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Careers at the frontier of space technology

The European Space Agency recruits from all over Europe (and beyond) to further its mission of peacefully exploring and using space for the benefit of everyone The post Careers at...

Galileo, Copernicus, Cleansky, IRISВІ must work together to secure Europe's place in the space race

"Seeing the Earth from above is a powerful reminder of our interdependence," said Thomas Pesquet. The words of France's 10th astronaut to head into space are a reminder of how we a...

ESA: Η Ευρώπη μπορεί να αναπτύξει επανδρωμένες διαστημικές πτήσεις με «πολύ λογικό» κόστος

Η Ευρώπη θα μπορούσε να αναπτύξει επανδρωμένες διαστημικές πτήσεις με «πολύ λογικό» κόστος, εκτίμησε σήμερα ο γενικός διευθυντής του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Διαστήματος (ESA) Γιόζεφ...

The Exploration Company picks Siemens software for Nyx spacecraft

Siemens announced that The Exploration Company has adopted software from its Xcelerator portfolio to support development of Nyx, the reusable cargo… The post The Exploration Compan...

ESA Installs Its First On-Premises Quantum Computer to Boost Earth Observation Capabilities

The European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation (ESA-ESRIN) has announced the physical installation of its first on-premises quantum computer at its data center in Frascat...

ArianeGroup studies increase in European space launches

ESCAPADE's cameras capture Earth and moon

In November 2025, NASA's Mars-bound ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral with special cargo on board: two camera...

Raumfahrt: Artemis-Crew dankt europäischen Ingenieuren

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Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026

A photo of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on the outside of the International Space Station captures the staggering altitude at which the crewed laboratory orbits Earth.

ESA Brings Quantum Computing System to Earth Observation Research Centre

Insider Brief Press release – ESA-ESRIN, the European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation, has welcomed its first quantum computer. The computer’s quantum processing capabi...

MDA Space to provide lunar landing sensors for space mission

Technology developed in the UK will enable safe lunar landings for Europe's flagship moon mission.

Telescope equipped with German technology launched into space

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is to explore dark matter, among other things. The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg is playing an important role.

Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.

Call for interest: media programme for FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C launch at Europe's Spaceport

FLEX is ESA's photosynthesis mission. This new Earth Explorer mission is equipped with the Fluorescence Imaging Spectrometer that can detect the faint fluorescence emitted by plan...

Second Imaging Satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation fleet successfully launched

The MTG-I2 weather satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by Arianespace abo...

Commission accelerates IRIS� deployment with enhanced security and expanded satellites network

The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS�, the European Union's new flagship sate...

SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1

SES, a space solutions company, jointly with Airbus Netherlands B.V. signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk for a plot at the NL Space Campus, nex...

German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket

"We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."

NASA, ESA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Swap High-Speed Antenna

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:29 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a Spac...

ESA’s Sophie Adenot is the first French woman to spacewalk

Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon conducted the spacewalk with the goal of replacing a failed space-to-ground antenna on the International Space Station. Read more: ESA’s Sophie Adenot...

FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch re-watch event on 15 September at ESA's Space Operations Centre

The two Earth observation satellites are scheduled to launch together aboard a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30) from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, at 03:21 CEST, in the early...

Opportunity for a discussion with ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot

Sophie Adenot will be speaking live from the International Space Station (ISS) during this session, which will take place on Wednesday 2 September between 15:40 and 16:00 CEST. -...

SES and Airbus to Build Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1 Quantum Satellite

Insider Brief Press release – SES, a space solutions company, jointly with Airbus Netherlands B.V. signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk for a pl...

Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today

On Aug. 18, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman ever to perform a spacewalk, and you can watch the historic action live.