News and Events
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LISA Pathfinder - End of a successful mission
Tuesday 18 July, the LISA Pathfinder satellite received its last command to shut down after the final series of science commands uplinked by ESA at the end of June.
News SciencesOctober 17, 2017 -
France-China space cooperation - Status check on...
Monday 4 July in Beijing, CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall met Xu Dazhe, Administrator of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), to discuss space cooperation between...
Institutional affairsJuly 5, 2016 -
Test cubes floating freely inside LISA Pathfinder
ESA’s LISA Pathfinder has released both of its gold–platinum cubes, and will shortly begin its demanding science mission
News Sciences Specialist public, Science and technologyFebruary 16, 2016 -
Press Release: Vega launches successfully on...
Thursday 3 December, Vega accomplished a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) on its sixth successful mission since its maiden flight in 2012,...
News SciencesDecember 3, 2015 -
Press Release: Next Vega mission to orbit LISA...
Wednesday 2 December, Vega will lift off from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana carrying LISA Pathfinder, a demonstrator for ESA’s future mission to observe gravitational waves...
News Ariane, SciencesNovember 30, 2015 -
LISA Pathfinder leaving for launch site
Slated for launch by Vega in November, ESA's gravitational-wave detection technology demonstrator is ready before it departs to the launch site.
News Sciences Specialist public, Science and technologyAugust 24, 2015