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Earth from Space: Bucharest, Romania

ESA Top News - Fri, 09/04/2021 - 09:00

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Bucharest – the capital and largest city of Romania.

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Satellites monitor Mount Etna’s unpredictable behaviour

ESA Top News - Thu, 08/04/2021 - 15:30

Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has recently been on explosive form, with 17 eruptions in less than three months. Instruments onboard three different satellites orbiting Earth have acquired imagery of the eruptions – revealing the intensity of the lava-fountaining eruptive episodes, known as paroxysms.

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Ariane 6 pre-flight 'plumbing' tests

ESA Top News - Thu, 08/04/2021 - 14:19
Image: Ariane 6 pre-flight 'plumbing' tests
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Optical links to connect air passengers securely

ESA Top News - Thu, 08/04/2021 - 09:26

Flight passengers will be able to connect securely to their families and colleagues on Earth via sophisticated laser systems.

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ESA Agenda 2025 media briefing

ESA Top News - Wed, 07/04/2021 - 16:00
Video: 01:00:59

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher spoke to journalists on 7 April 2021 to introduce ESA Agenda 2025, setting out ESA's strategic priorities and goals.

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Introducing ESA Agenda 2025

ESA Top News - Wed, 07/04/2021 - 12:45

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher has worked with our Member States to define new priorities and goals for ESA for the coming years.

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The long-term sustainability of space

ESA Top News - Wed, 07/04/2021 - 10:46
Image: How do we tackle the debris problem, to secure the sustainability of space long term?
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Watch the Agenda 2025 media briefing

ESA Top News - Wed, 07/04/2021 - 08:35

Director General Josef Aschbacher will present ESA Agenda 2025 at 1400 CEST (1200 GMT) on Wednesday 7 April 2021. ESA Agenda 2025 is a vision for ESA’s future prepared in consultation with the ESA Member States. It sets out strategic priorities and goals for the Agency, such as strengthening the ESA–EU relationship, boosting green and digital commercialisation, developing space for safety and security, addressing critical programme challenges and implementing the ESA transformation.

Watch the presentation and questions from the media on ESA WebTV from 1400 CEST.

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Early combined tests mimic Ariane 6 liftoff

ESA Top News - Tue, 06/04/2021 - 15:30

Ariane 6 early combined tests at Latesys in Fos-sur-Mer, in France, have simulated the moment of liftoff when the umbilicals separate from the launch vehicle.

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406 Day: celebrating Galileo saving lives

ESA Top News - Tue, 06/04/2021 - 11:30

Today is 406 Day – the annual campaigning day to spread awareness of the importance of emergency beacons, and the satellites that pick up their signals, including Europe’s Galileo constellation. As well as letting people across the world find their way, Galileo also serves to detect SOS messages and relay them to authorities, contributing to saving many lives.

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Week in images: 29 March - 02 April 2021

ESA Top News - Fri, 02/04/2021 - 14:26

Week in images: 29 March - 02 April 2021

Discover our week through the lens

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Getting CubeSats moving

ESA Top News - Fri, 02/04/2021 - 12:42
Image: Getting CubeSats moving
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Earth from Space: Easter egg hunt

ESA Top News - Fri, 02/04/2021 - 09:00

With Easter right around the corner, we take a look at four egg-shaped buildings visible from space as captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

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Space technology to shape hospital of the future

ESA United Kingdom - Thu, 01/04/2021 - 16:45

Plans for a pioneering space-enabled hospital that will enhance patient care and ease pressure on hard-working NHS staff are being supported by a collaboration between ESA and the UK Space Agency.

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ESA invites ideas to open up in-orbit servicing market

ESA Top News - Thu, 01/04/2021 - 11:50

ESA is seeking to open the way to a new era of in-space activities such as refuelling, refurbishment, assembly, manufacturing, and recycling. The Agency is now soliciting ideas for In-Orbit Servicing activities from European industry and academia.

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The quarterly ESA Impact is out now!

ESA Top News - Thu, 01/04/2021 - 07:00

The quarterly ESA Impact is out now!

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Apply now to become an ESA astronaut

ESA United Kingdom - Wed, 31/03/2021 - 08:30

Applications are now open to become an astronaut at the European Space Agency and all qualified candidates are encouraged to put themselves forward.

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Be part of something big

ESA Top News - Wed, 31/03/2021 - 05:00
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On 31 March 2021, the European Space Agency is opening the application process for its first astronaut selection in over a decade.

If you meet the minimum requirements and want to join Europe’s journey into space, this is your chance to apply.

Website esa.int/YourWayToSpace provides everything you need to know to prepare your application. All applications must be submitted to ESA’s careers website by 28 May 2021.

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Calling all future astronauts!

ESA Top News - Wed, 31/03/2021 - 05:00

Applications are open for ESA’s first astronaut selection in over a decade, and all qualified candidates are encouraged to put themselves forward.

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Selection of the first James Webb Space Telescope General Observer Scientific Programmes

ESA Top News - Tue, 30/03/2021 - 16:15

The General Observer scientific observations for the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of operation have been selected. Proposals from ESA member states comprise 33% of the total number of selected proposals and correspond to 30% of the available telescope time on Webb.

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