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Space Heritage Image Project © ESA

The ESA Archives at the ECSR contain two major collections of images originating from the HQ and…

Altitude test in Germany, 1967 © ESA ECSR

The process leading to the creation of ELDO, the European Launcher Development Organisation (or…

ELDO negatives © ESA ECSR

The physical collection of ELDO photographs came to the ECSR in Frascati as an indexed and…

Press kit for L01 © ESA ECSR

The physical collection of Ariane press kits held by the ECSR comprises a total of 115 kits for…

ESA F 26 for Eureca © ESA ECSR

The ESA F series comprised ‘folders’ with inserts, produced by the ESA Publications Division and…

Cover of the 1972 ESRO General Report © ESA

ESRO, the European Space Research Organisation, was founded in 1964 by 10 European nations with…

ERS-1 image of the Castelli Romani © ESA

This collection of satellite images was transferred to the European Centre for Space Records…

ESA Press Releases © ESA

The physical collections of ESA press releases are preserved in the European Centre for Space…

ESA 1964-1984 sticker © ESA

This collection of stickers was started by ESA’s former Head of the ESTEC Communication Office,…