It's not just Europeans who have flown into orbit, Europe has also produced some impressive pieces of space-worthy kit. In this episode, hosts Ally Koehler and Stephen Ennis take a look at some of the post-SpaceLab ESA projects that never quite made it, before entering the International Space Station era with guests Philippe Berthe, Frank De Winne, and Alan Thirkettle.
Philippe is ESA Project Coordination Manager for the European Service Modules (ESM) that will power NASA's Orion spacecraft that will fly around – and to – the Moon. Frank was the first European commander of the International Space Station. He currently wears many hats, including ESA International Space Station Programme Manager. Alan is an engineering expert and was ESA's first ISS Programme Manager.
Please forgive audio quality in some parts of this episode. All content was recorded remotely due to COVID-19 regulations.
ESA Explores: the Space Station and Mars
ESA Explores: getting an experiment to orbit
ESA Explores: the early days of Space Station science
ESA Explores: research in space
ESA Explores: becoming an astronaut
ESA Explores: space careers
Time and Space: launching Columbus to orbit
ESA Explores: agency heads look forward to the Moon
Time and space: ESA's first astronaut
Time and space: building a Spacelab
Time and Space: the first Europeans in orbit
AstroChat - training for the Space Station
ESA Explores – ESA missions return to science
Beyond Series – Luca reflects on a mission E10
Beyond Series – Looking beyond Beyond E09
Beyond Series – Back to Earth E08
Beyond Series – Space celebrations E07
Beyond Series – Italian bonus E02
Beyond Series – Fit for space E06
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