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Inside Space Expo Noordwijk: Stories Behind Space Technology
A Soyuz capsule still bearing the marks of atmospheric re-entry. Original control consoles once used during Ariane 4 launches. A small piece of rock brought back from the Moon. At Space Expo in Noordwijk, objects


CNES’s Secret Island: From Forgotten Ruins to Rocket Launches
After a long week at Guiana Space Centre, we board a boat in the port of Kourou. We are lucky, because the ocean is still and it’s not raining. From the locals we know that

Payload preparations at the Guiana Space Centre: what does preparing a satellite for the launch look like?
Before a satellite reaches the launch pad, it is built independently of the launch vehicle. The integration process begins in the preparatory infrastructure: in processing halls, airlocks, transfer corridors, security zones, and control rooms. In

LaunchReady – On-Site Simulation
How we tested digital satellite campaign management, where every detail really matters When you want to know whether satellite campaign software really works, you have to test it where launch decisions are actually made. That’s


Behind the scenes at the European Spaceport: our visit to CSG
Welcome to the jungle! When you approach Kourou driving from the Cayenne airport, you immediately realise that you are in a very special place. The first thing you see are the hills surrounding the town,
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Inside Space Expo Noordwijk: Stories Behind Space Technology
A Soyuz capsule still bearing the marks of atmospheric re-entry. Original control consoles once used during Ariane 4 launches. A small piece of rock brought back from the Moon. At Space Expo in Noordwijk, objects


ESA Industry Space Days 2026: Key Takeaways from Noordwijk
ESA Industry Space Days 2026 (ISD), held on 16–17 September at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, drew a record 3,100 participants from around 1,500 companies. The event showed


From Industrial Data to Space Launch Operations: Iterative Engineering at ESA & CSG Industry Days 2026
From the outside, the space industry can look like a closed circle. Yet, this autumn, Iterative Engineering had the privilege of stepping onto the stage at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Paris to
