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After a thorough evaluation, ESA preselected the proposals of the following Challengers:

Oggi, a #LineaRadioSavona, anche se in registrata, siamo andati a curiosare fra gli esperimenti della missione #ax4 di #Axiom #Space che ha portato lassù l'astronauta polacco dell'#ESA @esa Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski!Grazie a chi ha ascoltato, buon sabato!🙏👋🚀#UnoRadio

Herzlichen Dank an Staatssekretärin Prof. Dr. Heike Graßmann und Dr. Tim Metje vom #SMWK für den Besuch diese Woche am TROPOS und interessante Gespräche in netter Atmosphäre! Und natürlich gab es auch einen Blick in große und ganz kleine #Wolken in den Kammern. 😊Alles zu sehen auch zur #LndWLeipzig am Freitag-Abend von 18 Uhr bis Mitternacht. Eintritt frei! Mehr unter tropos.de/aktuelles/veranstalt/ #SPIN2030 #LeipzigweißBescheid #wisseninleipzig @leibnizwgl @esa #ACTRISD @stadtleipzig

On 17 June, the agency announced the launch of its ASTRE (Advanced Staged-Combustion Technologies for Reusable Engines) project, revealing that industry stalwart ArianeGroup would lead a consortium that includes SiriusSpace and Pangea Aerospace. The project aims to develop a full-flow staged combustion methalox reusable rocket engine capable of producing between 200 and 300 tonnes of thrust, placing it in roughly the same class as the SpaceX Raptor engine. According to the agency, the goal of the project is “to equip the French and European space industry with new capabilities for strategic applications.”

🌍 Find out how remote sensing is helping us respond 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, at the 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 in Vienna!

At a June 12 press briefing after a meeting of the ESA Council, agency officials said they had a “deep discussion” about the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for NASA released May 30 that would, if enacted, affect science and exploration programs involving the two agencies, from Artemis to Earth science.

Lange Nacht der #Wissenschaften am TROPOS am 20.6.25 ab 18 Uhr - u.a. mit: Wenn #Wasser tanzt: Die faszinierende Welt von #Tropfen & #Eis in #Wolken; Der geheimnisvolle grüne #Strahl am Leipziger Nachthimmel. ACD-C – das doppelte Solarium für Teilchen; Start eines #Wetterballons; #Lasershow in den Wolken; #EngageMINT & Mit Leipziger Wissen das #Wetter aus dem #All beobachten > tropos.de/aktuelles/veranstalt / #LndWLeipzig #LeipzigweißBescheid #wisseninleipzig #lidar #ACTRISD @leibnizwgl @esa

Esto es una preciosidad, y otro avance de la ciencia. En la misión #SolarOrbiter 🚀de la @esa se ha fotografiado por primera vez los polos solares. Mucho talento andaluz en ella agenciasinc.es/Noticias/Tecnol Imágenes en las diferentes longitudes de ondas ☀️youtu.be/Ed8e6yF68wQ?si=JMWwuL

The ispace EUROPE-led consortium was awarded an initial pre-Phase A contract for the Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration (MAGPIE) in December 2024. MAGPIE is being developed under ESA’s Small Missions for Exploration programme, which was introduced to support low-cost, rapid-development space missions that advance Europe’s exploration objectives.

ArianeGroup has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests of a 3D-printed, flight-configured 240N hydrogen peroxide thruster.

Work on the project’s first phase began in the second half of 2024 and focused on identifying the technology maturation needs for a reusable upper stage demonstrator. This phase also included an assessment of potential commercial applications for the technology.

Kann die Erde vor einem Asteroideneinschlag geschützt werden? 🛡️🌎 Mit der Hera-Mission der @esa testet Europa, ob sich ein Asteroid gezielt ablenken lässt. Dafür hat das DLR das Gravimeter GRASS mitentwickelt, das auf dem Asteroidenmond Dimorphos landen und dort die Schwerkraft messen wird. Was bringt das? Ein besseres Verständnis über den inneren Aufbau von Dimorphos – Wissen, das hilft, die Erde vor künftigen Einschlägen zu schützen.👉 Mehr im neuen DLR-Blogartikel: s.dlr.de/HERA

On 7 May, ESA announced the signing of the agreement, stating that the cooperation would focus on activities in low Earth orbit, with provisions for potential future missions to the Moon. The announcement specifically outlined plans to work together on the “interoperability of rendezvous and docking systems to allow their respective spacecraft to work together.” Other near-term areas of collaboration outlined in the agreement include astronaut training, analogue space missions on Earth, and parabolic flight training.

🌾 🛰️ With help of satellite observations, #AI and process-based models, the research project #EOAgriTwin creates digital twins of agricultural landscapes for climate resilient farming – powered by @esa, ZALF & partners! 🌍

🌍 TerraMind: A breakthrough in global-scale Earth observation!Developed by JSC, IBMResearch , @esa , and @DLR this any-to-any multimodal model fuses satellite imagery, elevation data, land use maps & language. TerraMind leads the field on the PANGAEA benchmark.

Recently, we got one of our best views yet of the tiny moon when a European mission named Hera, en route to the asteroid Didymos, flew through the Martian system for a gravity assist. During this transit, the spacecraft came within just 300 km of Deimos.

¡Qué importante es la divulgación científica! Juan Luis Cano de @esa hoy nos ha aclarado muchas dudas sobre la defensa planetaria. Ha sido una magnífica intervención.

The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first batch of images and data for its Euclid space telescope. The images focus on Euclid’s three deep field areas, patches of sky the telescope will observe dozens of times to peer deep into the cosmos. Though the new release only contains Euclid’s first look into these areas, it has already provided astronomers with a treasure trove of data on galaxies and other cosmic phenomena.

El asteroide 2024 YR4 sigue de plena actualidad. El lunes 7 de abril a las 19 h, Juan Luís Cano de la oficina de Defensa Planetaria de la @esa nos dará todos los detalles. ual.es/vida-universitaria/cult

As ESA’s Hera planetary defence mission flew past planet Mars it autonomously locked onto dozens of impact craters and other prominent surface features to track them over time, in a full-scale test of the self-driving technology that the spacecraft will employ to navigate around its target asteroids.

#TagderRaumfahrt in #Leipzig im #MDR bei #MDRaktuell mdr.de/mdr-aktuell-nachrichten & im #MDRSachsenspiegel: mdr.de/video/mdr-videos/a/vide / @leibnizwgl @DLR #EarthCARE @esa

Airbus Defence and Space will build the landing platform for ESA’s ExoMars rover, replacing a critical component originally to be provided by Russia.

During last week's 2nd EarthCARE in-orbit validation workshop of @esa & @jaxa_en , Level-2 products were made public! Learn more via ESA here: earth.esa.int/eogateway/news/l

During a press briefing following the 332nd ESA Council meeting, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced that the agency will publish a call for proposals for the European Launcher Challenge in the coming week.

French launch startup MaiaSpace has secured its first commercial customer, signing a launch services agreement with in-space logistics company Exotrail.