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Image: A satisfying, audible ‘pop’ marked a successful piercing of the sealed Apollo 17 sample container…

Industry Space Days 2022: join Europe’s space community at ESA/ESTEC

Register now to attend ESA’s Industry Space Days (ISD) at the European Space Research and Technology…

Matthias's first spacewalk | Cosmic Kiss

English Matthias’s first spacewalk | Cosmic Kiss On 23 March 2022, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer successfully…

Satellites improve national reporting of greenhouse gases

With the climate crisis continuing to tighten its grip, nations around the world are making efforts…

COMET upgrade for ESA’s mission design centre

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Webb’s coldest instrument reaches operating temperature

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Media session – ESA Council extraordinary meeting

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Redirecting ESA programmes in response to geopolitical crisis

Press Release N° 16–2022 Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, ESA’s Director General has initiated a…