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Latest News
Call for Media: News conference with ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst10 April 2018 Media are invited to the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany on 17 April for ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst’s last news conference in Europe before his second launch into space.
Sampling the future: Pangaea geology course goes operational05 September 2017
Sampling the future: Pangaea geology course goes operational05 September 2017 This week will see the second edition of ESA’s Pangaea geology field training course start at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. The course includes operational concepts and field trips, and prepares the way for future ESA missions to...
ESA retrieves NASA astronauts with new procedure in wake of hurricane03 September 2017 Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson returned to Earth this morning after their stay on the International Space Station, landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan. From there, Jack and Peggy flew to ESA’s E...
How to rescue a Moonwalker in need06 July 2017
How to rescue a Moonwalker in need06 July 2017 During a simulated space mission underwater last week, ESA tested an ingenious concept to bring astronauts safely back to base if they are incapacitated during lunar exploration. Four ‘aquanauts’, including ESA astronaut Pedro Duque and NASA astronau...
