Sep 2004 The billion-pixel camera
    07 Sep 2004 First European Space Policy Institute Director
    07 Sep 2004 Satellites guide aid workers sinking water wells for African refugees
    03 Sep 2004 Students ride zero-g roller coaster
    30 Aug 2004 A room with a view for the International Space Station: Completion of the Cupola observation module
    24 Aug 2004 Space houses on Earth
    23 Aug 2004 Scientists meet to review Envisat results after two and a half years of operations
    10 Aug 2004 Relays from Mars demonstrate international interplanetary networking
    03 Aug 2004 Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
    30 Jul 2004 Space at the Farnborough Air Show
    30 Jul 2004 Satellite navigation could make Olympic Games safer
    26 Jul 2004 Second Double Star satellite successfully launched
    23 Jul 2004 The best view of the Tour is from space
    23 Jul 2004 International Space Station Heads of Agency Meeting
    23 Jul 2004 Forecasters and new meteo satellites
    21 Jul 2004 International cooperation key to future success in space
    21 Jul 2004 Ship-sinking monster waves revealed by ESA satellites
    19 Jul 2004 Galileo moves forward
    15 Jul 2004 Space tech captures toxic micro-organisms
    13 Jul 2004 Telemedicine via satellite – the way forward
    09 Jul 2004 ESA signs 1 billion Euro contract with EADS Space Transportation to start operations of European elements of ISS
    08 Jul 2004 Linking with the future
    06 Jul 2004 A control centre in Italy for EGNOS, the first European satellite navigation system
    05 Jul 2004 Mapping the Galaxy, and watching our backyard
    02 Jul 2004 Space at the Farnborough Air Show
    01 Jul 2004 Cassini-Huygens enters orbit around the ringed planet
    29 Jun 2004 Cassini-Huygens due to arrive at Saturn
    24 Jun 2004 Accession by Greece to the ESA Convention – Signing ceremony postponed
    23 Jun 2004 Cassini-Huygens nears insertion into Saturn’s orbit
    22 Jun 2004 Greece to sign agreement on accession to ESA Convention
    03 Jun 2004 A 'Swarm' of satellites for a unique look inside the Earth
    02 Jun 2004 1001 schools register with Eduspace
    26 May 2004 Rosetta's scientific 'first' - observation of Comet Linear
    26 May 2004 Cassini-Huygens approaching Saturn and Titan
    24 May 2004 Lessons learnt from Beagle 2 and plans to implement recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry
    20 May 2004 Beagle 2: lessons learned and the way forward
    13 May 2004 StarTiger to roar in Finland
    12 May 2004 Ariane 5 and Soyuz to launch two Australian satellites from the Guiana Space Centre
    04 May 2004 ESA's miniature Earth observer put to many uses
    03 May 2004 Luxembourg to sign agreement on accession to ESA Convention
    30 Apr 2004 A journey into space at the Berlin Air and Space Show
    30 Apr 2004 Successful European DELTA mission concludes with Soyuz landing
    28 Apr 2004 Music video channel via satellite
    27 Apr 2004 Enter the Dragon: ESA and China's joint Earth watch begins
    21 Apr 2004 DELTA mission and ESA astronaut dock with ISS
    19 Apr 2004 DELTA mission heading to ISS with Dutch ESA astronaut
    15 Apr 2004 ESA consults European science community on candidate Earth Explorer missions
    14 Apr 2004 Proof of a warming world is written on water
    07 Apr 2004 Follow the DELTA launch and docking with the ISS from one of ESA's establishments
    31 Mar 2004 Space technologies aid solar-powered global flight bid
    30 Mar 2004 Mars Express confirms methane in the Martian atmosphere
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    27 Feb 2004 Rosetta launch delayed for technical reasons
    25 Feb 2004 ISS to receive experimental figurehead during spacewalk
    23 Feb 2004 Once a myth, now an object of study
    23 Feb 2004 ESA prepares mission to search for life on Mars
    17 Feb 2004 ESA's Rosetta comet chaser ready for lift-off
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    11 Feb 2004 UK and ESA announce Beagle 2 inquiry
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    05 Feb 2004 Europe set to fly higher still
    05 Feb 2004 Espresso Education receives BETT award
    03 Feb 2004 The Rosetta space probe’s long trek to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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    29 Jan 2004 Successful Progress launch paves the way for further scientific utilisation of the ISS by Europe
    26 Jan 2004 Rosetta – a new target to solve planetary mysteries
    19 Jan 2004 First spectacular results from Mars Express
    07 Jan 2004 Mars Express: no signal from Beagle 2 so far
    07 Jan 2004 ESA Director General to meet the press in Paris
    07 Jan 2004 Main press and communication activities for 2004
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    30 Dec 2003 Mars Express scheduled orbit change
    27 Dec 2003 Scientists and engineers still waiting to hear from Beagle 2 on Mars
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    15 Oct 2003 ESA Director General salutes China’s first human space flight
    09 Oct 2003 Follow the Cervantes launch and docking with the ISS
    08 Oct 2003 Euro from Space - a unique ESA initiative to support the ISS Education Programme
    08 Oct 2003 Europe goes to Mars
    28 Sep 2003 SMART-1 leaves Earth on a long journey to the Moon
    26 Sep 2003 ZARM Drop Tower becomes ESA External Facility
    24 Sep 2003 ESA’s SMART-1 satellite ready for lift-off
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    28 Aug 2003 ESA Director General comments on Columbia Accident Investigation Board report
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    28 Aug 2003 ESA contributes to development of Digital and Electronic Cinema in Europe
    25 Aug 2003 Close encounters with Mars
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    05 Aug 2003 SMART-1: the lunar adventure begins
    25 Jul 2003 Sign up now for new ISS Education Kit
    22 Jul 2003 Golden legacy for ESA's observatory
    18 Jul 2003 ESA to build a deep space ground station in Cebreros (Spain)
    17 Jul 2003 Farewell to the Earth and the Moon - ESA's Mars Express successfully tests its instruments
    16 Jul 2003 Satellites will join search for source of Ebola virus
    16 Jul 2003 Busy weeks ahead for high-flying students
    11 Jul 2003 Galileo: contracts for the first satellites
    09 Jul 2003 Searching for the 'real' waterworld
    08 Jul 2003 article removed
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    24 Jun 2003 Europeans say 'Yes' to a strong Europe in space
    02 Jun 2003 Mars Express en route for the Red Planet
    30 May 2003 Mars Express — how to be fastest to the Red Planet
    27 May 2003 Securing Europe’s access to space, now and for the future
    26 May 2003 Galileo becomes a reality for Europe
    21 May 2003 Follow the Mars Express launch from one of ESA’s establishments
    21 May 2003 European leaders discuss the future of space technology
    20 May 2003 ESA's Cluster solves an auroral puzzle
    20 May 2003 Mars Express – ESA sets ambitious goals for the first European mission to Mars
    13 May 2003 Space applications: serving the citizens of Europe
    05 May 2003 ESA's Mars Express ready for launch
    22 Apr 2003 Challenge to European designers: use space to make space
    09 Apr 2003 Media invitation from PPARC: The science of Mars Express and Beagle 2
    07 Apr 2003 Reply Form
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    07 Mar 2003 British schools are using satellites
    11 Feb 2003 Space camera blazes new terahertz trails
    10 Jan 2003 Call for press: Status of the Rosetta mission
    08 Jan 2003 Rosetta – a comet ride to solve planetary mysteries
    19 Nov 2002 Europe and Space debris - invitation to the Press
    30 Oct 2002 ESA’s Belgian astronaut on way to Space Station in new Soyuz spacecraft
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    17 Oct 2002 Europe opens a window onto a violent Universe
    07 Oct 2002 ESA's Integral satellite ready for liftoff from Baikonur
    08 Aug 2002 Space technology and its earthly uses
    03 Jul 2002 Proba images available on web
    02 Jul 2002 UK science minister inaugurates Star Tiger project
    05 Jun 2002 Star Tiger to unveil submillimetre wave secrets
    03 Jun 2002 Spectrometer grant very Wellcome in the search for life
    28 Mar 2002 The first Envisat check-up on the Earth
    01 Mar 2002 Europe’s environmental eye soars into orbit
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    04 Jan 2002 European space events for 2002
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    19 Nov 2001 The Edinburgh Ministerial Council: Programmes and budgets
    15 Nov 2001 Space serving European citizens
    25 Sep 2001 See Mars the easy way... in Paris!
    04 Sep 2000 Satellite applications showcased on Telecom stand at Farnborough
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