British-built satellite to map Earths...
Artist's impression of Biomass in orbit. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.The European Space Agency (ESA) Biomass Earth observation mission, which launched successfully from Europe's ...
ESAs Biomass mission launches on Vega-C
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 ...
Biomass launched to count forest carbon
ESA's groundbreaking Biomass satellite, designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world's forests and their crucial role in Earth's carbon cycle, has been launched. The satellite lifted off ...
Mission control GO for Biomass launch
One last team photo before launch. Today, at ESA's ESOC mission control centre, in Darmstadt, Germany, the Biomass team gathered for the pre-launch briefing.ESA's forest satellite, to be flown from ...
Crew Kicks off Busy Research Week...
Biotechnology, human health, and space botany kicked off the research week aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 73 crew is also preparing for a spacewalk on Thursday to ...
Biomass poised for liftoff to unveil...
After years of careful design and preparation, ESA's Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French ...
Crew Studies Space Biology Advancing...
Synthetic DNA, how cells respond to weightlessness, and cognitive performance in space wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 73 crew is also gearing up for a ...
Air Force Pilot, SkillBridge Fellow...
Jeremy Johnson laces his black, steel-toed boots and zips up his dark blue flight suit. Having just finished a pre-flight mission briefing with his team, the only thing on his mind is heading to the ...
Navigation Technology
Humans have always been explorers, venturing by land and sea into unknown and uncharted places on Earth and, more recently, in space. Early adventurers often navigated by the Sun and stars, creating ...
Earth from Space: French Guiana
Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this radar image over French Guiana ? home to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, where ESA's Biomass mission is being prepared for liftoff on 29 April onboard a Vega-C ...
