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    19 Dec 2012 Malargüe station inauguration
    14 Dec 2012 ESA’s powerful new tracking station ready for service
    10 Dec 2012 About space debris
    10 Dec 2012 Space debris hazards spotlighted at conference
    02 Dec 2012 ISS operations
    02 Dec 2012 Launch update
    01 Dec 2012 Hubble operations
    28 Nov 2012 Going north – where space weather is felt and seen
    26 Nov 2012 Fostering Curiosity: Mars Express relays rocky images
    16 Nov 2012 GOCE’s second mission improving gravity map
    15 Nov 2012 Global workshop to spotlight ESA’s ground station expertise
    09 Nov 2012 Europe spotlights space weather hazards
    31 Oct 2012 Giant tracking station readies for operation
    17 Oct 2012 Using space internet to control robots
    16 Oct 2012 Join Europe’s space conversation
    15 Oct 2012 ESA deploys first orbital debris test radar in Spain
    12 Oct 2012 Lost asteroid rediscovered with a little help from ESA
    03 Oct 2012 Mission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
    29 Sep 2012 ATV undocked
    26 Sep 2012 ATV undocking postponed
    25 Sep 2012 ATV-3 set for overnight undocking
    21 Sep 2012 ESA hands over control of the Metop-B weather satellite to EUMETSAT
    20 Sep 2012 So long… and thanks for all the oxygen
    17 Sep 2012 Europe’s second polar-orbiting weather satellite is aloft
    17 Sep 2012 Live: launch of MetOp-B
    12 Sep 2012 European industry develops space safety radar
    07 Sep 2012 Weather satellite to be delivered in orbit to Eumetsat
    07 Sep 2012 YouTube SpaceLab winners to watch their experiments live from space
    06 Aug 2012 ESA spacecraft records crucial NASA signals from Mars
    03 Aug 2012 Mars Express marks the spot for Curiosity landing
    03 Aug 2012 Replay: Mars Express tracking NASA Mars landing
    03 Aug 2012 Timeline: ESA spacecraft and station track critical arrival at Mars
    27 Jul 2012 Call for Media: Mars Express supports NASA’s Curiosity landing
    25 Jul 2012 ESA's Mars Express supports dramatic landing on Mars
    19 Jul 2012 Aurora Australis over Concordia station 18 July
    16 Jul 2012 ESA hands over weather satellite for operations
    10 Jul 2012 ESA’s Clean Space targets orbital debris and greener environment
    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
    03 Jul 2012 ESA’s mission control ready for MSG-3 launch
    29 Jun 2012 Sentinel mission control taking shape
    28 Jun 2012 New launch date confirmed for Metop-B
    25 Jun 2012 Coordinating radio waves that carry space data
    20 Jun 2012 Global workshop assesses asteroid 2011 AG5
    19 Jun 2012 ESA to catch laser beam from Moon mission
    18 Jun 2012 Global meeting highlights innovation for space operations
    04 Jun 2012 ESA missions gear up for transit of Venus
    25 May 2012 Future Space Station crew train to control rover from orbit
    14 May 2012 ‘Eye operation’ puts Proba-1 back in business
    14 May 2012 Amateur astronomers boost ESA’s asteroid hunt
    09 May 2012 ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
    07 May 2012 Terraforming a landscape for a robotic rover
    24 Apr 2012 MetOp-B mission control team image gallery
    20 Apr 2012 Investigation on Envisat continues
    20 Apr 2012 Innovative nanosat will test space software
    13 Apr 2012 Designing the interplanetary web
    12 Apr 2012 Envisat services interrupted
    03 Apr 2012 Busy first days for ATV Edoardo Amaldi
    29 Mar 2012 ATV-3 docking highlight video
    29 Mar 2012 Europe’s third cargo vehicle docks with the Space Station
    28 Mar 2012 Follow the docking of ATV-3
    28 Mar 2012 Follow the docking of ATV-3
    26 Mar 2012 ATV music video: Back at the ISS
    26 Mar 2012 Artemis: the ATV whisperer
    23 Mar 2012 Europe’s smart supply ship on its way to Space Station
    22 Mar 2012 REPLAY: ATV-3 launch webcast
    21 Mar 2012 Crucial first steps in ATV’s orbital journey
    21 Mar 2012 ATV Edoardo Amaldi set for liftoff
    16 Mar 2012 Solar flares over, Venus Express restarts science investigations
    15 Mar 2012 Near-miss asteroid will return next year
    09 Mar 2012 Docking date for ATV-3 with Space Station
    08 Mar 2012 SSA video report
    08 Mar 2012 Large solar flares generate geomagnetic storm
    05 Mar 2012 Solar flare pushes plasma cloud toward Earth
    02 Mar 2012 ATV launch delayed
    01 Mar 2012 Happy birthday, Envisat
    20 Feb 2012 SpaceTweetup to highlight ATV mission
    16 Feb 2012 Fifth ATV named after Georges Lemaître
    08 Feb 2012 Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station
    07 Feb 2012 MSG ground controllers plug into satellite for live test
    25 Jan 2012 Space debris experts confirm estimate for Phobos–Grunt reentry
    24 Jan 2012 Solar storm heading toward Earth
    12 Jan 2012 ESA coordinates international satellite reentry campaign
    15 Dec 2011 First laser measurements of Europe's Galileo satellites made from Chile
    13 Dec 2011 ESA signs contract for Space Station support
    08 Dec 2011 Lifting of giant deep space antenna complete
    08 Dec 2011 Lifting of giant deep space antenna complete
    07 Dec 2011 ESA responds to Phobos-Grunt tracking request
    02 Dec 2011 ESA suspends tracking support to Russian Mars mission
    02 Dec 2011 ESA's space weather station Proba-2 tracks stormy Sun
    30 Nov 2011 Malargüe tracking station powered up
    29 Nov 2011 Keeping watch on our seething Sun
    25 Nov 2011 ESA station unable to establish new link with Phobos-Grunt
    24 Nov 2011 Mars Express steadily returns to routine operation
    24 Nov 2011 ESA station keeps contact with Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt
    23 Nov 2011 ESA tracking station establishes contact with Russia’s Mars mission
    23 Nov 2011 ESA tracking station establishes contact with Russia's Phobos Mars mission
    22 Nov 2011 Redu trains big dish on Galileo satellites
    07 Nov 2011 Proba-1 charting Earth’s radiation belts for a decade
    04 Nov 2011 Galileo satellites handed over to control centre in Germany
    28 Oct 2011 A global discussion: directions for space science research
    21 Oct 2011 One Soyuz launcher, two Galileo satellites, three successes for Europe
    21 Oct 2011 Replay: Soyuz - Galileo IOV launch 21 October 2011
    21 Oct 2011 Watch online: Galileo IOV separation phase
    20 Oct 2011 Soyuz - Galileo IOV launch delayed
    18 Oct 2011 Joint ESA/CNES team leads initial Galileo operations
    17 Oct 2011 CryoSat rocking and rolling
    12 Oct 2011 Amateur skywatchers help space hazards team
    10 Oct 2011 ROSAT mission
    05 Oct 2011 European experts gather at space hazards seminar
    05 Oct 2011 SSA Preparatory Programme highlighted in ESA Bulletin
    27 Sep 2011 European experts follow satellite reentry
    18 Sep 2011 Space Sunday in Cologne - watch the replay
    16 Sep 2011 REPLAY: Webcast from Space Sunday at EAC/DLR Cologne
    18 September 11:00-17:30 CEST
    14 Sep 2011 Astronauts and more: join us at German Aerospace Day on Sunday
    12 Sep 2011 ERS satellite missions complete after 20 years
    08 Sep 2011 Warsaw conference to spotlight Space Situational Awareness
    05 Sep 2011 REPLAY: André Kuipers media event
    Part 2 - update on Soyuz and mission name
    05 Sep 2011 REPLAY: André Kuipers media event
    5 September 15:00-17:00 CEST
    05 Sep 2011 Watch the replay of today's media event from EAC with André Kuipers
    31 Aug 2011 Progress 44 accident and its consequences for Space Station
    31 Aug 2011 Call for Media: ESA presents André Kuipers mission to Space Station
    26 Aug 2011 ATV Edoardo Amaldi arrives in Kourou
    28 Jul 2011 Lowering of ERS-2 orbit continues
    27 Jul 2011 New uses for Space Station
    27 Jul 2011 First joint European Space Tweetup in Cologne
    12 Jul 2011 Celebrating 10 years of Artemis
    30 Jun 2011 'Dirty hack' restores Cluster mission from near loss
    29 Jun 2011 Driving a robot from Space Station
    21 Jun 2011 The end for ATV Johannes Kepler
    20 Jun 2011 Johannes Kepler seen from the ISS after undocking
    20 Jun 2011 Johannes Kepler has left the Station
    17 Jun 2011 ATV preparing for fiery destruction
    17 Jun 2011 Proba-V equipped for radiation census of space
    17 Jun 2011 Phobos slips past Jupiter
    15 Jun 2011 Giotto approach to Comet Halley
    14 Jun 2011 REPLAYING: 25 years of comet science
    from ESA/ESOC 15 June 16:30-17:30 CEST
    10 Jun 2011 Raising the ISS: ATV Johannes Kepler conducts the 'Big Boost'
    09 Jun 2011 Small Sun-watcher Proba-2 offers detailed view of massive solar eruption
    09 Jun 2011 Call for Media: Giotto and Rosetta – 25 years of comet science
    08 Jun 2011 Rosetta comet probe enters hibernation in deep space
    08 Jun 2011 Help ESA to name Europe’s next mission to Space Station
    06 Jun 2011 Scanning the skies for debris hazards
    03 Jun 2011 Rosetta to sleep through loneliest leg of comet mission
    30 May 2011 Take part in ESA's Cool Comet Campaign
    13 Apr 2011 Nespoli performs hot-swap of faulty valve on Columbus
    13 Apr 2011 Advanced Mission Concepts and Technologies Office
    11 Apr 2011 Commemorating five decades of human spaceflight
    01 Apr 2011 Ten years of Advanced Mission Concepts and Technologies Office
    23 Mar 2011 Space software in spotlight at global workshop in Darmstadt
    15 Mar 2011 Defending the planet against rocky invaders
    11 Mar 2011 ESA remembers the night of the comet
    08 Mar 2011 Experts to meet at space surveillance conference
    03 Mar 2011 A special target: spotting Planck in the heavens
    24 Feb 2011 Europe’s ATV supply ship docks safely with Space Station
    24 Feb 2011 Watch the replay of docking of ATV Johannes Kepler
    17 Feb 2011 ATV Johannes Kepler operating flawlessly
    16 Feb 2011 Europe’s ATV Johannes Kepler supply ship on its way to Space Station
    14 Feb 2011 ESA tracks Ariane and ATV Johannes Kepler
    08 Feb 2011 Azorean station to track Ariane launch
    04 Feb 2011 Redu station in winter
    03 Feb 2011 Europe’s ATV space ferry ready for launch
    28 Jan 2011 Intensive preparations for ATV freighter launch to Space Station
    26 Jan 2011 When Artemis talks, Johannes Kepler listens
    19 Jan 2011 Parts of ATV Edoardo Amaldi coming together
    17 Jan 2011 ESTRACK network map updated
    14 Jan 2011 Presenting plans for space weather warning system
    14 Jan 2011 ATV Johannes Kepler gears up for space journey
    16 Dec 2010 Arianespace to launch ESA’s first Sentinel satellite
    14 Dec 2010 ESA makes the Sun available to everyone
    03 Dec 2010 Satellite tracking campaign tests European abilities
    22 Nov 2010 Next OPS Forum - 10 December 2010
    12 Nov 2010 ESA’s space hazards programme in spotlight
    09 Nov 2010 Laser tag caps Proba-2’s technology-testing year
    02 Nov 2010 Last 'tango' in space
    29 Oct 2010 REPLAY: press conference from
    ESA Darmstadt, 29 October 13:00-14:30 CEST
    28 Oct 2010 Envisat in its new home
    20 Oct 2010 Call for media: reacting to threat of asteroid impacts
    15 Oct 2010 Satellite-control software helps the oil and gas industry
    08 Oct 2010 ISS astronauts meet Columbus ground controllers
    07 Oct 2010 Venus Express finds planetary atmospheres such a drag
    30 Sep 2010 ESA to track China’s second Moon probe
    29 Sep 2010 GOCE fully operational again
    23 Sep 2010 Egyptian desert expedition confirms spectacular meteorite impact
    22 Sep 2010 ESA’s Rosetta comet-chaser goes LEGO®
    20 Sep 2010 University of Rome to host Kamil crater seminar
    17 Sep 2010 Next OPS Forum - 24 September 2010
    09 Sep 2010 New testbed simulates space's formation flying future
    07 Sep 2010 GOCE gravity mission back in action
    01 Sep 2010 Ten years flying in formation: The legendary Cluster quartet
    01 Sep 2010 Cluster turns the invisible into the visible
    31 Aug 2010 Navigation satellites contend with stormy Sun
    25 Aug 2010 ESA’s pioneering Cluster mission is celebrating its 10th anniversary – Invitation to a media briefing on 1 September 2010
    09 Aug 2010 ESA Knowledge Management conference - videos and presentation files
    23 Jul 2010 ESA develops radar to watch for space hazards
    11 Jul 2010 Watch REPLAY of Lutetia flyby webcast
    10 Jul 2010 Rosetta triumphs at asteroid Lutetia
    08 Jul 2010 ESA Euronews: The Rosetta Odyssey
    08 Jul 2010 Rosetta lines up for spectacular asteroid flyby
    06 Jul 2010 Two Member States join SSA programme
    02 Jul 2010 Watch while an asteroid eats a star
    30 Jun 2010 Call for Media: Rosetta flyby of asteroid Lutetia on 10 July
    30 Jun 2010 Proba-2 tracks Sun surging into space
    15 Jun 2010 Rosetta’s blind date with asteroid Lutetia
    02 Jun 2010 Astronaut's eye view: Mars Express orbiting the Red Planet
    18 May 2010 ESA's space hazard programme profiled online
    05 May 2010 REPLAY: Herschel Results Media Event from ESA/ESTEC, 6 May 12:00-13:40 CEST
    28 Apr 2010 OasISS crew visits ESA Columbus Control Centre
    23 Apr 2010 ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's DC-8 star in Arctic cooperation
    21 Apr 2010 Surfing an alien atmosphere
    14 Apr 2010 Proba-2 shows solar eruption that touched Earth
    13 Apr 2010 ESA's ice mission delivers first data
    09 Apr 2010 Webcast: Climate science featured at CryoSat-2 launch event
    08 Apr 2010 Successful launch for ESA’s CryoSat-2 ice satellite
    08 Apr 2010 ESOC confirms CryoSat-2 GO for launch
    08 Apr 2010 Watch the CryoSat-2 launch replay
    07 Apr 2010 CryoSat: final briefing confirms ESA ready to go
    07 Apr 2010 CryoSat-2 ready for launch
    06 Apr 2010 CryoSat-2 launch rehearsal image gallery
    06 Apr 2010 CryoSat-2 launch timeline
    01 Apr 2010 CryoSat-2 installed in launch silo
    30 Mar 2010 CryoSat-2 Spacecraft Operations Manager: Interview with Nic Mardle
    15 Mar 2010 Phobos flyby images
    11 Mar 2010 Conference highlights deepening connection between space and security
    05 Mar 2010 ESA hands over a piece of space history
    04 Mar 2010 Phobos flyby success
    01 Mar 2010 Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
    19 Feb 2010 Teamwork, skill enable quick Cluster recovery
    19 Feb 2010 CryoSat launch delayed
    16 Feb 2010 3rd International Conference on Managing Knowledge for Space Missions
    16 Feb 2010 Phobos flyby season starts again
    12 Feb 2010 Celebrating the second year of Columbus in space
    29 Jan 2010 Auspicious orbit marks run-up to Phobos flyby
    28 Jan 2010 Kiruna station update
    26 Jan 2010 ESA/ESOC - European Space Operations Centre profile video
    26 Jan 2010 Technology-testing Proba-2 opens new eye on the Sun
    22 Jan 2010 CryoSat-2 launch: teams in intense preparation
    19 Jan 2010 Media invitation: 10 years XMM-Newton - Celebration Talks
    14 Jan 2010 Huygens landing on Titan 2005
    14 Jan 2010 Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Huygens’ Titan touchdown
    14 Jan 2010 ESA's ice mission arrives safely at launch site
    05 Jan 2010 2009: Top 10 news features in ESA Operations
    18 Dec 2009 Jupiter and the MCR: 30 years of Ariane
    18 Dec 2009 Jupiter and the MCR: 30 years of Ariane
    11 Dec 2009 Pioneering images of both martian moons
    10 Dec 2009 ATV Jules Verne operations team wins prestigious UK aeronautics prize
    08 Dec 2009 New Norcia tracking station hosts Benedictine visit
    04 Dec 2009 Atlantis leaves Columbus with a radio eye on Earth’s sea traffic
    04 Dec 2009 New Norcia station maintenance work gallery
    01 Dec 2009 Deep space maintenance deep in Australia's bush
    25 Nov 2009 ‘Keys’ to GOCE satellite handed over
    19 Nov 2009 SMOS satellite instrument comes alive
    18 Nov 2009 Mars Webcam: images acquired 18 November now available
    16 Nov 2009 Swirling clouds over the South Pacific
    13 Nov 2009 Rosetta sees a living planet
    13 Nov 2009 Rosetta bound for outer Solar System after final Earth swingby
    13 Nov 2009 Rosetta darting across the night
    12 Nov 2009 First view of Earth as Rosetta approaches home
    12 Nov 2009 ESA spacecraft may help unravel cosmic mystery
    11 Nov 2009 Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check
    06 Nov 2009 Rosetta approach on schedule
    04 Nov 2009 Follow Rosetta’s final Earth boost
    02 Nov 2009 Two new ESA satellites successfully lofted into orbit
    30 Oct 2009 Proba-2 and SMOS: launch timeline 2 November 2009
    30 Oct 2009 Ground operations ready for Proba-2
    28 Oct 2009 ESA Operations team meets SMOS challenge
    28 Oct 2009 Rosetta lined up nicely for Earth approach
    23 Oct 2009 SMOS Payload Operations Engineer: interview with Guillermo Buenadicha
    20 Oct 2009  
    20 Oct 2009 Rosetta Blog live for final Earth swingby
    20 Oct 2009 Last visit home for ESA’s comet chaser
    16 Oct 2009 New concept may enhance Earth-Mars communication
    05 Oct 2009 Operations teams ready for SMOS
    30 Sep 2009 GOCE delivering data for best gravity map ever
    14 Sep 2009 February launch for ESA's CryoSat ice mission
    14 Sep 2009 Chinks in ISS armour deliver data on space junk impacts
    07 Sep 2009 Proba-2 flies into its Russian launch site
    07 Aug 2009 Ground segment declared ready for CryoSat mission
    24 Jul 2009 Herschel and Planck pass in-orbit 'exam'
    23 Jul 2009 Mars Webcam blog - recent updates
    16 Jul 2009 European experts operate Apollo tracking network
    03 Jul 2009 Coolest spacecraft ever in orbit around L2
    02 Jul 2009 Proba-2's journey to Russia marks its first step towards space
    30 Jun 2009 Ulysses: 12 extra months of valuable science
    26 Jun 2009 ESA to build its third deep space ground station in Argentina
    26 Jun 2009 Joint ESA/NASA Ulysses mission to end
    22 Jun 2009 SMOS and Proba-2 launch rescheduled for November
    19 Jun 2009 Herschel’s daring test: a glimpse of things to come
    18 Jun 2009 Planck 'touch-up' manoeuvre complete
    15 Jun 2009 ESA study paves the way for a better understanding of space weather
    15 Jun 2009 Herschel cryocover is open
    10 Jun 2009 SMART-1 maps Kaguya lunar impact
    05 Jun 2009 Planck satellite manoeuvre aims at L2 arrival
    05 Jun 2009 ESA extends Envisat satellite mission
    02 Jun 2009 Using space technology to monitor offshore oil and gas fields
    29 May 2009 ESA experts share expertise at international forum
    26 May 2009 GOCE achieves drag-free perfection
    25 May 2009 OasISS: Soyuz roll-out at Baikonur 25 May 2009
    20 May 2009 Galleries: Herschel & Planck launch at ESOC
    20 May 2009 Ariane 5 rises above ESA's Kourou tracking station 14 May 2009
    20 May 2009 Herschel and Planck commissioning has begun
    19 May 2009 ESA's Herschel calls home using mobile phone technology
    15 May 2009 Herschel and Planck: Near-perfect injection by Ariane
    15 May 2009 ESA's cosmic explorers in flight: stunning images from ground and space
    15 May 2009 Watch Herschel-Planck launch 14 May 2009 15:12 CEST (replay)
    14 May 2009 Herschel and Planck talk to Earth
    14 May 2009 Ariane 5 carrying Herschel and Planck lifts off
    14 May 2009 ESOC confirms: 'GO' for launch
    14 May 2009 ESA en route to the origins of the Universe
    14 May 2009 Mission Control Team and activities at ESOC (Flickr)
    13 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launcher at launch pad
    12 May 2009 Fairing lowered over satellites in Kourou
    12 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launcher declared fit for launch
    12 May 2009 ESA's 'team of teams' ready for Herschel and Planck operations
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck flight dynamics: It really is rocket science
    11 May 2009 Herschel and Planck launch timeline
    07 May 2009 ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time
    05 May 2009 ESA's Earth observation missions: Sharing teams and facilities boosts efficiency
    05 May 2009 Touching the Edge of the Universe world premiere
    04 May 2009 Real-time updates...
    29 Apr 2009 ESA's old EO missions perform sophisticated new tricks
    28 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck to lift off on 14 May
    27 Apr 2009 September launch for ESA's water mission
    21 Apr 2009 World's researchers prepare for a cosmic encounter
    20 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck launch postponed
    08 Apr 2009 Herschel and Planck to lift off on 6 May
    08 Apr 2009 GOCE’s ‘heart’ starts beating
    06 Apr 2009 GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on
    02 Apr 2009 Experts speak 2: video highlights from ESA's space debris conference
    02 Apr 2009 Key findings from the 5th European Conference on Space Debris
    01 Apr 2009 Experts speak 1: video highlights from ESA's space debris conference
    30 Mar 2009 Europe's largest space debris conference kicks off
    30 Mar 2009 Europe's largest space debris conference kicks off
    30 Mar 2009 Workshop on managing knowledge forms a KM 'Community of Practice'
    25 Mar 2009 Mars Webcam back online
    25 Mar 2009 Fifth European Conference on Space Debris to address key issues
    20 Mar 2009 GOCE completes early orbit phase
    19 Mar 2009 EuroSpaceAgency on Twitter
    18 Mar 2009 GOCE: Critical operations ongoing
    17 Mar 2009 GOCE lift-off: first images
    17 Mar 2009 ESA launches Earth Explorer mission GOCE
    17 Mar 2009 Launch readiness confirmed
    17 Mar 2009 ESOC confirms: 'GO' for launch
    17 Mar 2009 Watch the Herschel and Planck launch live
    16 Mar 2009 GOCE launch confirmed for Tuesday 17 March
    16 Mar 2009 Launch of ESA’s gravity mapping satellite delayed
    16 Mar 2009 GOCE launch: animated sequence
    16 Mar 2009 GOCE ready for launch
    15 Mar 2009 ESA teams in Germany, Russia in last GOCE rehearsal
    13 Mar 2009 GOCE timeline for 16 March 2009
    13 Mar 2009 Herschel and Planck launch postponed
    13 Mar 2009 Planck launch campaign update
    12 Mar 2009 Ground operations ready for GOCE launch
    11 Mar 2009 Follow GOCE launch on Twitter
    11 Mar 2009 ESA's gravity satellite moves to launch pad
    09 Mar 2009 ESA’s YouTube spotlights GOCE
    06 Mar 2009 GOCE: Orbiting on the edge
    24 Feb 2009 ESA planetarium show website now live
    24 Feb 2009 Dramatisation: GO/NO-GO roll call for Herschel-Planck launch
    20 Feb 2009 Planck follows Herschel to launch site
    20 Feb 2009 Planck follows Herschel to launch site
    20 Feb 2009 ESA Space Debris team
    20 Feb 2009 ESA Space Debris Office
    20 Feb 2009 Collision & re-entry risk control
    20 Feb 2009 Space debris measurements
    20 Feb 2009 Space debris environment
    20 Feb 2009 Regulations & treaties
    20 Feb 2009 Space debris modelling
    19 Feb 2009 Second ATV named after Johannes Kepler
    17 Feb 2009 Space debris - Frequently asked questions
    13 Feb 2009 ESA control centre: intense preparations for Herschel and Planck launch
    12 Feb 2009 ESA's water mission on track for launch
    10 Feb 2009 ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magnetosphere
    09 Feb 2009 Herschel and Planck ready to move to launch site
    26 Jan 2009 Global Trajectory Optimisation Competition
    08 Dec 2008 'Mars Webcam' offline for low-bit-rate season
    03 Dec 2008 ESA satellites flying in formation
    13 Nov 2008 Lunar spacecraft reaches its final orbit
    13 Nov 2008 SSA: Five questions with ESA's Nicolas Bobrinsky
    10 Nov 2008 Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar orbit
    07 Nov 2008 The European Data Relay Satellite System – EDRS
    05 Nov 2008 Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar transfer trajectory
    31 Oct 2008 First images received at Azore's Santa Maria station
    24 Oct 2008 GOCE launch delayed until 2009
    23 Oct 2008 XMM-Newton talks again loud and clear
    23 Oct 2008 XMM-Newton talks again loud and clear
    22 Oct 2008 XMM-Newton calls for help
    17 Oct 2008 Building a safer space together
    16 Oct 2008 GOCE launch postponed
    01 Oct 2008 Hubble enters safe mode
    30 Sep 2008 Jules Verne re-entry video
    29 Sep 2008 ATV re-entry: First pictures
    29 Sep 2008 Successful re-entry marks bright future for ATV
    29 Sep 2008 Second deorbit burn completed
    26 Sep 2008 Follow Jules Verne's last journey on the ESA website
    26 Sep 2008 GOCE Spacecraft Operations Manager: Interview with Juan Piñeiro
    23 Sep 2008 Emergency support for Jules Verne ATV successfully given by Artemis
    11 Sep 2008 Replay undocking Jules Verne ATV
    08 Sep 2008 Launch of GOCE delayed
    05 Sep 2008 ESA’s ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station
    05 Sep 2008 Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed
    05 Sep 2008 (2867) Steins getting closer
    04 Sep 2008 Rosetta: Cool science at a rare target
    04 Sep 2008 Rosetta: rendezvous with an asteroid
    02 Sep 2008 Jules Verne prepares for ISS departure
    02 Sep 2008 Jules Verne prepares for ISS departure
    02 Sep 2008 Rosetta Blog now live
    02 Sep 2008 Rosetta Steins fly-by timeline
    28 Aug 2008 ATV carries out first debris avoidance manoeuvre for the ISS
    22 Aug 2008 'Mars Webcam' now online
    22 Aug 2008 Rosetta fly-by of Steins: Orbit animation
    18 Aug 2008 Perfect sight: Rosetta cameras track asteroid target
    14 Aug 2008 Countdown for GOCE: launch simulation for ground team
    08 Aug 2008 Mapping gravity as never before
    04 Aug 2008 Rosetta starts tracking asteroid Steins
    30 Jul 2008 Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos
    24 Jul 2008 Intense preparations for Rosetta's asteroid visit
    24 Jul 2008 GOCE prepares for shipment to Russia
    17 Jul 2008 Closing in on Venus
    16 Jul 2008 Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon
    03 Jul 2008 Rosetta awakes from hibernation for asteroid encounter
    20 Jun 2008 Record boost for ATV to raise ISS orbit
    18 Jun 2008 Premiere for Europe: Jules Verne refuels the ISS
    16 Jun 2008 Jules Verne ATV reveals unexpected capabilities
    12 Jun 2008 Sun to set on Ulysses solar mission on 1 July
    12 Jun 2008 The Ulysses legacy
    04 Jun 2008 Ulysses, the end of an extraordinary mission
    28 May 2008 Listen to Phoenix descend
    27 May 2008 September launch for ESA's gravity mission GOCE
    26 May 2008 First images from Phoenix Mars lander
    26 May 2008 Mars Express supports Phoenix Mars landing
    22 May 2008 Timeline: Mars Express support to Phoenix landing
    20 May 2008 SpaceOps 2008 galleries now available
    20 May 2008 Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix landing
    20 May 2008 GOCE preparing for launch
    16 May 2008 Global space conference highlights trends in automation and space debris issues
    13 May 2008 SpaceOps 2008 conference successfully launched
    08 May 2008 Joint ESA/NASA team wins international award
    29 Apr 2008 Artificial intelligence for robotic exploration: Q&A with Ari Kristinn Jónsson
    29 Apr 2008 Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars
    25 Apr 2008 Jules Verne boosts ISS orbit
    18 Apr 2008 ESA and Spain's INTA update ESTRACK station agreement
    17 Apr 2008 Top space agencies to take part in Europe's 'SpaceOps 2008'
    05 Apr 2008 Space Station crew enters Jules Verne ATV
    03 Apr 2008 Europe’s automated ship docks to the ISS
    03 Apr 2008 Follow the Jules Verne ATV docking
    02 Apr 2008 Jules Verne ATV given ‘go’ for docking
    01 Apr 2008 ATV: Closing in on the target
    31 Mar 2008 Impressive dress-rehearsal for Jules Verne ATV
    31 Mar 2008 Jules Verne ATV Demonstration Day 2 sequence of events
    30 Mar 2008 Jules Verne receives go for next step
    29 Mar 2008 Jules Verne demonstrates key capabilities
    29 Mar 2008 Jules Verne ATV Demonstration Day 1 sequence of events
    28 Mar 2008 ATV orbital rehearsals for ISS docking
    27 Mar 2008 Endeavour brings ESA astronaut back to earth
    20 Mar 2008 Shooting a Par-3 hole in space: Three steps to ATV docking
    19 Mar 2008 Jules Verne reaches 'parking' orbit
    14 Mar 2008 Jules Verne ATV - roadmap of campaign until docking
    14 Mar 2008 Artemis provides communications for Jules Verne ATV
    14 Mar 2008 Jules Verne demonstrates flawless Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre
    13 Mar 2008 Jules Verne ready to demonstrate critical manoeuvre
    13 Mar 2008 ATV-1 Jules Verne
    12 Mar 2008 Successful manoeuvres position Jules Verne ATV for crucial tests
    11 Mar 2008 Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS
    10 Mar 2008 Track the ATV
    09 Mar 2008 Ariane 5 with ATV Jules Verne launch video
    09 Mar 2008 Europe launches its first resupply ship to the ISS
    09 Mar 2008 Replay of launch and solar array opening of Jules Verne ATV
    09 Mar 2008 Replay of launch and solar array opening of Jules Verne ATV
    07 Mar 2008 ATV docking simulation
    06 Mar 2008 Traffic jam in space: ATV docking under tight schedule
    05 Mar 2008 ATV Johannes Kepler mission blog
    04 Mar 2008 Cool animation of ATV mission scenario
    04 Mar 2008 GOCE launch overview
    03 Mar 2008 Jules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 March
    29 Feb 2008 ATV: Rendezvous in space
    29 Feb 2008 ATV: a very special delivery
    28 Feb 2008 Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix landing
    27 Feb 2008 Jules Verne ATV atop launcher
    26 Feb 2008 Unique three-way partnership for ATV ground control
    22 Feb 2008 ATV Control Centre readies for Europe's first-ever automated docking
    22 Feb 2008 Ulysses mission coming to a natural end
    21 Feb 2008 Joint ESA/Russian team in Moscow ready to support Jules Verne
    19 Feb 2008 ATV operations backgrounder
    18 Feb 2008 NASA flight director "thoroughly impressed" with ESA's Columbus Control Centre
    15 Feb 2008 Columbus external experiments installed during spacewalk
    12 Feb 2008 Columbus hatch opened for first time
    11 Feb 2008 Columbus installed in new home on ISS
    11 Feb 2008 Spacewalk underway to install Columbus
    11 Feb 2008 Jules Verne ATV launch approaching
    07 Feb 2008 Europe’s Columbus laboratory leaves Earth
    05 Feb 2008 Full coverage on ESA's Columbus Blog
    31 Jan 2008 Columbus launch set for 7 February
    28 Jan 2008 ISS, ATV and Shuttle briefings on NASA TV
    22 Jan 2008 Follow the launch of ESA’s Columbus space laboratory live at ESA and DLR
    18 Jan 2008 ESTRACK welcomes Santa Maria station
    14 Jan 2008 Russian fuel flows in Jules Verne’s veins
    11 Jan 2008 Columbus launch targeted for 7 February
    10 Jan 2008 Boosting capability: Santa Maria station to join ESTRACK
    21 Dec 2007 ATV operations: training the team
    19 Dec 2007 International group plans strategy for Mars sample return mission
    18 Dec 2007 Christmas greetings from Venus – with a new educational film
    12 Dec 2007 ESA pays tribute to ESOC's 40th anniversary
    09 Dec 2007 Columbus launch no earlier than 2 January
    06 Dec 2007 Columbus launch delay - interview with ESA's Roland Luettgens
    03 Dec 2007 Columbus Blog now live
    30 Nov 2007 The European Columbus space laboratory set to reach ISS; follow the launch live
    30 Nov 2007 Jules Verne ATV given its 'wings'
    23 Nov 2007 Mars Express - 5000 orbits and counting
    22 Nov 2007 ESA celebrates 30 years of Meteosat
    15 Nov 2007 Ulysses' mission extended
    14 Nov 2007 Extension of ESA’s Integral and XMM-Newton missions approved
    14 Nov 2007 Cities at night: Extraordinary Rosetta images
    14 Nov 2007 Rosetta swing-by animation
    14 Nov 2007 Images of Earth and Moon captured by Rosetta
    13 Nov 2007 Rosetta swing-by a success
    12 Nov 2007 Earth swing-by: Rosetta operations update
    09 Nov 2007 Rosetta blog now live
    09 Nov 2007 Rosetta’s second Earth swing-by
    08 Nov 2007 Rosetta Earth swing-by two: Questions and Answers
    08 Nov 2007 Rosetta closes in on Earth – a second time
    07 Nov 2007 Columbus Control Centre – heart of European ISS operations
    06 Nov 2007 ESA to provide essential launch control services to EUMETSAT
    05 Nov 2007 Setting stars reveal planetary secrets
    02 Nov 2007 EuroNews looks at ESA's Rosetta mission
    01 Nov 2007 ESA transmits first-ever telecommands to Chinese satellite
    31 Oct 2007 Dongara joins ESA's tracking network for XMM-Newton
    31 Oct 2007 European Columbus laboratory is ready to launch
    26 Oct 2007 ESA tracking support essential to Chinese mission
    26 Oct 2007 ESA tracking support essential to Chinese mission
    19 Oct 2007 Thruster burn boosts accuracy of Rosetta's Earth approach (Web update 1.11.07)
    17 Oct 2007 Cool animations: Critical operations for BepiColombo
    17 Oct 2007 Science with Integral – five years on
    16 Oct 2007 Double Star TC-1 completes its mission
    12 Oct 2007 Cassini-Huygens - celebrating 10 years since launch
    10 Oct 2007 Preparing the European Columbus laboratory - new images
    05 Oct 2007 EuroNews looks at SMOS, ESA's water mission
    28 Sep 2007 Successful test of Jules Verne ATV software
    21 Sep 2007 EuroNews looks at space debris
    20 Sep 2007 Peru meteorite strike highlights need for expanded scientific knowledge
    20 Sep 2007 Dealing with threatening space rocks
    13 Sep 2007 Future deep-space missions drive ESA ground station evolution
    12 Sep 2007 ESA hosts international conference on tracking and commanding spacecraft
    07 Sep 2007 ESA support to NASA Phoenix highlights beneficial Mars cooperation
    31 Aug 2007 SMART-1: Europe on the Moon, one year on
    16 Aug 2007 Tracking & Command: ESA to host international conference
    03 Aug 2007 Successful Jules Verne rendezvous simulation at ATV Control Centre
    25 Jul 2007 ESOC: "Where Missions Come Alive" - profile video
    20 Jun 2007 Cluster achieves closest-ever separation for two ESA spacecraft
    15 Jun 2007 New era for ESA Redu ground station
    14 Jun 2007 ESA ground operations: working smarter, better
    12 Jun 2007 Virtual voyage from Spaceport Paris-Trocadéro
    14 May 2007 Conference highlights space safety as a global concern
    30 Apr 2007 Track ESA spacecraft online
    11 Apr 2007 Shared satellite architecture enables more efficient mission control
    02 Apr 2007 ESA and NASA extend ties with major new cross-support agreement
    28 Mar 2007 ESA open-source software supports Germany's TerraSAR-X
    25 Feb 2007 Rosetta lander measures Mars' magnetic environment around close approach
    25 Feb 2007 Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars
    25 Feb 2007 Beautiful new images from Rosetta’s approach to Mars: OSIRIS UPDATE
    25 Feb 2007 Rosetta successfully swings-by Mars – next target: Earth
    25 Feb 2007 Rosetta swingby update - 03:13 CET 25 February
    24 Feb 2007 Rosetta swingby update - 22:00 CET 24 February
    23 Feb 2007 Timeline: Mars swingby at 36 000 km/hr
    20 Feb 2007 Rosetta in critical Mars swingby
    15 Feb 2007 Rosetta correctly lined up for critical Mars swingby
    02 Feb 2007 Sophisticated ESA space weather tool under development
    31 Jan 2007 How SMART-1 has made European space exploration smarter
    22 Jan 2007 Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness
    22 Dec 2006 Hinode’s first images of our violent Sun
    15 Dec 2006 ESA mission controllers react to solar flare
    29 Nov 2006 ESOC swings into action for Rosetta swingby
    22 Nov 2006 Ready to control Columbus
    07 Nov 2006 Venus Express flight controllers look back on first year of operation
    20 Oct 2006 MetOp-A launch highlights
    19 Oct 2006 MetOp launch - the story in pictures
    19 Oct 2006 Image gallery: MetOp launch sequence
    19 Oct 2006 Europe’s new MetOp weather satellite reaches polar orbit
    16 Oct 2006 MetOp: ESA controllers ready for critical launch and early orbit phase
    06 Oct 2006 Cluster muscles back from deep hibernation
    02 Oct 2006 MetOp launch postponed
    26 Sep 2006 Mars Express successfully powers through eclipse season
    15 Sep 2006 Highlight on SMART-1
    14 Sep 2006 New launch date for Europe’s first polar-orbiting weather satellite
    05 Sep 2006 ESA expert highlights space debris issues
    04 Sep 2006 SMART-1 swan song: valuable data until final moments
    03 Sep 2006 SMART-1 impact update
    03 Sep 2006 Impact landing ends SMART-1 mission to the Moon
    02 Sep 2006 SMART-1 star tracker views the Moon in earthshine (UPDATED)
    02 Sep 2006 Intense final hours for SMART-1
    07 Aug 2006 MetOp to be launched in October
    19 Jul 2006 SMART-1 manoeuvres bring Moon impact to nearside
    17 Jul 2006 MetOp ready for launch
    12 Jul 2006 ESOC flight controllers ready for MetOp launch
    11 Jul 2006 Controlling robots that search for Mars life
    29 Jun 2006 Q&A with Alan Smith on 41 years in space
    29 Jun 2006 ESA's Navigation Facility ready for the future
    23 Jun 2006 SMART-1 manoeuvres prepare for mission end
    20 Jun 2006 Planetary missions, ground systems engineering on show at SpaceOps 2006
    01 Jun 2006 ESOC goes to SpaceOps 2006
    24 May 2006 ESA’s SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories
    16 May 2006 Highly precise geo-information may help predict tsunamis, earthquakes
    09 May 2006 Venus Express has reached final orbit
    26 Apr 2006 Discover European space with a stroll around the “International Space Village” at ILA2006
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Express main engine burn ended
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Express reappears from behind Venus
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Express 'talks' to Earth
    11 Apr 2006 Pre-planned thrill - Venus Express disappears behind Venus
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Express slews and prepares to ‘brake’
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Express main engine burn starts
    11 Apr 2006 Venus Orbit Insertion timeline
    27 Mar 2006 Mission control team readies for Venus arrival
    17 Feb 2006 Successful Venus Express main engine test
    10 Feb 2006 Exceptional manoeuvres enable unique Integral science
    02 Feb 2006 How to find the orbital needle in the celestial haystack
    12 Jan 2006 Expanding cooperation: German ground station tracks ESA Moon mission
    19 Dec 2005 ESOC gears up for MSG-2 launch
    16 Dec 2005 ESOC Gears Up for MSG-2 Launch
    10 Nov 2005 Venus Express mission operations update
    09 Nov 2005 "Venus Express, give me a GO/NO GO for launch..."
    08 Nov 2005 Listening for Venus Express
    07 Nov 2005 Venus Express team in launch countdown
    03 Nov 2005 Venus Express launch set for 9 November
    27 Oct 2005 First Internet-built student satellite successfully launched
    25 Oct 2005 Venus Express preliminary investigations bring encouraging news
    21 Oct 2005 Venus Express launch postponed several days
    21 Oct 2005 Masters of orbital trajectories
    14 Oct 2005 Venus Express Flight Control Team preps for launch
    14 Oct 2005 Venus Express Flight Control Team preps for launch
    10 Oct 2005 Interview with Volker Liebig on the loss of CryoSat
    08 Oct 2005 No signal from CryoSat
    08 Oct 2005 CryoSat: network countdown begins at ESOC
    07 Oct 2005 Launch dress rehearsal confirms CryoSat lift-off for 8 October 17:02 CEST
    01 Sep 2005 CryoSat flight control team in intensive training
    05 Jul 2005 ESOC 'Skunk Works' Strong on Innovation
    29 Jun 2005 MSG-2 flight controllers train for launch
    24 Jun 2005 Cebreros marks major readiness milestone
    20 Jun 2005 Rosetta monitors Deep Impact
    16 Jun 2005 Smooth deployment for second MARSIS antenna boom
    07 Jun 2005 Green light for the deployment of the second MARSIS boom
    01 Jun 2005 Audio News: ESA operations at 30 years
    11 May 2005 First MARSIS boom successfully deployed
    09 May 2005 Deployment of second MARSIS boom delayed
    25 Apr 2005 XMM-Newton sees 'hot spots' on neutron stars
    21 Apr 2005 A decade after launch, ERS-2's mission continues
    18 Apr 2005 What are hypervelocity impacts?
    15 Apr 2005 Space debris mitigation: the case for a code of conduct
    07 Apr 2005 4th European Conference on Space Debris 18-20 April 2005
    06 Apr 2005 Fourth European Conference on Space Debris to address key issues
    21 Mar 2005 Space debris: assessing the risk
    21 Mar 2005 ESA Council give go-ahead to Europe's co-operation with India in Moon mission
    16 Mar 2005 Space debris: assessing the risk
    16 Mar 2005 4th European Conference on Space Debris 18-20 April 2005
    09 Mar 2005 Moonrise above the Pacific
    07 Mar 2005 Rosetta's view of Earth
    04 Mar 2005 Rosetta's view of the Moon
    25 Feb 2005 Amateur watchers invited to 'Rosetta Up Close' photo contest
    24 Feb 2005 Viewing Rosetta fly-by: audiocast with Detlef Koschny
    23 Feb 2005 ESA's comet chaser to fly by Earth
    15 Feb 2005 SMART-1 mission extended
    09 Feb 2005 Passion for Huygens inspires flight controllers on two continents
    18 Jan 2005 Huygens lands in Titanian mud
    14 Jan 2005 Main Control Room 14:12 CET
    14 Jan 2005 Huygens team in last Main Control Room rehearsal
    13 Jan 2005 Animation: Cassini's view of Titan
    12 Jan 2005 Modest hero sparks team response
    11 Jan 2005 Concentrating in Huygens's Dedicated Control Room
    29 Dec 2004 Huygens' twin serves on Earth
    24 Dec 2004 What are Lagrange points?
    16 Dec 2004 Huygens in 3D
    06 Dec 2004 Space debris spotlight
    28 Sep 2004 Conjunction over, engineers wake Mars Express
    10 Aug 2004 Relays from Mars demonstrate international interplanetary networking
    15 Jul 2004 Huygens in perfect health
    12 Jun 2003 Observations: Seeing in infrared wavelengths
    02 Oct 2001 ERS-2 goes gyro-less
    22 Aug 2001 The wizards of orbits
    12 Mar 2001 Third European Conference on Space Debris
    07 Dec 2000 Ulysses kept on track during short leg of solar cruise
    18 Aug 2000 Cluster Quartet congregate in polar orbit
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