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A new adventure on the International Space Station

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Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Moon?

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President of France Emmanuel Macron visits the Paris Space …

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ESA and NASA join forces to land Europe’s rover on Mars

ESA and NASA are consolidating their cooperation on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission with an agreement that ensures important US contributions, such as the launch service, elements of the propulsion system needed for landing on Mars and heater units for the Rosalind Franklin rover.
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Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.

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Ignis: First space mission for ESA’s Sławosz Uznański-Wiśni…

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εpsilon: Sophie Adenot’s first mission name and patch unvei…

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Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s south pol…

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ESA 3D prints first metal part on the International Space Station

The first metal 3D printer in space, a collaboration between ESA and Airbus, has printed its first metal product on the International Space Station, a breakthrough in crew autonomy for future long-duration exploration missions.
06/09/2024 3822 views
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Space science from home: resources for children and adults

A selection of activities to pass time and learn more about space science

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Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Moon?

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Close approach of asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5

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Close approach of asteroid (424482) 2008 DG5
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Media briefing: Europe's top experts address the growing th…

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James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb will provide a more accurate estimate of the asteroid's size

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Using space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth

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Living Planet Symposium highlights in pictures

27/06/2025 214 views 2 likes
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Earth from Space: Vienna’s Danube divide

20/06/2025 2852 views 51 likes
A close-up view of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is featured in this image from April 2025.
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ESA’s Space Systems for Safety and Security (4S) programme

20/11/2024 2443 views 28 likes
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Media invitation: Last chance to see the EarthCARE cloud and aerosol satellite in Europe

On 1 February, media representatives have the unique opportunity of seeing  the EarthCARE satellite up close in the cleanroom at Airbus facilities in Friedrichshafen, Germany, before the spacecraft is packed up and shipped to California, USA, for a launch scheduled in May.
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ESA Φ-week 2021
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Making space accessible and developing the technologies for the future

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R&D Successes Onboard Biomass

23/06/2025 411 views 18 likes
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Plato’s dialogue

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Proba-3 lift-off replay

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Blog: Juice's lunar-Earth flyby

Follow for the latest updates as ESA's Jupiter mission swings through the Earth system this summer

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Press Release N° 8–2024
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Call for interest: Ariane 6 launch media events at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending media events at Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, for the first flight of Europe's new rocket Ariane 6. Journalists wishing to participate in either or both the pre-launch and launch media programmes detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA’s media accreditation page by Friday 1 March 2024.
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Lowering SYRACUSE 3B onto the launch vehicle

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Lowering the upper composite onto the launch vehicle

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Lowering the upper composite onto the launch vehicle

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Syracuse 3B

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Fuelling SYRACUSE 3B

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Fuelling SYRACUSE 3B

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Fit check of JCSAT 10

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Fit check of JCSAT 10

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Unpacking of JCSAT 10

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Unpacking of JCSAT 10

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JCSAT 10 arrives at Rochambeau

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JCSAT 10 arrives at Rochambeau

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Transfer of Ariane 5 ECA launcher

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Fit check of Syracuse 3B

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Unpacking of Syracuse 3B

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Arrival of Syracuse 3B at Rochambeau

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Astronauts P.J.Sellers and Thomas Reiter prior to the undocking of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the ISS
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Astronauts S.D.Wilson and Thomas Reiter prior to the undocking of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the ISS
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MetOp on the launch pad

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Soyuz on the launch pad

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The International Space Station moves away from Space Shutt…

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The International Space Station moves away from Space Shuttle Discovery
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Astronaut Michael E. Fossum washes his hair on the middeck …

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Astronaut Michael E. Fossum washes his hair on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery
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Thomas Reiter looks over a procedures checklist in the Dest…

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Thomas Reiter looks over a procedures checklist in the Destiny laboratory
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Thomas Reiter and the STS-121 crewmembers pose in "star-bur…

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ISS Expedition 13 crew Pavel Vinogradov (left), Thomas Reit…

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ISS Expedition 13 crew Pavel Vinogradov (left), Thomas Reiter and Jeff Williams wave to the departing STS-121 crew
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The arms are closing

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Erection of the Soyuz rocket at the launch tower

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Roll-out to the launch pad

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The tower is closed

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Upper-composite moved out of UCIF

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The STS-121 (green shirts) and Expedition 13 crewmembers

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ISS seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during docking operations on 6 July 2006
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Expedition 13 crew

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Thomas Reiter is suiting up for a second launch attempt on …

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Thomas Reiter is suiting up for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Thomas Reiter is suiting up for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery
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Small piece of debris captured by the camera during lift off

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Small piece of debris captured by the camera during lift off
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Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off

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Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off
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Cleaning inside the fairing

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Cleaning inside the fairing
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ESA and the Community of Ariane Cities sign hosting agreeme…

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ESA and the Community of Ariane Cities sign hosting agreement
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Signature of CVA hosting agreement

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Signature of CVA hosting agreement
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Soyuz launcher being moved to launch pad

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Soyuz launcher being moved to launch pad
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Static firing test of Zefiro 23

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Static firing test of Zefiro 23
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Thomas Reiter driving M-113 armoured personel carrier at KSC

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Thomas Reiter driving M-113 armoured personel carrier at KSC
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STS-121 mission crew donned orange pressure suits ready for…

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STS-121 mission crew donned orange pressure suits ready for the practice countdown at Launch Pad 39B
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STS-121 crewmembers Thomas Reiter and Stephanie Wilson on t…

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STS-121 crewmembers Thomas Reiter and Stephanie Wilson on their way to the practice countdown at Kennedy Space Center
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The STS-121 crew with astronaut rescue team leader Capt. Ge…

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The STS-121 crew with astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard after training with the M-113 armoured personel carrier
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Commander Steven Lindsey applies a mission sticker to a fir…

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Commander Steven Lindsey applies a mission sticker to a fire rescue vehicle at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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STS-121 crew train to use the slidewire basket at Launch Pa…

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STS-121 crew train to use the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B
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