Latest space news and press releases from ESA Navigation.
Homer's The Odyssey chronicles Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. A distance of approximately 530 km as the crow flies, yet it takes Odysseus ten years and countless adventures to arrive—without his crew or his boat. Wh
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are an invisible backbone for everyday life. They are essential for transportation, emergency response and public safety. They are also vulnerable to interference, both natural and human made.As ou
Earlier this year, the UK National PNT Digital Twin Environment (UPDATE) project, funded under the European Space Agency's NAVISP programme, reached a key milestone in helping the United Kingdom understand and manage its dependence on posit
On 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation satellite for the first time, marking a major
From 13-24 July, the 17th annual European Space Agency (ESA)/Joint Research Centre (JRC) International Summer School on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) brought together a record 102 students, early-stage researchers and young pro
Video: 00:02:09 From 22-26 June 2026, 30 university students from Europe and Canada came together at the European Space Agency (ESA) Academy's Training and Learning Facility in Belgium to explore the fundamentals of global navigation satell
Image: Navigation Training Course 2026
Image: OpSTAR mission patch
The European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiveness and in-orbit d
Image: Antenna pointing mechanism for Galileo second generation intersatellite links, Airbus Defence and Space
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