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Press Release N° 6–2026

Science & Exploration

Media programme for Crew-12 launch with Sophie Adenot

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, together with her crewmates NASA astronaut and Mission Commander Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut and pilot Jack Hathaway, and Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Andrey Fedyaev will depart for the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Friday 13 February at 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET (05:15 EST).

12/02/2026 9 views

Press Release N° 5–2026

Laurent Jaffart appointed Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity

The European Space Agency Council has approved the reassignment of Laurent Jaffart, currently Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications (D/CSC) to the newly created position of Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate (D/RNC), which will take effect from 1 February 2026.

30/01/2026 2474 views

Press Release N° 4–2026

Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first images

The first two images from the Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been shared at the European Space Conference in Brussels, showing how the mission will provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa.

27/01/2026 561 views

Press Release N° 3–2026

Media invitation: Programme for the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels

The European Space Agency will take part in the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 January 2026, with its Director General and Directors speaking at many events open to media.

21/01/2026 1036 views

Press Release N° 2–2026

Science & Exploration

Media accreditation for Crew-12 launch with Sophie Adenot

NASA has opened media accreditation for the launch of SpaceX Crew-12 to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This crew includes European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot.

13/01/2026 786 views

Press Release N° 1–2026

Media invitation: ESA at the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels

The European Space Agency will take part in the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 January 2026.

09/01/2026 785 views

Press Release N° 85–2025

Galileo’s first Ariane 6 launch strengthens European resilience

On 17 December, two Galileo satellites lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. This marked the 14th launch for Europe’s Galileo constellation, reinforcing Europe’s satellite navigation capabilities, resilience and autonomy.

17/12/2025 865 views

Press Release N° 84–2025

Media Invitation: ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

Updated on 6 January to change the time of the press conference to 10:30Media representatives are invited to join ESA's start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead to 2026 with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 8 January 2026 from 10:30 CET at ESA HQ in Paris.

15/12/2025 989 views

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