Awaiting reentry confirmation from the ROSIE team

ESA Space Debris Test and Validation Engineer Beatriz Jilete, ESA Space Debris System Engineer Benjamin Bastida Virgili and other Cluster team members in the control room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany just before confirmation of Samba’s reentry into Earth’s atmosphere on 31 August 2026.

The team members stand in front of glass walls and mission-control workstations. In the foreground, Beatriz looks at her smartphone while several others stand nearby. Computer screens and office equipment are visible in the background.