A set of 10 illustrations showing European space activities

A set of 10 illustrations showing Europe's main activities in the space field: launchers, watching over the Earth, exploring other planets and the stars, satellite navigation and telecommunications, the European elements of the International Space Station and Europe's astronauts.

Files are available in print-ready version for the following format: 60 x 80 cm.

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Caption: Lift-off..! Credits: V. Bétoulaud ID number: SEMXNUFWNZF HI-RES JPEG size: 3600 kb HI-RES TIFF size: 54 600 kb

Description

ESA, has developed a series of Ariane launchers, the first of which took off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guyana in 1979. The current version, Ariane 5, can lift satellites weighing up to 10 tonnes into space.

ESA is currently developing Vega, a new launcher for small satellites. A special version of the Russian Soyuz vehicle will complete the range of different-sized launchers for different needs.

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