Aquí presentamos 9 cosas que debes saber sobre el eclipse solar total de este año ESA Extras 2026-09-19 | Aquí presentamos 9 cosas que debes saber sobre el eclipse solar total de este año
Simulating space on Earth for miniature satellite testing ESA Extras 2025-05-12 | Inside a spherical cagelike structure, a small platform slowly spins as if floating. A single, bright lamp illuminates the scene, simulating the Sun. This setup constitutes the European Space Agency’s brand new facility for the testing of CubeSats – small satellites, usually no larger than a shoebox and weighing only a few kilograms.This space-simulating facility, built for ESA by University of Bologna and Nautilus - Navigation in Space, is part of the Attitude and Control System (AOCS) & Pointing Systems laboratory at ESTEC, the Agency’s technical centre.Just like any piece of machinery destined for space, CubeSats undergo rigorous testing on the ground, in conditions resembling space as closely as possible.Andew Hyslop, ESA’s AOCS engineer, explains: “We can test attitude control systems separately or integrated in a complete CubeSat. An attitude control system is a combination of sensors, software and actuators that will make sure a CubeSat is in the right orientation when floating in space.”To simulate the state of microgravity, the facility relies on an air bearing system – a device blowing a continuous stream of air upwards and creating a stable, invisibly thin air gap, allowing the platform suspended above it to float.The CubeSat under test – or, in this case, its attitude control system – is mounted on this hovering platform.“The system works out its orientation using Sun sensors, a magnetometer and a gyroscope. To stimulate the first, our setup includes a Sun lamp,” Andrew adds.“However, Sun sensors tend to be susceptible to Earth’s ‘trickery’ – meaning some of the sunlight reflected from the Earth can be mistakenly interpreted as coming directly from the Sun. To take this effect into account, our facility includes an albedo lamp.”Metal coils wrap around the curved bars that form the cage, simulating Earth’s magnetic field inside the structure. “As the spacecraft orbits our planet, the magnetic field it encounters keeps changing. Our metal coils replicate that.”Andrew taps the hovering platform gently to initiate a spin. “To perform a test, we place the system on the air bearing in its starting orientation and optionally give it an additional tap. Then we let the attitude control system take over, stop the spin and get the platform back into the correct orientation.“Like most attitude control systems on satellites in low Earth orbit, this one here uses reaction wheels to reorient itself. When these wheels start spinning, the spacecraft will spin in the opposite direction – according to conservation of angular momentum.“Additionally, the floating platform is equipped with small reflective markers, which are being tracked by two cameras fixed to the top of the cage – this system gives us information of the platform’s true orientation. We can then compare this information to what the platform itself detects, to ensure its measurements are accurate,” Andrew notes.The lab team recently finished testing and commissioning the facility to get it ready for its first customers. ESA CubeSat projects will soon be able to make use of it to gain confidence in their attitude control systems before flight.Credits: ESA-SJM Photography★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
A glimpse of ESAs stand at Le Bourget ESA Extras 2025-05-12 | ESA's presence at the Paris Air Show will highlight our vision for the future, ESA’s ‘Strategy 2040’ and its five goals.Digital production by Ars Electronica Solutions © ESA/Ars Electronica Solutions ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Introducing the Sentinel-1 Mission Manager ESA Extras 2025-05-09 | In this brief introduction, ESA's Sentinel-1 Mission Manager describes what he enjoys most about his involvement with this Copernicus mission.Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions#ESA #Sentinel-1 #Space
Vega-C liftoff with Biomass | Slow-mo ESA Extras 2025-05-08 | ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Proba-3’s orbit ESA Extras 2025-05-07 | The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has achieved its ambitious goal when its two spacecraft, the Coronagraph and the Occulter, flew 150 metres apart in perfect formation, simulating a single giant spacecraft.Earlier this year, the first step of the mission was successfully completed. The operations team, consisting of engineers from ESA and its closely collaborating industrial partners, came together at the Agency’s European Space Security and Education Centre in Redu, Belgium.Using a set of positioning instruments, they were able to align the two spacecraft in formation, and monitor them as they maintained their relative position autonomously.Now, following more finetuning and testing, the team has achieved the desired precision, making Proba-3 the world’s first-ever precision formation flying mission.The mission relies on several innovative technologies, many of which are technology demonstrations developed through ESA’s General Support Technology Programme (GSTP). “To do something that has never been done before, we needed to develop new technologies,” notes Esther Bastida Pertegaz, Proba-3 systems engineer.“The formation flying is performed when the spacecraft are more than 50 000 km above Earth,” explains Raphael Rougeot, Proba-3 systems engineer.“Here, the Earth’s gravity pull is small enough, so that very little propellant is needed to maintain the formation. Then the formation is broken and needs to be acquired again over the next orbit, in a repeated cycle.”The ultimate goal is for the two spacecraft to align with the Sun so that the 1.4-m large disc carried by the Occulter casts a 5-cm shadow onto the optical instrument on the Coronagraph, allowing it to study the faint solar corona.Teodor Bozhanov, formation flying system engineer, explains further: “The initiation of this formation-flying repetitive sequence is performed by the ground control centre, with the operations team obtaining position information to determine the exact location of the two satellites in space. The mission’s thrusters are then used to bring them closer together.“All the rest is done autonomously. The spacecraft measure and control their relative position using the Visual Based System, which includes a wide-angle camera on the Occulter tracking a set of flashing LED lights on the Coronagraph.“Once the satellites get close enough to each other, a narrow-angle camera locking onto the same set of lights enables a more accurate positioning.”Raphael describes the last step needed to close the precision gap: “Although we were previously able to perform formation flying using only the camera-based systems on board, we were still missing the desired precision.“Two major achievements have been key to unlocking it. First, it was the calibration of the on-board laser instrument, and its integration into the full formation flying loop.”“This laser instrument, called the Fine Lateral and Longitudinal Sensor (FLLS), enables relative positioning down to a millimetre accuracy,” adds Jorg Versluys, Proba-3 payloads manager. “It consists of a laser beam fired from the Occulter spacecraft and reflected in the Coronagraph’s retroreflector back to the Occulter, where it is detected.”“The second crucial achievement was successfully using the shadow position sensor,” Raphael continues. “An on-board algorithm based on the measurement of light intensity around the coronagraph aperture ensures that the Coronagraph spacecraft stays in the shadow cast by the Occulter spacecraft.”Esther notes: “Combining all these sensors, and thanks to the on-board software managing all the spacecraft systems and providing Navigation, Guidance and Control functions, the formation is stable beyond expectations.”Damien Galano, Proba-3 project manager, concludes: “We are talking about millimetric accuracy in range, and sub-millimetric in the lateral position. We can’t wait to see the completion of the instrument calibration and the first processed image of the Sun’s corona.”Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Deployment of drag sail following vibration test ESA Extras 2025-05-07 | Drag sails are a cost-effective and reliable method for accelerating the deorbit of small satellites, especially CubeSats, at the end of their mission lifetime. This video showcases the deployment of the FINIX Engineering Qualification Model (EQM) drag sail following a rigorous vibration test. Designed and developed by FINIX-1, a student team from the University of Athens, this lightweight, compact deployable sail is integrated into a CubeSat. The drag sail was subjected to vibration loads mimicking the harsh environment expected during launch, one of the most critical phases for any mechanism. Captured at the ESA Academy's CubeSat Support Facility, this sped up video was recorded during the March 2025 test window of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! Test Opportunities. This pilot programme offers student teams support with the preparation and execution of environmental testing of their student-designed and built hardware through dedicated access to the CubeSat Support Facility. The video provides a detailed look at the deployment process, highlighting the technical prowess and innovative design of the drag sail. This testing phase marked a significant milestone for the team, offering valuable hands-on experience. FINIX-1 student team project perfectly aligns with international efforts to safeguard space from debris. Earth's orbit is becoming increasingly congested with defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragmented debris – all posing collision risks to operational missions. In line with ESA and ESA Academy’s vision, these brilliant students have taken a bold step in supporting a sustainable orbital environment through the development and testing of a CubeSat drag sail. Read more: https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Keeping_Space_Clean_FINIX-1_from_the_University_of_Athens_lead_a_CubeSat_Drag_Sail_test_campaign_at_the_CubeSat_Support_FacilityCredits: European Space Agency (ESA)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course: Wave drifter recovery ESA Extras 2025-05-06 | As part of the Ocean Training Course, students recover a wave drifter deployed in the North Icelandic Fjord a few hours before, to calibrate its wind slippage. These wave drifters will then be deployed later during the leg from Reykjavik to Nice to validate Copernicus Sentinel-1 wave spectra and Doppler velocities.Credits: ESA/Ocean Media Lab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Long-term record of biomass from space ESA Extras 2025-05-06 | Forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle, influencing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere – and therefore climate change. By measuring the amount and change in the carbon-rich biomass contained in tree trunks and branches, satellites provide valuable insights into how these ecosystems are changing.ESA’s Climate Change Initiative Biomass project has merged observations from multiple satellites to provide annual global maps of above-ground biomass between 2007–2022. These insights are vital for modelling the carbon cycle, guiding forest management, and supporting national greenhouse-gas reporting.Credits: ESA/Planetary Visions★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Vega-C liftoff with Biomass | Different POVs ESA Extras 2025-04-30 | ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianegroup★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Vega-C liftoff with Biomass | Up close and loud ESA Extras 2025-04-30 | ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Replay: Biomass launch coverage ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Press conference: Biomass launch on Vega-C (French) ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | Watch the replay of the press conference following the launch of ESA's Biomass satellite aboard the Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on April 29, 2025.In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Press conference: Biomass launch on Vega-C (Italian) ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | Watch the replay of the press conference following the launch of ESA's Biomass satellite aboard the Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on April 29, 2025.In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Press conference: Biomass launch on Vega-C ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | Watch the replay of the press conference following the launch of ESA's Biomass satellite aboard the Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on April 29, 2025.In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA’s Biomass mission launches on Vega-C ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass satellite has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on 29 April 2025 at 11:15 CEST (06:15 local time).In orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle. It is the first satellite to carry a fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar for interferometric imaging. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, the radar signal can slice through the whole forest layer to measure the ‘biomass’, meaning the woody trunks, branches and stems, which is where trees store most of their carbon.Vega-C is the evolution of the Vega family of rockets and delivers increased performance, greater payload volume and improved competitiveness.Credits: Arianespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Biomass on Vega-C launch pad gantry retraction ESA Extras 2025-04-29 | A view from the launch pad with Vega-C flight VV26 ready for liftoff as the mobile building that surrounds the rocket rolls away to reveal the rocket to the skies, 29 April 2025. On the rocket is ESA’s Biomass mission.The mobile building allows Vega-C’s four stages to be assembled on the launch pad in security and offers protection from the elements. The 50-metre high structure weighs over 1000 tonnes, and a hydraulic system drives wheels on an 80-m rail track. The gantry is powered by two electric motors of some 70 kW capacity, these operate the hydraulic pumps supplying pressurised oil to six wheels.Biomass is one of ESA’s Earth Explorer missions and, like other Earth Explorers, it uses advanced space technology to provide new data. Biomass will advance our understanding of forests and their importance in the carbon cycle and climate.We already know that forests play a vital role in Earth’s carbon cycle by absorbing and storing large amounts of carbon dioxide. This helps to regulate the planet’s temperature. Data from Biomass will help us produce more accurate estimates of how much carbon is contained in forests' organic matter, or biomass, and reduce uncertainties in carbon stock and flux estimates, including those related to land-use change, forest loss, and regrowth.Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut/Zetapress★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course: Placing an ARGO float in the Lofoten Basin Eddy ESA Extras 2025-04-28 | As part of the Ocean Training Course, students place special Bio-Geo-Chemical Argo float in the Lofoten eddy system. It is one of only a few to be deployed in support of the United Nations Ocean Conference to be held in Nice, June 2025.Credits: ESA/OceanDataLab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Biomass: from Europe to French Guiana ESA Extras 2025-04-28 | ESA’s Biomass satellite has been at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana since early March, undergoing final preparations for launch aboard a Vega-C rocket. This timelapse video captures key stages of its journey — from its arrival in Kourou to its installation in the launch tower.Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle.Credits: S. Corvaja-ESA/M. Pédoussaut-Zetapress★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
TerraMind, a next-generation AI model ESA Extras 2025-04-28 | TerraMind is a powerful new AI tool designed to help us better understand and protect our planet. By combining different types of Earth observation data, it can deliver accurate answers to questions about climate and nature. From spotting methane leaks to tracking changes in forests and land use, TerraMind is set to play a key role in tackling some of the current environmental challenges.Read full story: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/ESA_and_IBM_collaborate_on_TerraMind Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Sea surface warming acceleration ESA Extras 2025-04-28 | Between 1985 and 1989, a warming of 0.06 C in sea surface temperatures per decade was observed, while from 2019 to 2023, the increase was by 0.27 C per decade. The study suggests that sea surface temperatures are rising 4.5 times faster since 2019 than they were at the end of the 1980s.Weather phenomena can cause short-term fluctuations in sea surface temperatures. El Niño, for example, has a temporary warming effect in certain years because it changes the distribution of heat in the tropics. Large volcanic eruptions – such as Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 – release aerosols into the stratosphere, which reflect sunlight and can lead to a temporary cooling of the Earth's surface. However, this effect is short-term and does not significantly interrupt the long-term warming trend.Read full story: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Space_for_our_climate/Sea_surface_warming_faster_than_expectedCredits: ESA/Planetary Visions★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
P160C solid-propellant rocket motor test-fire ESA Extras 2025-04-25 | The next evolution and upgrade of the solid rocket motor that propels both Vega-C and Ariane 6 launchers off the launch pad was tested at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 24 April 2025 on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency (CNES).Firing for over two minutes the P160C completed the full hot-fire test expending all its solid-propellant as it will on a launch.After ignition P160C delivered a maximum thrust of about 4700 kN, as expected for liftoff and the first phase of flight. According to initial recorded data, the performance met expectations. A full analysis of these test results and inspection of all components will confirm the design and provide the main justification elements for the rocket motor qualification for flight.P160C is the larger version of the P120C rocket motor that is used as a booster for Ariane 6 and as a first stage motor for Vega-C. P160C holds 167 tonnes of solid propellant, 14 more than P120C and is a meter taller.The P160C will allow Ariane 6 and Vega-C to launch heavier payloads and to different orbits and destinations, and it is also set to be used on the next generation in the Vega rocket family called Vega-E. The rocket motor is one of the most powerful one-piece motors in production in the world, the shell is wound in one go with a carbon-fibre composite.The “P” in its name stands for “Powder”, as the 3.4-m cylinder houses solid propellant. The number 160 designates the 160 tonnes of propellant inside, and the C stands for “Common” as the motor is used on the two launchers.P160C is developed by Europropulsion under contract from ArianeGroup and Avio who are developing the Ariane 6 launcher systems and Vega launcher systems for ESA. The recent test was on qualification model 3 (QM3), continuing the naming from the three models of P120C testing: a development model (DM); a first qualification model (QM1) configured for Vega-C; and a second qualification model (QM2) configured for Ariane 6.France’s space agency CNES conducted the static fire test on the solid rocket motor test stand at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course: first day of sampling ESA Extras 2025-04-25 | The first day of scientific sampling for the ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course, but also the One Ocean Expedition around the northern hemisphere. The course involves an extraordinary six-week training voyage for next-generation ocean scientists aboard a majestic tall ship that set sail from Tromsø in Norway bound for Nice in southern France.These upcoming researchers will be taking a deep dive into ocean science, empowering them with skills to harness satellite data for research, innovation and sustainable development – and preparing them to become tomorrow’s leaders and ambassadors for ocean science.Credits: ESA/OceanDataLab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course sets sail ESA Extras 2025-04-25 | A new wave of ocean scientists has embarked on an extraordinary six-week voyage aboard the majestic Statsraad Lehmkuhl tall ship that set sail today from Norway bound for southern France. But this is no ordinary journey. Thanks to this ESA Advanced Ocean Training Course, these upcoming researchers will be taking a deep dive into ocean science, empowering them with skills to harness satellite data for research, innovation and sustainable development – and preparing them to become tomorrow’s leaders and ambassadors for ocean science.Read full story: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Next_generation_scientists_set_sail_to_harness_space_for_oceans Credits: ESA/OceanDataLab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Biomass opens up ESA Extras 2025-04-23 | A few days after ESA’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite has been launched and after its very first health checks in orbit have been done, a series of complex manoeuvres are carried out to deploy its 12-metre diameter mesh reflector, which is supported by a boom, which is 7.5 metres long. The deployment of the boom is carried out in three carefully planned separate stages, each of which takes about seven minutes. However, only one step is carried out per day and during selected passes that offer maximum coverage from the ground stations. This ensures that each step of the boom deployment is full ‘visible’ to the satellite operators.Once the boom is fully extended above the satellite, another step opens up the fine wire mesh antenna, like an umbrella. This takes around 20 minutes and is a critical phase that has to be carried out during a pass that offers 50% visibility of the deployment process to the ground stations.The reflector transmits the Biomass P-band radar’s footprint onto Earth’s surface and receives the returned signal, which carries information about the carbon content of forests.Credits: ESA/ATG medialab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Biomass separates from Vega-C ESA Extras 2025-04-22 | ESA’s Biomass satellite is launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket. The satellite is released into orbit about one hour after liftoff, after which it opens its solar panel.Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle.Credits: ESA/ATG medialab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Biomass on Vega-C ESA Extras 2025-04-22 | ESA’s Biomass satellite is launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket. The rocket fairing protects the satellite during liftoff but is jettisoned soon after.Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle.Credits: ESA/ATG medialab★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA School Days 2025 at ESRIN ESA Extras 2025-04-22 | From 7 to 11 April, ESA's Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the 2025 edition of ESA School Days, welcoming almost 1400 young students.The event kicked off with primary school students (4th and 5th grades) visiting during the first three days, followed by secondary school students on the final two days.Throughout the week, 35 schools from across Italy engaged in presentations and laboratories, delving into the diverse space activities conducted at ESA’s establishment.This initiative, which included contributions from ESERO Italia and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), aims to inspire and engage the next generation of STEM students by sharing knowledge about space and the European Space Agency.Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Heras Mars flyby - Asteroid Framing Camera (colourised) ESA Extras 2025-04-15 | Video sequence of the full Mars flyby as seen by the Asteroid Framing Cameras. The greyscale images have been artificially coloured, using the known colour distribution of bright and dark areas on Mars. Hera’s 1020x1020 pixel Asteroid Framing Camera is employed for both navigation and scientific investigation.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Heras Mars flyby - Asteroid Framing Camera ESA Extras 2025-04-15 | Video sequence of the full Mars flyby as seen by the Asteroid Framing Cameras. Hera’s 1020x1020 pixel Asteroid Framing Camera is employed for both navigation and scientific investigation.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Heras Mars flyby - simulation vs real images ESA Extras 2025-04-15 | Simulation of the Mars flyby by the Hera Spacecraft. The images on the right-hand side are simulated images with the three on board cameras. The Asteroid Framing (AFC) provide images monochromatic images in visible light (artistically coloured in the simulation), Hyperscout-H (HS-H) observes in a range of colours beyond the limits of the human eye, in 25 visible and near-infrared spectral bands. The Thermal InfraRed Imager (TIRI) – supplied to the mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA – sees in mid-infrared spectral bands to chart surface temperature. The pop-up figures are images taken be the AFC. They can be compared to the simulated images.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Firing up Arcos – the European aerospike engine ESA Extras 2025-04-11 | Scenes from testing Pangea Aerospace’s Arcos aerospike rocket engine at the German Aerospace Center, DLR, test centre in Lampoldshausen Germany in October 2023. Aerospike engines don’t have bell-shaped nozzles like most rocket engines in operation but have spike-shaped nozzles. This allows the engine to be more efficient at different altitudes, offering theoretical benefits of up to 15% more efficiency. Aerospike engines have stayed theoretical for decades and a few were built in the 1980’s but new 3D-printing techniques have made them more economically viable. The tests in this video were part of verifying Arcos’ combustion chambers that are made of two different additively manufactured materials bonded together – a first in Europe – as well as validating two types of 3D-printed injector heads developed through aid and funding from ESA and the Spanish Center of Technological Development and Innovation. Arcos runs on liquid methane and liquid oxygen – often abbreviated to methalox – that is cooled down to around –170°C before being mixed and burnt in the engine, where the mixture then heats up to temperatures above 3000°C. To prevent the engine from melting, Pangea Aerospace’s design runs both the cryogenic oxygen and methane fluids around the engine to cool it. The Arcos engine is being designed to be adaptable to multiple uses and for different customers, it runs on bio-methane and should be reusable up to ten times in addition to reducing environmental impact by up to 50% compared to traditional rocket engines – all while using 15% less propellant.Credits: Pangea Aerospace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Pangea’s methalox aerospike engine – first in the world! ESA Extras 2025-04-11 | Spanish company Pangea Aerospace developed and tested the first aerospike engine in the world to run on liquid methane and oxygen. This video shows scenes of the engine being tested at the German aerospace center, DLR, test centre in Lampoldshausen Germany in 2021. Unlike almost all rocket engines in operation, aerospike engines don’t have bell-shaped nozzles but plugs to eject their exhaust. This allows the engine to be more efficient at different altitudes, offering up to 15% more efficiency – and in rocket launches efficiency is everything as you try to escape Earth’s gravity. Aerospike engines have stayed theoretical for decades. Although a few were built in the 1980’s, new 3D-printing techniques have made them more economically viable These scenes were taken from four test runs with the engine firing for around a minute during each test. Liquid methane and liquid oxygen – often abbreviated to methalox – is cooled down to around –170°C before being mixed and burnt in the engine, where the mixture then heats up to temperatures above 3000°C. To prevent the engine from melting, Pangea Aerospace’s design runs both the cryogenic methane and oxygen fluids around the engine to cool it. The test firing delivered up to 20 kilonewtons of thrust. This engine development was supported in part by ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, and Pangea Aerospace is also working with ESA to identify how to design and build a very high thrust rocket engine for future launchers – offering over 2 meganewtons of thrust.Credits: Pangea Aerospace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Spectrum first flight ESA Extras 2025-04-11 | European commercial rocket Spectrum, developed and operated by Isar Aerospace, took flight from Andøya Spaceport in Norway on 30 March 2025 and flew for 30 seconds, clearing the launch pad and proving the launch vehicle could achieve one of the hardest parts of space transportation: liftoff.Isar Aerospace’s two-stage launch vehicle Spectrum is 28 m tall, 2 m in diameter and, with its ten engines, it is targeting to launch payloads of up to 1000 kg to low Earth orbit.The flight allows Isar Aerospace engineers to analyse all the data they need to tweak their Spectrum launcher for a next flight. “Our first test flight met all our expectations, achieving a great success”, said Isar Aerospace CEO Daniel Metzler, “We had a clean liftoff, 30 seconds of flight and even got to validate our flight termination System.”Isar Aerospace is a German-based company, building their Spectrum launch vehicle in state-of-the-art production facilities relying on in-house manufacturing.Initially supported by ESA’s Business Incubation Centre, the company is supported by three rounds of co-funding from ESA so far, as part of the Boost! programme that helps commercial initiatives offering transportation services to space, in space, and returning from space. ESA's support will follow steps preparing the second test flight of the Spectrum rocket and scaling-up of production facilities at the company’s new headquarters in Vaterstetten, Germany.Credits: Isar Aerospace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Estimating CO₂ Emissions Using Satellite Data: Insights from ESAs Climate Change Initiative ESA Extras 2025-04-11 | In this Seminar presented at the 40th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment (ISRSE-40), Dr Thais Rosan from the University of Exeter explores how satellite data from the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) is advancing our understanding of carbon fluxes and improving emissions assessments—a critical step toward informed, data-driven climate action.Drawing from current research and real-world applications, the session highlights the role of Earth observation in refining carbon budgets, modelling emissions from land-use change and fires, and identifying opportunities for carbon sequestration, especially in secondary forests.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Analysing LST and Uncertainties: Insights from ESA CCI Data ESA Extras 2025-04-11 | This recorded training session from the ESA CCI Land Surface Temperature Workshop 2024, dives into how ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) datasets—specifically Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Land Cover (LC)—can be used to study urban heat islands in Leicestershire, UK.You'll learn how to access, visualise, and analyse LST data using the ESA CCI Toolbox, with hands-on examples focusing on urban vs. non-urban temperature trends. The session also covers data filtering, handling different formats (Zarr, Kerchunk, NetCDF), defining regions of interest, and working with polar-orbiting satellite data.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Your technology on parabolic flights ESA Extras 2025-04-07 | A new application channel is now open for ESA parabolic flights, welcoming proposals studying new technologies from both academic institutions and commercial entities.Parabolic flights provide short periods of weightlessness, offering a quick way to test things in microgravity with humans. Researchers use them for short-duration, hands-on scientific and technological investigations, such as training astronauts and validating instruments before they fly to the International Space Station.The aircraft can also fly over a gentler trajectory, providing partial gravity like on the Moon or Mars. Lunar and martian gravity levels are not only scientifically interesting but it is also useful to test the effect on humans and equipment before travelling to these destinations.ESA is now opening these unique aircraft doors to two types of experiment, for up-and-coming new technologies in a changing space sector: technological and commercial.Technological research proposals are welcome from any academic institutions in our Member States. After careful peer review in alignment with ESA’s objectives and missions, the Agency will cover the flight costs for selected experiments.ESA’s parabolic flight team looks forward to working together with new teams of aerospace engineers and collectively developing future space technologies.For more information: https://ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype/IMT?userAction=Browse&templateName=&documentId=0d4926ba43d653430610861201f0eb30Credits: ESA/Novespace★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Space HPC – ESAs New Supercomputer ESA Extras 2025-04-02 | ESA Space HPC is the European Space Agency’s new high-performance computing platform designed to meet the growing demands of modern space missions, built for scientists, engineers, and startups across Europe, it enables advanced simulations, real-time data analysis, and AI-driven breakthroughs—from Earth to orbit.Credits: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Media briefing: Europes top experts address the growing threat of space debris ESA Extras 2025-04-01 | Journalists are invited to attend a high-level media briefing in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday, 1 April 2025, at 11h00 CET at the start of the 9th European Conference on Space Debris, organised by ESA and supported by DLR Space Agency. Top European experts from ESA, national agencies and academia shared new updates on the space debris problem. Holger Krag, Head of Space Safety Programme (ESA) Josef Aschbacher, Director General (ESA) Walther Pelzer, Director General of German Space Agency (DLR) Prof. Carolin Frueh, Harold DeGroff Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Purdue University, USA), COSPAR Chair of Space Debris Prof. Camilla Colombo Polimi, Associate Professor for Orbital Mechanics at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Thomas Reiter, ESA Astronaut, former ESA Board Member and Inter-Agencies Coordinator★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Débris spatiaux : Est-ce une crise ? ESA Extras 2025-04-01 | Le court métrage documentaire de l'Agence spatiale européenne « Space Debris : Les débris spatiaux : est-ce une crise ? » sur l'état des débris spatiaux a été présenté en avant-première lors de la 9ème Conférence Européenne sur les Débris Spatiaux, le 1er avril 2025. La Terre est entourée de milliers de satellites qui effectuent un travail important fournissant des services de télécommunication et de navigation, nous aidant à comprendre notre climat et répondre à des questions fondamentales sur l'Univers. Cependant, comme notre utilisation de l'espace s'accélère comme jamais auparavant, ces satellites se retrouvent à circuler en orbites de plus en plus encombrées dans un environnement sillonné par des flux de fragments de débris se déplaçant rapidement et résultant de collisions, de fragmentations et de ruptures dans l'espace. Chaque fragment peut endommager d'autres satellites, et l'on craint qu'une cascade de collisions ne finisse par rendre certaines orbites autour de la Terre inutilisables. En outre, on ne connaît pas encore l'ampleur des dégâts causés par l'augmentation drastique du nombre de lancements et d'objets rentrant dans notre atmosphère et nos océans.Ainsi, les débris spatiaux représentent-ils déjà une crise ?Le documentaire explore la situation actuelle dans les orbites terrestres et explique la menace que les débris spatiaux font peser sur notre avenir dans l'espace. Il décrit également ce qui pourrait être fait pour lutter contre les débris spatiaux et comment nous pourrions parvenir à une véritable durabilité dans l'espace, car nos actions d'aujourd'hui auront des conséquences pour les générations à venir.Programme de Sécurité Spatiale de l'ESALe Programme de Sécurité Spatiale de l'ESA vise à préserver l'avenir des vols spatiaux et à nous protéger, nous, la Terre et nos infrastructures au sol et dans l'espace, des dangers provenant de l'espace.Qu'il s'agit d'astéroïdes, de tempêtes solaires ou de débris spatiaux d'origine humaine, l'ESA travaille sur des missions et des projets visant à comprendre les dangers et les atténuer.À plus long terme, pour assurer un avenir sûr et durable dans l'espace, l'ESA vise à mettre en place une économie circulaire dans l'espace. Pour y parvenir, l'Agence travaille au développement des technologies nécessaires pour faire de l'entretien en orbite et des engins spatiaux sans débris une réalité.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Weltraummüll: Handelt es sich um eine Krise? ESA Extras 2025-04-01 | “Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?“, der Kurzdokumentarfilm der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation über den Status der Raumfahrtrückstände im Orbit wurde auf der 9. Europäischen Konferenz zum Thema Space Debris am 1. April 2025 in Bonn uraufgeführt.Die Erde ist von Tausenden von Satelliten umgeben, die wichtige Aufgaben erfüllen, um Telekommunikations- und Navigationsdienste zu erbringen, uns helfen, unser Klima zu verstehen und grundlegende Fragen über das Universum zu beantworten. Da wir den Weltraum jedoch so intensiv wie nie zuvor nutzen, befinden sich diese Satelliten auf immer engeren Umlaufbahnen in einer Umgebung, in der sich schnell bewegende Trümmerteile vorhanden sind, die bei Kollisionen und Fragmentierungen von menschengemachten Objekten im Weltraum entstehen. Jedes Trümmerteil kann weitere Satelliten beschädigen, und es ist zu befürchten, dass eine Kaskade von Kollisionen dazu führen könnte, dass einige Umlaufbahnen um die Erde in Zukunft nicht mehr nutzbar sein werden. Darüber hinaus ist das Ausmaß der Schäden durch die drastische Zunahme von Satellitenstarts und die Anzahl der Objekte, die wieder in unsere Atmosphäre und Ozeane eintreten, noch nicht bekannt.Stellen Raumfahrtrückstände also bereits eine Krise dar? Der Dokumentarfilm untersucht die aktuelle Situation in den Erdumlaufbahnen und erläutert die Bedrohung, die Weltraummüll für unsere Zukunft im All darstellt. Außerdem wird aufgezeigt, was gegen Raumfahrtrückstände unternommen wird und wie wir eine echte Nachhaltigkeit im Weltraum erreichen können, denn unser heutiges Handeln wird Folgen für kommende Generationen haben.Das ESA-Programm für WeltraumsicherheitDas ESA-Programm für Weltraumsicherheit zielt darauf ab, die Zukunft der Raumfahrt zu sichern und uns, die Erde und unsere Infrastruktur auf dem Boden und im Weltraum vor Gefahren aus dem Weltraum zu schützen.Von Asteroiden und Sonnenstürmen bis hin zu dem vom Menschen verursachten Problem des Weltraummülls arbeitet die ESA an Missionen und Projekten, um diese Gefahren zu verstehen und zu entschärfen.Langfristig strebt die ESA eine Kreislaufwirtschaft im Weltraum an, um eine sichere und nachhaltige Zukunft im Orbit zu gewährleisten. Auf dem Weg dorthin arbeitet sie an der Entwicklung von Technologien, die gebraucht werden, um Wartungsarbeiten in der Umlaufbahn und rückstandsfreie Raumfahrzeuge Wirklichkeit werden zu lassen.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Detriti spaziali: È una crisi? ESA Extras 2025-04-01 | Il breve documentario dell'Agenzia spaziale europea “Space Debris: Is it a Crisis?” sullo stato dei detriti spaziali è stato rilasciato in anteprima durante la 9a Conferenza europea sui detriti spaziali il 1° aprile 2025.La Terra è circondata da migliaia di satelliti che svolgono un lavoro importante per fornire servizi di telecomunicazione e navigazione, aiutarci a capire il nostro clima e rispondere a domande fondamentali sull'Universo. Tuttavia, con il rapido aumento delle attività spaziali, questi satelliti si trovano a navigare in orbite sempre più congestionate in un ambiente attraversato da flussi di frammenti di detriti in rapido movimento derivanti da collisioni e frammentazioni nello spazio.Ogni frammento può danneggiare altri satelliti e si teme che una reazione a catena di collisioni possa rendere inutilizzabili alcune orbite intorno alla Terra. Inoltre, non si conosce ancora l'entità dei danni derivanti dal drastico aumento dei lanci e del numero di oggetti che rientrano nella nostra atmosfera e negli oceani.Quindi, i detriti spaziali rappresentano già una crisi? Il documentario esplora la situazione attuale delle orbite terrestri e spiega la minaccia che i detriti spaziali rappresentano per il nostro futuro nello spazio. Inoltre, illustra possibili soluzioni per mitigare il problema dei detriti spaziali e raggiungere un uso sostenibile dello spazio, perché le nostre azioni di oggi avranno conseguenze per le generazioni future.Programma di sicurezza spaziale dell'ESAIl programma di sicurezza spaziale dell'ESA mira a salvaguardare il futuro del volo spaziale e a mantenere noi, la Terra e le nostre infrastrutture a terra e nello spazio al sicuro dai pericoli che hanno origine nello spazio.Dagli asteroidi e dalle tempeste solari al problema dei detriti spaziali causati dall'uomo, l'ESA lavora a missioni e progetti per comprendere i pericoli e mitigarli.A lungo termine, per garantire un futuro sicuro e sostenibile, l'ESA mira a creare un'economia circolare nello spazio. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, l'Agenzia sta lavorando allo sviluppo della tecnologia necessaria per rendere “zero-Debris”una realtà per il servizio in orbita e i veicoli spazial.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Basura espacial: ¿Es una crisis? ESA Extras 2025-04-01 | El cortometraje documental de la Agencia Espacial Europea «Basura espacial: ¿Es una crisis?» sobre el estado de los desechos espaciales se estrenó en la 9ª Conferencia Europea sobre Desechos Espaciales el 1 de abril de 2025.La Tierra está rodeada de miles de satélites que realizan una importante labor para proporcionar servicios de telecomunicaciones y navegación, ayudarnos a comprender nuestro clima y responder a preguntas fundamentales sobre el Universo.Sin embargo, a medida que nuestro uso del espacio se acelera como nunca antes, estos satélites se encuentran navegando por órbitas cada vez más congestionadas, en un entorno ocupado por miles de fragmentos en rápido movimiento generados por colisiones, fragmentaciones y desintegraciones en el espacio.Cada fragmento puede dañar otros satélites, y se teme que una reacción en cadena de colisiones acabe por inutilizar algunas órbitas alrededor de la Tierra. Además, aún se desconoce el alcance de los daños en nuestra atmósfera y océanos que provocan el drástico aumento del número de lanzamientos y del número de objetos que vuelven a entrar en la atmosfera.Entonces, ¿representan ya los desechos espaciales una crisis?El documental explora la situación actual en las órbitas terrestres y explica la amenaza que suponen los desechos espaciales para nuestro futuro en el espacio. También esboza lo que podría hacerse con la basura espacial y cómo podríamos alcanzar una verdadera sostenibilidad en el espacio, porque nuestras acciones de hoy tendrán consecuencias para las generaciones venideras.Programa de Seguridad Espacial de la ESAEl Programa de Seguridad Espacial de la ESA tiene como objetivo salvaguardar el futuro de los vuelos espaciales y mantenernos a nosotros, a la Tierra y a nuestras infraestructuras en la tierra y en el espacio a salvo de los peligros originados en el espacio.Desde los asteroides y las tormentas solares hasta el problema de la basura espacial, provocado por el hombre, la ESA trabaja en misiones y proyectos para comprender los peligros y mitigarlos.A largo plazo, para garantizar un futuro seguro y sostenible en el espacio, la ESA aspira a establecer una economía circular en el espacio. Para conseguirlo, la Agencia trabaja en el desarrollo de la tecnología necesaria para hacer realidad el mantenimiento de satélites en órbita y asegurar que las nuevas naves espaciales no dejen ningún residuo en el espacio.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
IRIDE first image over Italy ESA Extras 2025-03-28 | This video shows the first image from the Italian Earth observation satellite mission, IRIDE. The high-resolution strip was captured over central Italy on 5 March 2025.First we see the town of Fano on the Adriatic coast, before moving southwards over the central Apennine ridge. The image covers towns in central Italy including Fabriano, Foligno, Spoleto and Terni, before sweeping down to Rome and, about 20 km further south, to Ostia on the coast of Lazio.The image was taken by a multispectral optical instrument on board the first IRIDE microsatellite, the Pathfinder Hawk, which was launched on 14 January 2025. The IRIDE constellation of satellites are tailored to provide information for a wide range of environmental, emergency and security services for Italy.Credits: IRIDE★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
IRIDE in action: first image over Italy ESA Extras 2025-03-28 | Here we see a rendered animation showing the Italian Earth observation satellite, Pathfinder Hawk, capturing its first image over the Italian peninsula.Pathfinder Hawk is an exploratory satellite for the IRIDE programme. It was launched on 14 January 2025 and captured a high-resolution image over central Italy on 5 March 2025.The image covered a thin strip of Italy, from the town of Fano on the Adriatic coast, over the central Apennine ridge and all the way to Rome and the coast of Lazio. It was taken by a multispectral optical instrument on board Pathfinder Hawk.The IRIDE constellation of satellites are tailored to provide information for a wide range of environmental, emergency and security services for Italy.Credits: IRIDE★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot ESA Extras 2025-03-28 | ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from France, a member of the ESA Astronaut Class of 2022, was selected in November 2022 from over 22,500 candidates who applied to ESA’s 2021 call for new astronauts. She began her year-long basic astronaut training at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, in April 2023. This training covered spacecraft systems, spacewalking, flight engineering, robotics, life support systems, survival, and medical training. Sophie received her astronaut certification alongside fellow astronaut candidates Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, and Marco Sieber at EAC on 22 April 2024, officially marking her transition into a fully-fledged astronaut. In May 2024, Sophie was announced for her first spaceflight mission, currently scheduled for 2026 to the International Space Station. After completing her pre-assignment training, she is now in mission-specific preparation, focusing on the tasks and experiments she will perform during her stay on the Space Station.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Introducing ESAs new high-performance computing ESA Extras 2025-03-28 | The high-performance computing (HPC) environment will be available for scientific research and technological development activities, supporting all ESA programmes as well as the researchers and small- and medium-enterprises from Member States.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
Final commands sent to Gaia ESA Extras 2025-03-27 | The final commands sent to Gaia. This is the last time that the spacecraft heard from its team on Earth. The final commands include those to shut down the spacecraft's communication systems and central computer.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
The disappearance of ESA’s Gaia spacecraft! ESA Extras 2025-03-27 | On 4 March, astronomer Zhuo-Xiao Wang captured this view of the sudden disappearance of ESA’s Gaia spacecraft.After more than 11 years in space mapping the motions and properties of billions of stars, the spacecraft’s operations have come to an end. Gaia was switched off on 27 March 2025.During a series of final test operations, flight controllers at ESA’s ESOC mission control centre rotated Gaia, causing its sunshield to reflect more light towards Earth. As a result, Gaia appeared much brighter than usual and was observed by several citizen astronomers around the world.Gaia is seen here moving across the sky, initially brightening before vanishing as the spacecraft quickly rotates back to its typical orientation.This was the final time that Gaia will appear so bright to astronomers on Earth. The spacecraft will now remain ‘dark’ forever. The Gaia mission, however, will continue and culminate in two major data releases that are in preparation for 2026 and no earlier than the end of 2030.The Gaia team is showcasing the final observations of the spacecraft on the ESA Cosmos website: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/Credits: Zhuo-Xiao Wang★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
332nd ESA Council: Media information session ESA Extras 2025-03-27 | Watch the media information session in which ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun (CH) update journalists on the key decisions from the ESA Council meeting, held at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 19 and 20 March 2025.Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
What is Strategy 2040? ESA Extras 2025-03-27 | ESA Council has finalised Strategy 2040. The new strategy will guide the European Space Agency’s work including protecting our planet and climate, exploration and discovery, enhancing Europe’s autonomy and resilience, helping to strengthen Europe as a commercial space hub, and inspiring the coming generations of Europeans.Find out more about ESA Strategy 2040: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Strategy_2040Credits: ESA - European Space Agency★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.Our main YouTube channel: youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgencyCheck out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideosFollow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitterOn Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebookOn Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagramOn LinkedIn: bit.ly/ESAonLinkedInOn Pinterest: bit.ly/ESAonPinterestOn Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickrWe are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
