Science news articles about 'space operations centre'

  • Watch this space: Rosetta press conference live

    The Rosetta Steins fly-by will be followed by a press conference held at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, on 6 September, which will be streamed ...
  • Fifth European Conference on Space Debris to address key issues

    ESA PR 07-2009. The European Space Agency will host the 5th European Conference on Space Debris at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, from 30 March - 2 April.
  • Artificial intelligence boosts science from Mars

    Artificial intelligence (AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre is giving a powerful boost to ESA' ... Michel Denis, Mars Express Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC. MEXAR2 recently won ...
  • Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix landing

    ... Manager at ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany. The Mars Express team ... Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), now operating on the surface. In the days leading up to the Phoenix landing ...
  • First images from Phoenix spacecraft

    ... when signals from the Phoenix Mars lander recorded by Mars Express were successfully received at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany. NASA has just made ...
  • Intense preparations for Rosetta's asteroid visit

    Engineers at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Germany are working to a tight deadline as ESA's comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta swings steadily closer to a ...
  • Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos

    ... the planet to a maximum of 10 000 km (from the centre of Mars), crossing the 9000 km orbit of the ... observation, the team at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, worked ...
  • ESA ground team in simulation training for GOCE launch

    ... Mission Control Team at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC) are now in intense training ... joined by an extended team of engineers from Ground Operations, Flight Dynamics, Software Support, Computers ...
  • Rosetta spacecraft meets asteroid Steins

    ... Steins on 5 September 2008. The doors of ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, will be open to the media as of 18:00 on 5 September to follow the ...
  • GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase

    ... speaking this morning at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany. Satellite- ... Ground Segment at ESA's Earth Observation Centre (ESRIN), Frascati, Italy. "Receiving initial ...
  • Herschel and Planck launch update

    ... procedures for Herschel and Planck at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) has now positively concluded. However, during final checks on the spacecraft, concerns have ...
  • Herschel and Planck flight dynamics: It really is rocket science

    Imagine you are a flight dynamics specialist at ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany, on the afternoon of 14 May 2009...
  • Rosetta Steins fly-by confirmed

    The Rosetta control room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre, ESOC, received the first radio signal after closest approach to asteroid (2867) Steins at 22:14 CEST, confirming a smooth fly-by.
  • Rosetta Blog live for final Earth swingby

    ... Blog is back online for the third and final swingby of Earth, 13 November 2009. The blog will be regularly updated with news and information direct from ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre.
  • Follow Rosetta's final Earth boost

    ... and begin the final leg of its 10-year journey to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA's European Space Operations Centre will host a media briefing on that day. This will be ...

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