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That Friday feeling when you finally break away.
The @NASAArtemis Orion spacecraft is designed for deep‑space missions, and its separation sequence is a key step in that journey. Once Orion detaches, it shifts into independent flight and activates the systems that guide it through reentry and splashdown. Teams at Johnson Space Center monitor every moment, ensuring Orion performs exactly as planned as NASA prepares for future Artemis missions.
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🔊 These speakers go to 140 dB 🤘
Our European Service Module for Artemis III successfully passed its acoustic test at @NASAKennedy, proving it is ready to survive the intense vibrations from the rocket launch 🚀
Find out more 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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Follow a total solar eclipse with us! ☀️ 🌑 🌍
Join us for the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse either in person in León, Spain or follow our live broadcast from wherever you are.
All details, including educational resources, are available here 👉 esa.int/solareclipse
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#WatchLive: today at 16:10 CEST from #GLOBSEC2026 in Prague: ESA DG @AschbacherJosef joins a panel on how space capabilities are shaping Europe’s security and strategic autonomy.
🔗 watch.esa.int/Two/
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🇪🇸 This week's mission to Spain has highlighted a deepening relationship with @ESA – and an increase in Spanish leadership in the space sector.
In Madrid, I met PM @sanchezcastejon and Minister @DianaMorantR to discuss Spain’s rising role in space and Europe’s autonomy, security & competitiveness. With Minister Morant, I also signed a Memorandum of Intent on secure connectivity aimed at strengthening cooperation on Europe’s future infrastructure.
Spain is a key pillar of Europe’s space ambitions.
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🔴 #LiveNow from 14:45 BST/15:45 CEST, @Soph_astro inflight call from the @Space_Station on watch.esa.int/two/
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Three months into her #εpsilon mission on board the International @Space_Station, ESA astronaut @Soph_astro will hold a press briefing (in English and French) this afternoon at 15:45 CET/13:45 GMT. 📺 Tune in via watch.esa.int, channel 2.
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What is Smile set out to discover?
This groundbreaking mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere in X-rays while capturing the northern lights in ultraviolet, offering an entirely new way to see how our planet defends itself from solar storms.
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✅ Mission success for Smile.
Following lift-off on Vega-C at 05:52 CEST, separation at 06:48 CEST and solar panels deployment at 06:49 CEST, Smile is now underway to study Earth’s magnetic shield.
🔗 esa.int/Science_Explor…
@esascience @ESA_transport @CNES @Avio_Group @CAS__Science
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🔴 #LiveNow Watch our Smile mission launch on ESA Web TV 👉 watch.esa.int/two/
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#WatchLive: follow the launch of #Smile on Vega-C #VV29 🚀 Tune into ESA Web TV on 19 May from 05:30 CEST 🔗 watch.esa.int Key milestones expected: 🚀 05:52 Vega-C liftoff 👋 06:48 Separation of Smile 📈 06:49 Acquisition of Smile’s first signal from space 🛰️ 06:55 Deployment of solar arrays
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H0-1h34min avant le décollage de la 1ère mission Vega-C de l'année au CSG 🚀
Décollage entre 00h52 et 01h32 (Kourou), 05h52 et 06h32 (Paris).
Plus d'infos sur la mission sur centrespatialguyanais.fr
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Recent changes to the Artemis architecture signal a rapidly shifting landscape in human space exploration. Decisions to pause Gateway and cancel Mars Sample Return disrupt Europe’s lunar exploration plans, underscoring a broader reality: Europe has become too exposed to decisions beyond its control.
Read my latest article:
linkedin.com/pulse/we-pilot…
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T-1️⃣ 'til launch day. Set your watch for an early rise tomorrow, 19 May! ⏰
Join our live broadcast starting at 04:30 BST / 05:30 CEST on ESA Web TV 👉 watch.esa.int or on YouTube 👉 youtube.com/live/6q8aKbcKC…
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For launches like #VV29 to happen, we need a place to launch them from.
And that place is @EuropeSpacePort in French Guiana.
ESA's Director of @ESA_transport Géraldine Naja, and Director of the Guiana Space Centre at @CNES Philippe Lier, signed a contract for its continued operation.
The contract covers all activities needed to operate the French territory part of the spaceport, including both daily operations and running of the facilities and upgrades to adapt @EuropeSpacePort for the arrival of new rockets, launch services and so on.
esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
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Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2, monitored by ESA's Planetary Defence team, makes a notably close approach to Earth this evening (but with zero chance of impact!)
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