‘Beam me up, Scotty!’ er en af de mest berømte replikker i filmhistorien. Med et enkelt tryk…
I dag transporteres størstedelen af vores varer med lastbiler, der er lastet med kæmpe containere. Men selv om den moderne godstransport…
Indtil nu har brandmændene, når de har skyndt sig ud til et brandsted eller et ulykkessted, vidst meget lidt om…
An advanced ‘electronic nose’ system, first developed to monitor the air quality inside space stations, is now being…
Many young people have great ideas about experiments they’d like to send into space. Unfortunately, flying experiments on…
Few events are as dangerous as large-scale fires. Apart from the threat to their lives from choking smoke,…
Would you like instant access to information on the buildings and scenery you see on your travels? A…
Accurate information about the location of aircraft, ships, trains and other forms of transport is vital in today’s…
Have you ever wondered where the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are right now? What about…
Some Earth observation satellites follow a special type of polar orbit, called a Sun-synchronous orbit. As it travels…
The first communications satellite was the Moon. US Army engineers bounced signals off the Moon in 1951. They…
The world’s heaviest communications satellite was placed into orbit on 11 August 2005 by Europe’s Ariane 5. The…
Objects that travel around a planet are called satellites. Each complete journey a satellite makes around the planet…
All the satellite test areas at ESTEC are cleaner than a hospital operating theatre, so they are called…
Outer space is extremely hostile. Spacecraft have to survive extremes of hot and cold, radiation, magnetic fields, meteorites,…
In March 2002, the Hubble Space Telescope’s solar arrays were brought back to Earth. After eight years in…
ESA-funded research has already led to the introduction of many new medical products, worth about €100 (euro) million…
Millions of people around the world live far from the nearest clinic or hospital. Often, there is no…
Den første testsatellit i det europæiske Galileo-navigationssystem blev opsendt i december 2005, efterfulgt af en anden…
Long ago, people who sailed the sea found their way by studying the positions of the Sun, Moon…
New uses for satellite navigation are being studied by ESA even before Galileo comes into service. One example…
Every year, thousands of babies die in their sleep for no obvious reason. This is known as Sudden…
Crunchy crisps are one of the most popular snacks. But crisps are easy to break. How can fragile…
Do you want to know whether it will rain on your picnic or be sunny for your day…
Do you dread going to the dentist? Do you wish there was an easier way to obtain that…
Motoring took on a whole new look when Dutch students used space technology to build Nuna, the ultimate…
Today, we are used to watching live TV from the other side of the world. Sports events, interviews,…
Rockets are used to launch satellites and Space Shuttles into space. Their powerful engines allow spacecraft to be…
Have you noticed what happens if you let the air out of a balloon? The air goes one…
