N° 63–2026: Media invitation: information session following the 350th ESA Council

European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair at delegate level Juan Carlos Cortés will brief journalists on the main topics discussed during the two-day meeting. The 350th session of the ESA Council will be held at ESA HQ in Paris on 21 and 22 October.  

The information session is expected to cover ESA’s recent mission and programmatic highlights, as well as any key developments ahead of the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting (IMM) taking place in Rome on 15 December.  

Register by 16:00 CEST on 20 October to attend either on-site or online. Only registered media will be able to join and ask questions.  

The media information session will also be streamed live on ESA Web TV. 

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About the European Space Agency 

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.   

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.   

ESA has 23 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia are Associate Members.   

ESA has established formal cooperation with four Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.   

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.   

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