It accommodates over 1600 staff and contractors who follow up the manufacturing of the spacecraft commissioned by ESA from the European space companies after careful assessment of their offers. ESA publishes literature about its programmes and projects ranging from general brochure to scientific reports and standards. The Bulletin has a wide circulation and informs readers about the development of the challenging European projects and decisions made on space programmes.
Many more publications are available upon request.
The ESA Technical Information and Documentation Centre manages a large variety of documentation including reports and access to ESA standards. Visits are organised for specialised groups of minimum 15 and maximum 25 people. Groups of technical students as from second year university can apply. These Space Train tours are executed twice a day. It is not possible to make reservations.