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ESA is celebrating its 50th anniversary!

For half a century, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been serving Europe as its space agency and inspiring its citizens. On 30 May 1975, the ESA Convention was signed by 10 founding Member States and has since now expanded to 23 Member States, three Associate Members, one Cooperating State and Cooperation Agreements with four other EU states. This anniversary year provides the opportunity to reflect not only on ESA’s past achievements, but even more so on its future perspectives.

50 years of ESA
Cassini grand finale
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Cassini concludes pioneering mission at Saturn

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ESOC control room 1969
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Happy birthday ESOC

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Cassini grand finale
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Celebrating Europe’s science highlights with Cassini

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Aurora artist view
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Appel a contributions : Projet histoire de l'ESA

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ESA Bulletin 7 (Nov. 1976)
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50 years of ESOC: Treasures from the archives

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Aurora artist view
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Call for contributions: ESA History Project (deadline exten…

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ESOC50 logo horizontal
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Long Night of the Stars to celebrate ESOC's 50th birthday

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ESRO-2B on launcher
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First ESRO satellite in space

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ESA Bulletin 165-168 2016

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Jogn Glenn
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John Glenn (1921-2016): tribute from ESA astronaut Pedro Du…

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Gabriel Lafferranderie
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Gabriel Lafferranderie, 1941-2016

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Maxus sounding rocket launch
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Fifty years of Esrange

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ESA Bulletin 164 (4th quarter) 2015

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Astronaut Umberto Guidoni
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15 years of Europe on the International Space Station

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Giotto's children: where are they now?

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Thomas Reiter spacewalk
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EVA: a chronology of Europeans walking in space

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ESA Bulletin 163 (3rd quarter) 2015

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SOHO
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SOHO celebrates 20 years of discoveries

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Princess Beatrix at HAEU
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Royal visit for ESA history archive

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Bulletin 162 cover
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ESA Bulletin 162 (2nd quarter 2015)

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Guests and speakers at the ‘ŰR-LÉPTÉK’ conference
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The beginning of Hungarian manned spaceflight

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ESA astronaut patch
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Forty years of the ESA Convention

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Antonio Fabrizi
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ESA mourns loss of Director Antonio Fabrizi

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Bulletin 161 cover
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ESA Bulletin 161 (1st quarter 2015)

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ESA Bulletin 160 (Nov 2014)

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Ariane L01 launch
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: how Ariane was born

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Proposed LIIIS names
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: naming the launcher

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The launch control room erupts in jubilation as Ariane lifts off
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: recollections of L01

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King greets students
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ESA’s technical heart marks 50 years of Europe in space

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ESRIN construction, 1970
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History: ESRIN construction, 1970

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ESRIN celebrates 50 years of Europe in space
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ESA in Italy celebrates 50 years of Europe in space

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Launch of MARECS B2
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The launch of MARECS B2

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Mariano Rajoy, President of the Spanish Government at ESAC
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The President of the Spanish Government visits ESA’s Space …

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Apollo 11 crew in Amsterdam
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ESRO welcomes Apollo 11 astronauts

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ESRO-1B
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European pioneers: ESRO-1A and 1B

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ESRIN inauguration
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ESRIN foundation 46 years ago

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ESA Bulletin 159 (Aug 2014)

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ESRO-1 testing at ESTEC, 1968
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Fifty years of world-class space science celebrated in Gene…

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Rosetta and its target comet
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Visit Rosetta’s birthplace at Europe’s Space Hub this Octob…

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Director General J-J Dordain
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ESA celebrates 50 years at ESOC

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Fifty years of European cooperation in space

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ESRO's first sounding rockets

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ESA Bulletin 158 (May 2014)

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ESRO Convention
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The ESRO Convention and 'juste retour'

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Europa F1 launch
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Fifty years since first ELDO launch

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Franco Ongaro
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European Parliament celebrates 50 years of European coopera…

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Cosmic microwave background seen by Planck
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ESA and CERN sign cooperation agreement

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Bulletin
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ESA Bulletin 157 (Feb 2014)

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Commemorative Euro coin
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Commemorative coins to mark 50 years of European space coop…

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European Space Conference, 1975
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Fifty years in space: what can we learn?

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