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    European Space Agency (ESA), Paris, France

    Website - esa.int

    youtube.com/ESA

    facebook.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency

    twitter.com/esa

    linkedin.com/company/european-space-agency

    European Space Agency on Wikipedia

    Projects:

    HERACLES (Human-Enhanced Robotic Architecture and Capability for Lunar Exploration and Science)

    Moonlight, connecting Earth with the Moon

    Galileo, global navigation satellite system (GNSS)

    ɸ-sat AI, CubeSat mission that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Observation

    Solar Orbiter

    Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway

    Lunatix

    Maxus, sounding rocket

    Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer

    Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, spaceplane

    BepiColombo, mission to the planet Mercury

    Rosetta and Philae, comet orbiter/lander robotic spacecraft

    Automated Transfer Vehicle

    Clean Space initiative

    Envisat, Earth observation satellite

    Building a lunar base with 3D printing

    LISA Pathfinder, gravitational-wave observatory

    Gaia, space observatory

    Planck, space observatory

    Herschel Space Observatory

    Cassini–Huygens

    Mars Express, Mars orbiter
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    First-ever live 3D video stream from space

    Published on Aug 18, 2011

    An ESA-developed camera transmitted live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel. On 6 August, NASA astronaut Ron Garan operated the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) camera in Europe's Columbus laboratory, showing the International Space Station as never before in high-definition quality . While talking about the work on board the Station, he enhances the sense of depth and presence by playing with an inflatable Earth globe.

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    ESA Euronews: Europe's 50 year space odyssey

    Published on Apr 25, 2014

    In this edition of Space we look back at the past 50 years of space in Europe; five decades of discovery, drama and innovation that have had a profound impact on how we see ourselves and our planet. Historian John Krige gives his insight on how Europe's space sector has evolved, while veteran space scientists recount their experiences in major missions and launches.

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    Highlights 2014

    Published on Dec 21, 2014

    A look back at 2014 for Europe in space, a year that will be remembered as the 'Rosetta' year when for the first time one has landed on a comet. 2014 has been a very busy year with many missions and achievements for ESA.

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    Preview 2015

    Published on Jan 13, 2015

    After a very fruitful 2014, there is no time to rest, another busy space year is already underway. Rosetta will still be the star of the show, but there are also exciting new missions in most space domains: from Earth Observation to Human Spaceflight, satellite communications and navigation.

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    Striking lightning from space

    Published on Jan 27, 2015

    Lightning illuminates the area they strike on Earth but their flash can be seen from space too. This timelapse was made from 49 images taken 400 km above Earth in 2012 by an astronaut on the International Space Station travelling at 28 800 km/h. At these distances a camera flash is pointless, but our planet moves by so quickly images can end up being blurred.

    ESA’s Nightpod camera aid compensates for the motion of the Station. The target stays firmly centred in frame so the final image is in focus. Astronauts can set up the device to take ultra-sharp images automatically using off-the-shelf cameras.

    The steady progression of frames seen in this video with the target staying in centre frame would be nearly impossible without Nightpod.

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    Arms that never tire: Robotics in space missions

    Streamed live on Jan 28, 2015

    Join us for a hangout with ESA Astronaut Tim Peake and Rosetta Project Scientist Dr Matt Taylor as they discuss robotics in space missions. Join in by sending us your questions on Twitter using #RobotsInSpace or post them in the comments below.

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    ESA Telerobotics Part 1 - Haptics

    Published on Mar 12, 2015

    In preparation for his 10-day Iriss mission to the International Space
    Station in September this year, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is at
    ESA's technical centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, visiting
    the Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory. Andreas catches up with Andre
    Schiele, head of the laboratory, to learn more about the robotics
    activities he will be participating in during his mission.

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    ESA Telerobotics Part 2 - Meteron

    Published on Mar 13, 2015

    In preparation for his 10-day Iriss mission to the International Space Station in September this year, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is at ESA's technical centre, ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, visiting the Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory. In this second part of his video diary, Andreas meets Bill Carey to talk about the Meteron project. Andreas will participate in Meteron during his ISS mission.

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    First handshake and force-feedback with space

    Published on Jun 5, 2015

    ESA performed the first-ever demonstration of space-to-ground remote control with force feedback and live video on 3 June 2015, as NASA astronaut Terry Virts orbiting Earth on the International Space Station shook hands with ESA telerobotics specialist Andre Schiele in the Netherlands.

    Terry was testing a joystick that allows astronauts in space to ‘feel’ objects from hundreds of kilometres away. The joystick is a twin of the one on Earth and moving either makes its copy move in the same way. The joystick provides feedback so both users can feel the force of the other pushing or pulling.

    The test occurred as part of the Haptics-2 experiment programme, overseen by ESA’s Telerobotics and Haptics Laboratory in the ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. An hour was devoted to the test, which faced some technical hurdles on the day. Once contact was established with the ISS, the haptics software on the ISS side needed to be reinstalled. This was achieved with only a short time to spare, then a scheduled loss of signal with the Station meant only a few minutes were left. But both the astronaut in orbit and the Telerobotics Lab team on the ground were determined to make the test happen.

    The success verified the communications network, the control technology and the software behind the connection. Each signal from Terry to Andre had to travel from the International Space Station to another satellite some 36 000 km above Earth, through Houston mission control in USA and across the Atlantic Ocean to ESTEC in the Netherlands, taking up to 0.8 seconds in total both ways – but the system automatically adjusts to time delays or data packet loss.

    One day, astronauts orbiting Mars might use evolved versions of this system to control rovers on the ground to perform human-like tasks on the surface – without being there.

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