CubeSat Technology Cleared for Launch Site
The European Space Agency is ready to launch its newest and most advanced device yet.
ESA Tests 3D-Printed Antenna for Satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently tested a 3D-printed dual-reflector antenna that could be used in satellites. The engineer who designed the antenna explained, “Incorporating a corrugated feedhorn and tw... Read More...
ESA’s Mercury Orbiter Undergoes EMC Testing
The European Space Agency’s BepiColombo orbiter recent underwent electromagnetic compatibility, radiated emission and susceptibility testing to prepare it for a mission to Mercury. The orbiter was tested inside... Read More...
Philae Probe is Awake!
After hibernating in a frozen rocky ditch for seven months, comet lander Philae has woken up and contacted Earth. The European Space Agency says the lander sent a “weak but solid” radio signal lasting 85 se... Read More...
Laser Technology Transmits Data from Space to the Earth for the First Time
The European Space Agency has announced that their European data relay system (EDRS) successfully transmitted data to the Earth using laser communications terminal technology for the first time. The EDRS, a... Read More...