European Space Agency: Elevating the Future of Europe

The European Space Agency’s Hera mission for planetary defence has acquired its first close-up of the Didymos binary asteroid system. NASA’s DART spacecraft impacted the smaller Dimorphos asteroid on 26 September 2022 – but this image gives a novel view of its adjacent parent asteroid.

The Call sets out a shared vision for strengthening Europe's role in human and robotic space exploration and provides political guidance for preparations ahead of the Intermediate Ministerial Meeting in Rome on 15 December.

The interactive version of ESA's newest book, Elevation, is now available.

Het Europees Ruimteagentschap heeft zijn strategie gepubliceerd waarin de uitdagingen en kansen tot 2040 worden behandeld. Strategie 2040 is opgebouwd rond vijf overkoepelende doelstellingen, waaraan telkens specifieke subdoelstellingen zijn gekoppeld.