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Elevating the future of Europe through space. Please see our Privacy Notice: https://esa.int/connectwithus ESA is Europe’s gateway to space.

Our mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

31/08/2026

Step inside our largest technical centre!

On 27 September, ESTEC opens its doors for Open Day 2026 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Explore labs, test facilities and more.

🎟️ Free tickets, limited availability.

Register now: esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Open_Days/ESA_Open_Days_2026/ESTEC_Open_Days_2026/Register_now_ESTEC_Open_Day_2026

31/08/2026

Join us live from our Main Control Room on 3 September as mission controllers oversee 's first critical step towards orbiting Mercury: the separation of its Mercury Transfer Module (MTM).

▶️ Livestream starts at 13:45 CEST youtube.com/live/oC7lQngNG3o

More info: esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Watch_live_BepiColombo_begins_its_arrival_at_Mercury

31/08/2026

Spacewalk #3 for Sophie Adenot! 👩‍🚀

On 1 September, she and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station to perform key maintenance and upgrade tasks.

▶️ Tune in live from 13:00 CEST on ESA Web TV and Youtube.

30/08/2026

This was our 24 - 28 August 2026. 👀

🔗 esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Week_in_images_24-28_August_2026

30/08/2026

What happens to a satellite at the end of its life? 🛰️

By tracking real reentries from the air, we’re helping design spacecraft that burn up more safely - reducing our risk on the ground and for the atmosphere.

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Acknowledgments: Work performed by ATG under contract to ESA;
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Acknowledgement: Image taken by Ranjith Ravichandran and Gerard Armstrong

29/08/2026

Could Galileo have saved Odysseus 10 years of wandering? 🛰️ 📖

From a more direct route home to a lifeline after shipwrecks... Europe’s satellite navigation system might have completely changed the course of The Odyssey.

Find out how 👉 esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/A_navigation_odyssey

EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme | European Commission

28/08/2026

A spacecraft on a mission to destroy itself. 🔥🛰️

Our Draco mission will film and measure its own fiery reentry, producing unique data to improve satellite disposal, reduce risks on the ground and deepen our understanding of atmospheric reentries.

🔗 https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Recording_its_own_demise_Draco_s_design_challenge

28/08/2026

New views from the launch of MTG-I2 on Ariane 6 👀 🌍

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Credits: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE-ARIANEGROUP \ Optique Video de CSG - S. Martin

ESA - M. Pédoussaut

27/08/2026

Success! ✅ MTG-I2 is on its way to geostationary orbit.

After acquiring signal, the satellite has been confirmed healthy.

As the third satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation constellation, MTG-I2 will provide weather forecasters with unprecedented views of Europe and Africa, helping to improve forecasts and deliver earlier warnings of severe weather.

🔗 esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/MTG-I2_completes_Europe_s_latest_weather_trio

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