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Since 1968, the Italian town of Frascati, 20 kilometres south of Rome, has been the European Centre for Satellite Earth Observation (ESRIN) of the European Space Agency (ESA). A new centre, the ESA "Ï• Experience", is opening up exciting insights into modern Earth observation, its research projects and findings on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary. This newly opened interactive world of experience was designed by Ars Electronica Solutions together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the ESA team.
Credit: Mario Pietravalle
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during an interview with a documentary film crew in the training hall of ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC).
Credit: ESA
In 1988, Gerhard P. Thiele began basic astronaut training at DLR (German Aerospace Research Establishment). Upon completion in 1990, he was assigned to the German D-2 Spacelab Mission. In 1992, he reported to the Johnson Space Center where he trained with the crew as back-up payload specialist. During the STS-55/Spacelab D-2 Mission (April 26 to May 6, 1993), Thiele served as alternate payload specialist in the Payload Operations Control Center of DLR at Oberpfaffenhofen.
In 1994, he served with the Strategic Planning Group for the Program Director of DLR. Since 1994 he has served as an active member for the International Academy of Astronautics Subcommittee on Lunar Development. In 1995, he was assigned to head the Crew Training Center (CTC) at DLR in Cologne.
In July 1996, DARA (German Space Agency) and DLR (German Aerospace Research Establishment) selected Thiele to attend NASA's mission specialist class ’96 at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, where he qualified, after two years of training and evaluation, for flight assignment as a mission specialist. He was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Computer Support Branch and led the development of a new class of computer based training courses.
In August 1998, he joined the European Astronaut Corps of the European Space Agency, whose homebase is the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
Thiele participated 11-22 February 2000 as mission specialist in the STS-99 Mission. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission(SRTM) was dedicated to the first, three-dimensional, digital mapping of the Earth surface on a nearly global scale. He was responsible for SRTM operations, including the deployment and retraction of the 200-foot high boom from Endeavour’s cargo bay upon which one of the flight’s radar systems was mounted. Thiele was also one of two spacewalking crew members, in the event contingency spacewalk would have been required during the flight.
Following his flight in February 2000, Thiele was assigned by NASA for collateral duties as a CapCOM, the interface in charge of communications, between the Control Center and the Space Shuttle crew. This was the first time that this position had been assigned to a European astronaut.
Since August 2001, Gerhard Thiele served as Head of the ESA astronauts and Operations Unit at EAC in Cologne and from August 2002 until April 2003 he became acting Head of the Astronaut Division.
In January 2003, Gerhard Thiele was assigned as backup of André Kuipers for the Soyuz 8S mission. He started training at Yuri A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre GCTC (Star City) near Moscow in May 2003 and returned to EAC in May 2004.
From August 2005 until March 2010, Gerhard Thiele was assigned as the Head of the Astronaut Division of the European Astronaut Centre (EAC).
In April 2010 Thiele became Resident Fellow with the European Space Policy Institute in Vienna, Austria.
2012 will see three very different rockets lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana: the heavy Ariane 5, the medium Soyuz and the latest addition, the new, small Vega.
This image shows, for the first time, all three launch pads on the same photo.
To the right is the Ariane 5 site, specifically built for the rocket. It can handle up to ten missions per year.
The Soyuz complex (in the background) is 13 km northwest of the Ariane 5 site. The first Soyuz from here lifted off on 21 October 2011. This was a historic event because it was the first time that a Soyuz had been launched from a spaceport other than Baikonur or Plesetsk.
To the left is the new Vega site, located at the previous launch complex originally used for Ariane 1 and Ariane 3 missions. The pad and infrastructure have been adapted for Vega and a new mobile gantry provides a protected environment to assemble and check the vehicle.
Credits line: ESA - S. Corvaja, 2012
Porque no hay nada más bonito en este mundo que la sonrisa de un niño, aunque tenga los dientecillos torcidos, el labio abierto o la cara de llena de mocos, como éste. Porque la cara de un niño ilumina el mundo cuando sonrÃe...Por eso, un niño jamás deberÃa saber qué es sufrir....
Mirarla en grande, por favor, y no me digais que no es precioso....
A selection of images from the 'Long Night of the Stars', ESOC's 50th anniversary open house, on Friday, 8 September 2017. Credit: ESA/J.Mai
A selection of images from the 'Long Night of the Stars', ESOC's 50th anniversary open house, on Friday, 8 September 2017. Credit: ESA/J.Mai
VMC Image acquired on 13-10-2018 at 05:13:42 at an altitude of 9628.69 km above Mars, on Mars Express orbit number 18701. Image #59 out of 73 from this observation.
Credit: ESA - European Space Agency, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/ CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during an interview with a documentary film crew in the training hall of ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC).
Credit: ESA
A selection of images from the 'Long Night of the Stars', ESOC's 50th anniversary open house, on Friday, 8 September 2017. Credit: ESA/J.Mai
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during an interview with a documentary film crew in the training hall of ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC).
Credit: ESA
A selection of images from the 'Long Night of the Stars', ESOC's 50th anniversary open house, on Friday, 8 September 2017. Credit: ESA/J.Mai
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A selection of images from the 'Long Night of the Stars', ESOC's 50th anniversary open house, on Friday, 8 September 2017. Credit: ESA/J.Mai
Since 1968, the Italian town of Frascati, 20 kilometres south of Rome, has been the European Centre for Satellite Earth Observation (ESRIN) of the European Space Agency (ESA). A new centre, the ESA "Ï• Experience", is opening up exciting insights into modern Earth observation, its research projects and findings on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary. This newly opened interactive world of experience was designed by Ars Electronica Solutions together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the ESA team.
Credit: Mario Pietravalle
The European Space Agency (ESA) is at the forefront of exploring the vastness of space, and one of its key facilities is the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This site is the technical heart of ESA, where groundbreaking projects and missions are conceptualized and developed. From the design and construction of space missions to the rigorous testing of spacecraft in environmental simulators, ESTEC is where the future of European space exploration takes shape. It's not just a hub for scientists and engineers; it's also an educational center where the public can engage with space through the Space Expo museum. Here, visitors can touch a real meteorite, explore a model of the International Space Station, and even earn an astronaut diploma through interactive missions designed for children. The Space Expo offers a unique glimpse into the world of space travel, right next to the facility where Europe's space missions are born.
Aleatoriamente apareció. Sin más.
El destino quiso que le escuchara y sutilmente, en forma de susurro dijo las primeras palabras ...
" ¿DeberÃa? ¿PodrÃa? "
Su voz cálida y que era mi delirio, él lo sabÃa perfectamente. A pesar de lo que habÃa ocurrido; de los momentos en que me ayudó y me llevó hasta el infinito y luego, otros cuantos instantes que me robó y no me devolvió, aquellos en que me hizo pensar ...
Y ahora aparecÃa, de nuevo. Pero no sólo eso, yo le habÃa dejado que me dijera lo que fuera, yo se lo permitÃ, estaba preparada.
Y siguió diciendo ...
"Cuando perdà mi fe, la encontraste y me la devolviste"
HabÃa alguien a mi alrededor, alguien ajeno, no recuerdo quién pero no me importaba, se volvió invisible. Para mi sólo existÃa alguien que me contaba una historia, con la que me iba cautivando con sus palabras sinceras, desnudas y melodiosas.
No podÃa dejar de escucharle...
"Si el amor que tengo por ti se va. Si el rÃo que he llorado no es largo. Entonces me equivoqué, si, me equivoqué"
De qué manera ya me habÃa seducido ya. Me atrapó y ya no era dueña de mi. HabÃa cerrado los ojos, con la primera frase, el vello permanecÃa erizado desde hacÃa tiempo, mi presión arterial habÃa aumentado y el corazón no dejaba de sonar al mismo ritmo acompasado de sus palabras. Era mágico todo lo que percibÃa...
"DÃas difÃciles, buenos ratos, cielos azules, noches oscuras. Nena, quiero que me lleves, a donde sea que vayas"
Y se calló, pero de fondo podÃa intuir una armonÃa, que acompañaba a la ocasión. Pasaron unos segundos y volvió a envolverme su voz, estaba atrapada, necesitaba necesitarla ...
" Quiero recostarte sobre un lecho de rosas. Esta noche duermo en una cama de clavos. Y recostarte sobre un lecho de rosas"
...
Y sentà que ya no me hablarÃa más hasta otro momento. Hasta otra oportunidad que pudiera tener con él a solas. Si hubo alguna circunstancia que no me habÃa gustado, él me habÃa devuelto las ganas de intentar ser más optimista; si me sentà nostálgica, él me provocó la alegrÃa que me faltaba ...
Lo echaba de menos.
Ya sabÃa donde buscarle y donde encontrarle.
A él, a su voz.
Since 1968, the Italian town of Frascati, 20 kilometres south of Rome, has been the European Centre for Satellite Earth Observation (ESRIN) of the European Space Agency (ESA). A new centre, the ESA "Ï• Experience", is opening up exciting insights into modern Earth observation, its research projects and findings on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary. This newly opened interactive world of experience was designed by Ars Electronica Solutions together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the ESA team.
Credit: Mario Pietravalle
Images from ESA's ESOC mission control centre, Darmstadt, Germany, during the arrival of the ExoMars/TGO orbiter and the Schiaparelli test lander. Credit: ESA/J. Mai
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during an interview with a documentary film crew in the training hall of ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC).
Credit: ESA