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    Precision

    Precision fire

    Technology image of the week: testing the tiny MiniRIT thruster for precision satellite control
    Aircraft

    Aircraft tracked

    ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft to be followed in flight
    Proba-V

    Proba-V video

    A new Earth from Space video looks back at Vega's launch of Proba-V in May
    First

    First image

    Proba-V's Vegetation imager has captured its very first image, over western France
    Vega

    Vega success

    ESA’s Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V, VNRedSat and ESTCube-1
    From

    From CERN to space

    Proba-V is demonstrating a new radiation detector based on CERN technology
    Technology

    Technology guide

    This new brochure details ESA's leading role in developing technology for space
    Launch

    Launch diary

    Karim Mellab, ESA’s Proba-V Project Manager, shares his experiences of the launch campaign in Kourou, French Guiana
    V

    V for Vegetation

    Minisatellite tracking global vegetation growth: new video highlights Proba-V for Vegetation
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    Europe’s space hub to open its doors on 6 October17 June 2013

    Europe’s space hub to open its doors on 6 October17 June 2013 From the latest space ferry to the very first Alphasat, Europe has never been more active in space, with a crowded manifest of ESA launches across the rest of the year. But where are all these varied missions born? See for yourself this October, as ES...

    Fine control from miniature thruster14 June 2013

    Fine control from miniature thruster14 June 2013 The faint purple glow comes from one of ESA’s very smallest space thrusters, being tested in a vacuum chamber in the Agency’s propulsion laboratory. 

    Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit13 June 2013

    Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit13 June 2013 ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across the globe to be followed in flight from space.

    Exploring new frontiers of frequency11 June 2013

    Exploring new frontiers of frequency11 June 2013 Telecommunications is a booming business. As mobile phones become increasingly ubiquitous, broadband Internet serves everything from work to play and TV channels provide hundreds upon hundreds of channels, the satellites that cater to these needs are...

    Space droids calling10 June 2013

    Space droids calling10 June 2013 Secondary-school students can play the ultimate robot game: the annual Zero Robotics tournament turns the International Space Station into a playing field for European students to control minisatellites with self-developed software.

    Boxing clever05 June 2013

    Boxing clever05 June 2013 The first rule of DIY: know where your tools are. Astronauts on the International Space Station are about to have that task made much simpler, with a purpose-designed 3D-printed toolbox due for launch today on ESA’s latest ATV resupply spacecraft.

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