ESApod, audio and video from space ESA Communications Department
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Multimedia news and information from the European Space Agency including human space flight, space science, Earth observation, ground control and mission operations. Current deep-space missions include Mars Express, Venus Express and Rosetta, Europe's comet chaser. Produced by the ESA Web portal staff and ESA TV. http://www.esa.int
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Herschel and Planck
Herschel will share its launch with a partner, the Planck microwave space observatory, as it begins its journey to its destination in space. The two satellites are now undergoing their final tests before launch
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Food and satellites: Keeping an eye on food production
With a growing global population ensuring food security in the world's poorer countries is a major concern – one that is being eased the help of data from Earth observation satellites such as Envisat
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Ministerial conference: Interview with ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain
On 25 and 26 November in The Hague, Ministers in charge of space activities within the now 18 ESA Member States and Canada meet to define the role of space in delivering Europe's global objectives
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ESA Science: past and future
Since the very first satellites carrying scientific instruments were launched, our understanding of the cosmos has improved. The Sun is studied to the core and, beyond our star, the Universe is becoming less obscure
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ATV, the next step
The successful docking of the European Columbus module and the launch of the Automated Transfer Vehicle have opened a new era for Europe’s presence in space with the aspiration to consolidate its independence
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GMES – video news release
ESA's Sentinels are Earth monitoring satellites forming part of the Space Component of GMES. Their data will help scientists and politicians manage our environment and its natural resources in the years to come