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3D-printed lens antenna tested at ESTEC

Internally stiffened structure using refill FSSW

ESA seeks your ideas to advance stratospheric and mesospheric observation

Overview of the main ISAM missions at ESA

The Circular Economy campaign teams presented at ESTEC

Infrared images of Cassandra repair process on a test sample through heating

Cassandra demonstrator diagram

Self-healable Cassandra demonstrator

Holding Cassandra test panel

Cassandra demonstrator panel in a laboratory

Zefiro-9 ready for stacking on top of the Vega-C rocket that will take Smile to space

Zefiro-9 ready for stacking on top of the Vega-C rocket that will take Smile to space

Zefiro-9 ready for stacking on top of the Vega-C rocket that will take Smile to space

Connecting the third stage of the Vega-C rocket that will take Smile to space

Faces of Ariane 6: Jörn

Jörn (left) at test facility

Working on Ariane 6 booster

Faces of Ariane 6: Jörn

Jörn with colleagues

Group photo

Building Vega-C for smile: lowering Zefiro-40 second stage onto first stage

Zefiro-40 for Smile on the way to the the Vega-C launch pad

Zefiro-40 on the road to the the Vega-C launch pad

Zefiro-40 for Smile at the Vega-C launch pad

Zefiro-40 for Smile arrives at the Vega-C launch pad

Students kick off experiments on ESA’s flat floor

Greta fires up

Greta rocket engine in mobile test stand

ESA’s 5G laboratory on wheels

Smile: first stage for Vega-C flight VV29 arrives at the launch pad

Smile: aerial view of a booster leaving storage

Smile: a booster leaves storage

Smile: first stage for Vega-C flight VV29 arriving at the launch pad

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Vega-C project logo

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Ariane 6 project logo

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Space Rider project logo

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Use of existing LEO signals for a new hybrid generation of emergency radio-beacons

Ariane 6 with four boosters first liftoff

First Ariane 6 with four boosters on the launch pad

Mobile hangar moves back to reveal first Ariane 6 with four boosters on the launch pad

More power: first Ariane 6 with four boosters launched

More liftoff power: first Ariane 6 with four boosters launched

First Ariane 6 with four boosters launched

Closing the fairing for Ariane 6 flight VA267

Lowering the upper part of Ariane 6 flight VA267 onto the rocket on the launch pad

Lowering the upper part of Ariane 6 flight VA267 onto its transporter

Lowering the upper part of Ariane 6 flight VA267 onto Europe's most powerful rocket

Moving upper part of Ariane 6 flight VA267 to the launch pad

Upper part for Ariane 6 flight VA267 arriving at the launch pad

Atmospheric resource utilisation concept for Mars

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