ESA_Envision

ALT A photo showing a lorry driving along a narrow road with a large rocket nose cone standing upright on its trailer. Ahead of the lorry (to the left in this image) is a tall rectangular cream-coloured building, which has the ESA and Vega logos on its side. The building is surrounded by metal pylons. A speech bubble reads 'Welcome to the launchpad, Inspector!'.

ALT A photo showing the nose cone of a rocket hanging from a crane in front of an open technical building. Inside the building stands the rest of the rocket, with a platform at the top where people stand, waiting for the nose cone to arrive. A speech bubble reads 'Nice and easy!'.

ALT A photo showing a rocket launch pad at night. At the centre of the image is a tall rectangular cream-coloured building, with a thin white rocket inside. Platforms at various heights give people access to different parts of the rocket. The building is surrounded by metal pylons. Two speech bubbles read 'That's quite the view!' and 'It will only get better.'

ALT Artist impression of Envision at Venus. Almost the entire planet is visible on the right side. On the left, we see the spacecraft from the side, with its solar arrays stretched.

ALT Artist's impression of Venus Express orbit insertion. Venus fills the background and we cannot see the entire planet. The spacecraft is seen burning its engines.

ALT A large cargo ship named VAARWEL, painted in blue and white, is sailing through a canal. The ship has a flag at its front and is passing under an open drawbridge in the background. The canal is lined with trees on both sides, and the sky above is bright blue with scattered white clouds. A few people are visible on the bridge and near the water’s edge. In the foreground, at the bottom right, a small boat with a single person inside floats near the ship.

ALT A large green truck from Kübler Spedition is transporting a massive container wrapped in a protective tarp. The container displays several logos and text, including the logo of the European Space Agency (ESA), indicating it is part of a specialised transport operation. In the background, there is an industrial building with large metal silos under a blue sky.

ALT In a cleanroom environment, two individuals wearing blue lab coats and hairnets are working around a large spacecraft. The spacecraft is covered in protective plastic sheeting and mounted on a white transport platform labelled with technical instructions.

ALT In a cleanroom environment, a group of engineers wearing protective coats, gloves, and face masks are working on a large spacecraft component. The component is mounted on a white wheeled platform. The top of the spacecraft carries 26 cylindrical cameras. The workspace is surrounded by structural supports and white fabric walls, creating a clean and controlled environment.

ALT The image shows ESA’s Director of Science, Professor Carole G. Mundell, in front of flags of the ESA Member States. On the right, details about the second Science Directorate Town Hall are provided.

ALT Screenshot of the ESA Sky interface.