For the Columbus Mission, ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts has spent much of the last few months trying to get as much training in as possible. For an astronaut, it's hard to imagine a more rewarding mission than this one...

Europe is well on its way to attaching the European Columbus laboratory to the ISS and with this, creating its first real estate in space.

On 13 November, ESA's comet-chaser, Rosetta, will make its closest approach during the critical Earth swing-by manoeuvre. Flight operations activity at ESOC is well underway.

On 13 November, ESA's comet chaser Rosetta will swing by Earth for a second time, using our planet's gravity to gain additional orbital energy

ESA's Columbus Control Centre - Col CC - is located at the German Aerospace Center's operations facility near Munich, which has many years' experience in human spaceflight operations. With the delivery of Europe's space laboratory Columbus to the ISS set for December 2007, activity at Col CC is shifting into a higher gear.

Columbus, ESA's most important contribution to the ISS is finally ready for launch.

An Italian astronaut's journey to the ISS marks the start of one of Europe's busiest periods in space.

Report from the European Space Technology Transfer Conference 2007, focusing on space technology spin-offs to non-space businesses.

Launched five years ago, Integral has helped scientists make great strides in understanding the gamma-ray universe - from the atoms that make up all matter, giant black holes, mysterious gamma-ray bursts to the densest objects in the universe.

Europe is about to enter one of the most intense phases of human spaceflight ever. The International Space Station is awaiting two new European-built components - a connecting element called Node 2, followed by the European space laboratory, Columbus.