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Polish ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański on his first day at EAC
Science & Exploration

Sławosz Uznański from Poland to train as a project astronau…

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Artificial star

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Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad

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Week in images: 28 August - 01 September 2023

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Press Release N° 18–2023
Science & Exploration

Sweden intends to send ESA astronaut to the International Space Station

At the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, on 18 April, ESA signed a letter of intent with the Swedish National Space Agency to send an ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station on an Axiom mission.
19/04/2023 3617 views
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Space in Member States

Find out more about space activities in our 22 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.

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Polish ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański on his first day at EAC
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Sławosz Uznański from Poland to train as a project astronau…

07/09/2023 892 views 36 likes
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X-ray mission lifts off to study high-energy Universe

07/09/2023 1675 views 86 likes
X-ray mission lifts off to study high-energy Universe
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The Universe in a box: preparing for Euclid’s survey

09/08/2023 7678 views 226 likes
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Live now: Lunch with the Moon

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Press Release N° 13–2020
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Call for Media: ESA to reveal first images from Solar Orbiter

First images from ESA’s Solar Orbiter to be revealed:The first images from ESA’s new Sun-observing spacecraft Solar Orbiter will be released to the public on 16 July 2020. Media representatives are invited to watch an online press briefing, which will take place at 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST), and talk to the scientists behind the mission.
09/07/2020 16662 views
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Final images of Aeolus during its brief phase as space debris
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Final images before Aeolus demise

05/09/2023 4719 views 67 likes
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Hera asteroid mission here

01/09/2023 2693 views 84 likes
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Mating Hera: two into one

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Asteroid Day Live airs on 30 June from 18:00 CEST
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Asteroid Day Live airs 30 June

Asteroid Day Live airs 30 June

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Using space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth

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Competitions and opportunities

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Portugal blaze

08/08/2023 5163 views 121 likes
With Portugal in the grip of a heatwave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, shows the fire on 7 August.
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Elements: FIRE

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ESA Φ-week 2021
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Press Release N° 9–2020
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Call for Media: Rapid action in response to coronavirus with Earth observation

ESA and the European Commission invite media representatives to follow an online event on 5 June at 11:00 CEST where they will present the ‘Rapid Action Coronavirus Earth observation’ dashboard, also known as RACE. The RACE platform provides access to key environmental, economic and social indicators to measure the impact of the coronavirus lockdown and monitor post-lockdown recovery.
29/05/2020 9244 views
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Enabling & Support

Making space accessible and developing the technologies for the future

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Artificial star

07/09/2023 1443 views 63 likes
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Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad

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Ariane 6 dress rehearsal
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Fuelled-up dress rehearsal for Ariane 6

06/09/2023 7276 views 83 likes
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Measuring cyclones
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Historic Aeolus reentry – how it happened

Get rolling updates on the Aeolus reentry, on the Rocket Science blog

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