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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflightOct 21
Meet Argonaut: Europe's lunar lander programme 🌙 🚀 Launching on Ariane 6 rockets by end of 2030, Argonaut will deliver technology demonstrators 🤖, infrastructure 🏗️, science 🔬 and cargo 📦 to the Moon. 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
An Argonaut lander on the right, the wide lunar desert to the left, with hills and valleys. Credit: ESA-XR Lab.

ALT An Argonaut lander on the right, the wide lunar desert to the left, with hills and valleys. Credit: ESA-XR Lab.

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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflightOct 20
📡🌕 Lunar Link is complete. @esa’s lunar telecommunications system is now fully assembled, tested and ready for space. Built by ESA and European industry led by @Thales_Alenia_S, Lunar Link represents years of engineering excellence from across Europe. 🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…

Lunar Link complete and ready for a new adventure

ESA’s Lunar Link telecommunications element has completed its final major integration and testing campaign at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France. 

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Join us live on 22 October at 14:00 CEST for a media briefing on the main outcomes of the 350th ESA Council, taking place this week at ESA Headquarters in Paris. Watch live: watch.esa.int/Two/
ESA HQ in Paris.

ALT ESA HQ in Paris.

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Galileo Second Generation is taking shape. 🛰️ A new signal generation module, designed to be reprogrammed in orbit, will bring greater flexibility, accuracy and resilience to Europe’s satellite navigation system. Read more: esa.int/Applications/Satelli… @EU_Commission | @EU4Space | @AirbusSpace
The combined team (Airbus Space and Defence people in white coats, ESA people in blue coats) stand in front of the Galileo Second Generation radiofrequency output module, the large piece of equipment on the left. This is going to be integrated into the first flying satellite, the structure on the right of the picture.

ALT The combined team (Airbus Space and Defence people in white coats, ESA people in blue coats) stand in front of the Galileo Second Generation radiofrequency output module, the large piece of equipment on the left. This is going to be integrated into the first flying satellite, the structure on the right of the picture.

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European Space Agency retweeted
ESA Science
@esascienceOct 20
Next stop: Phobos & Deimos 🌑 MMX has successfully launched from Tanegashima, Japan. Its mission is to observe Mars’s mysterious moons, collect a sample from Phobos's surface and return it to Earth. 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image… @JAXA_en @NASA @CNES DLR @ESA
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European Space Agency retweeted
ESA Operations
@esaoperationsOct 20
Happy launchversary @BepiColombo ! 🎂🚀🎉 Here’s to an extraordinarily complex, challenging, transformative mission! ☀️🌑🛰️ @esa @JAXA_en @ISAS_JAXA_EN @esascience #Mercury #BepiColombo
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ESA Science
@esascienceOct 19
. @ESA_Euclid discovers its first comet ☄️ That's quite impressive for a #DarkUniverse detective 🕵️ meant to take deep, steady images of distant galaxies, not fast-moving tiny objects. Discover more about the comet 👉 esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflightOct 19
🌕🚀 Over the past two weeks we’ve gone from lunar laser ranging to resource prospecting and lunar communications. Here’s a recap of @esa’s upcoming lunar science and tech demo missions, in order of launch 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Moonset over Earth, captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from the International Space Station.

ALT Moonset over Earth, captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from the International Space Station.

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European Space Agency retweeted
Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflightOct 19
A prolific decade in Mars orbit. @esa’s Trace Gas Orbiter slipped into orbit around Mars at 17:24 CEST on 19 October 2016. Here are some impressive facts and figures about our largest Mars explorer 👇
Infographic with facts and figures about ESA's largest Mars explorer, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

ALT Infographic with facts and figures about ESA's largest Mars explorer, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

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We're developing a service station for the Moon. 🌕 OASIS will provide power, communications and data services to scientific experiments, helping them survive the two-week lunar night and operate for years on the surface. Read more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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European Space Agency retweeted
Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflightOct 16
🌕 Big missions aren't the only way to discover the Moon. Through the Moon Explore initiative, @esa is developing a new generation of smaller, faster missions to investigate the lunar environment and its resources. 🔗 Find out more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…

Small lunar missions, big ambitions

Europe is preparing for a future in which astronauts, robots and scientific instruments work on and around the Moon. While major missions often capture the headlines, smaller missions can move...

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RT @Arianespace: 🚀 VA267 – LE-04 : Ariane 6's 10th flight is on the horizon! Arianespace is preparing to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites a…
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Launching on 19 October, @JAXA_en's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will attempt a world-first sample return from Mars’s moon Phobos. We're contributing deep-space communication technology and ground station support to help make the mission possible. Read more: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
MMX at Mars and Phobos

ALT MMX at Mars and Phobos

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🔴 LIVE at 11:00 CEST. After 237 days in space, ESA astronaut @Soph_astro will hold her first news conference since returning from the ISS. Join Sophie and our Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander as they reflect on the #εpsilon mission and answer media questions. ▶️ Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=MSOwEyyn…
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🔴 Live in 30 min: ESA DG @AschbacherJosef opens a panel discussion on protecting Europe’s critical infrastructure through satellite sovereignty. #WFS2026 Watch from 15:30 CEST 👉youtube.com/live/F9mg8sondhM

WSF2026 (DAY1) 12.10: From Space to Sea Floor

WSF2026 (DAY1) 12.10: From Space to Sea Floor: Protecting Europe's ...

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Welcome home, Sophie! After nearly eight months on the International Space Station, our astronaut @Soph_astro has returned to Europe. She will now begin post-flight recovery and research activities at our European Astronaut Centre in Cologne. esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
In front of a sunrise sky, three people in blue overalls stand behind a table with microphones. The middle person is astronaut Sophie Adenot

ALT In front of a sunrise sky, three people in blue overalls stand behind a table with microphones. The middle person is astronaut Sophie Adenot

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Welcome back to Europe @Soph_astro!
Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosefOct 10
A very special moment welcoming @Soph_astro back to Europe this morning. An emotional return, but Sophie was as strong and inspiring as ever. And one of her first messages was to thank the whole @ESA and @CNES teams for their professionalism and excellent support throughout her mission. Welcome home, Sophie🌎
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Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosefOct 9
Exploration was on everyone’s minds at #IAC2026. That's a good sign because decisions are being taken now that will determine Europe's role in explorarion for decades to come. To stay relevant in the greater space arena, we must define a true European way forward that preserves our ability to choose how we engage in space and creates the conditions our industry needs to grow and shine.
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Mission accomplished. ✅ After 237 days in space, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned safely to Earth, concluding her record-breaking #εpsilon mission packed with science, technology demonstrations and three spacewalks. Welcome home, Sophie!! 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/… Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber
Crew-12 returning back to Earth

ALT Crew-12 returning back to Earth

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