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Ariane 6 rear skirt testing

Vulcain 2.1 engine nozzle extension for Ariane 6

Ariane 6 Vulcain 2.1 engine nozzle extension in production

TTTech Computertechnik switch controller.

TEST-FUCHS valve

TEST-FUCHS valve

Ariane 6: made in Austria

Ariane 6: made in Czechia

Avio reuseable upper stage demonstration mission concept

ESA and Avio signature for a reuseable upper stage demonstration mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially announced Pulse, a new solution that streamlines mission monitoring and control. To be deployed next year on ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation, Pulse will progressively support all ESA missions and serve the broader European space sector.

ESA's New Norcia ground station in New Norcia, Western Australia

ESA's launcher tracking antenna in New Norcia, Australia

ESA's first and fourth deep space antennas, in New Norcia, Australia

ESA's first and fourth deep space antennas, in New Norcia, Australia

ESA's fourth deep space antenna, in New Norcia, Australia

Themis T1H on the launch pad

Themis T1H on the launch pad

Preparing Themis T1H to move to the launch pad

Getting ready to hoist Themis T1H on the launch pad

Hoisting Themis T1H on the launch pad

Simulations ongoing for Sentinel-1D

First full-scale Phoebus linerless oxygen tank

Phoebus team

Phoebus oxygen tank during testing

Phoebus oxygen tank ready for testing

Ariane 6 with Phoebus upper stage

Dielof van Loon’s tethered drone setup

Dielof van Loon’s tethered drone setup at ESA’s Planetary Robotics Lab

Dielof van Loon and his drone

Summary of 165 signs of ageing at cellular level

Loft mission control in Toulouse, France

Loft's Longbow satellite

In August 2025, ESA deployed the All-European-Maser at one of its deep-space ground stations, located in New Norcia, Australia.

In early 2025, Safran Timing Technologies released the first version of an All-European Maser as part of an effort coordinated by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Estrack key visual

The Ground Laser Transmitter at the Kryoneri Observatory

Video of Tater the Cat received from Psyche's DSOC

Over the summer 2025, ESA’s Ground Laser Transmitter, installed at the Kryoneri Observatory in Greece, has been the half of a optical communication demonstration campaign between Earth and NASA’s Psyche mission.

Technology Readiness Levels

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on their way to orbit aboard Ariane 6

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 lift off aboard Ariane 6

Ariane 6 takes MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

Ariane 6 lofts MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

Ariane 6 taking MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 into orbit

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 take to the skies

MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 on their way to orbit

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