A new era of space foresees a future with more partnerships with the private sector and where space agencies won't be the only actors.
ESA's LISA Pathfinder is an unusual, unique and challenging mission, so the operational simulator needed to train its flight control and science teams needed to be equally special.
Vinci is a cryogenic liquid rocket engine designed to power the upper stage of the new Ariane 6 launcher. Hot-fire tests of this engine took place at the German Aerospace Centre's (DLR) Institute of Space Propulsion in Lampoldshausen, Germany, in May 2016.
Sixty years into the history of spaceflight, Europe is now supporting humanity's deep-space ambitions with its contribution to NASA's Orion spacecraft - the European Service Module (ESM).
On 24 April 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off carrying a precious cargo. The following day, it released into orbit the Hubble Space Telescope, an observatory that would open our eyes to the wonders of space beyond the shores of our cosmic ocean.
