ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2023: Registration now open

ESA Open Day at ESTEC 2023: Registration now open

[ad_1] Agency 04/09/2023 5615 views 51 likes Take your chance to meet astronauts, view spacecraft and peer behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at our ESA Open Day at ESTEC in the Netherlands on Sunday 8 October. Registration is now open. ESA opens up To...
Observing Basics: Sailing with Saturn

Observing Basics: Sailing with Saturn

[ad_1] The author captured this image of the ringed planet June 8, 2017, through a Celestron 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Credit: Molly Wakeling For many observers, their first view of Saturn is one they will never forget. The sixth planet is responsible for...
Trial by fire for Ariane 6’s upper stage

Trial by fire for Ariane 6’s upper stage

[ad_1] Enabling & Support 01/09/2023 1502 views 38 likes Validation testing continues for ESA’s all-new Ariane 6 launch vehicle, with firing of its two upper stage engines to simulate the way they will have to operate together during a flight. The test of the full...