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From Earth orbit to deep space: sharing the excitement of realtime mission operations at the European Space Agency 🛰🕹️ Home of Space Safety 🛡️💙

Darmstadt, Germany Katılım Kasım 2008
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ESA's Hera mission
ESA's Hera mission@ESA_Hera·
A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for arrival at the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year! At Didymos, Hera will help turn asteroid deflection into a reliable technique for protecting Earth 🛡️🌍 esa.int/Space_Safety/H…
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ESA's Hera mission
ESA's Hera mission@ESA_Hera·
Surprising new study on @NASA's DART mission collision in 2022: not only did it change the orbit of the smaller Dimorphos asteroid, but it also shifted the solar orbit of its parent body Didymos. Hera's arrival this autumn will reveal more: nasa.gov/missions/dart/…
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
Did you see a flash of light in the sky over central Europe last night? ESA's Planetary Defence team is analysing the event. Info at: esa.int/Space_Safety/P… Video credit: ALLSKY7 / Bernd Klemt – AMS76 Herkenrath/DE
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
Space missions have greatly enriched our understanding of Earth and the Universe, and our modern society has become dependent on essential satellite services. But there's a problem: we've brought our bad habits with us into orbit: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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ESA Science
ESA Science@esascience·
Our first glimpse of comet 3I/ATLAS from Juice's science camera 😍☄️ The precious data from the mission's November observations of the interstellar comet arrived on Earth last week. Teams are now digging in to discover what they reveal. Stay tuned for updates! Read more 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
☄️ Asteroids have struck Earth before - and they will again... Learn how the Planetary Defence team in ESA's Space Safety Programme is working to detect, track and deflect dangerous asteroids: esa.int/Space_Safety/P…
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
ESAW 2026: registration now open until 1 April! 📢 10th European Mission Operations Ground Segment Software & Architecture Workshop (ESAW). 📍 ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany 🗓️ 15–16 April 2026 Help drive innovation across the ground‑segment ecosystem! ➡️atpi.eventsair.com/esaw2026/
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At ESA’s 2025 Ministerial Conference, the Space Safety Programme received significant support for its mission to predict, detect and mitigate space hazards, and to build towards a sustainable future in orbit. This is what we’re working on 👇 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
Usually, we move a satellite out of the way of space debris. But what if we could prevent collisions by moving the debris instead? Meet OMLET: laser-based collision avoidance from the ground: esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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Josef Aschbacher
Josef Aschbacher@AschbacherJosef·
I had a constructive first meeting in Washington, D.C. with my counterpart at NASA, @NASAAdmin. We had a very constructive discussion on space exploration and are fully aligned on our shared objectives: the Moon, LEO, and Mars. Looking forward to continuing the discussions.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman@NASAAdmin

I was pleased to welcome Director General @AschbacherJosef and our @esa partners to NASA Headquarters today. As we move forward with our return to the Moon, the European Space Agency remains a key partner across much of NASA’s portfolio. Their contributions will be important as we build a sustained lunar presence and prepare for missions beyond.

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Full speed ahead to Apophis! 🚀🪨 ESA has awarded two contracts for the development of its Ramses mission, which will rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis ahead of its once-in-a-millennium flyby of Earth in 2029: esa.int/Space_Safety/P…
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Fun fact: we recently moved two satellites to meet a plane. Why? For valuable scientific data on atmospheric reentries. Find out more about the why & how 👉 esa.int/Space_Safety/S…
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Josef Aschbacher
Josef Aschbacher@AschbacherJosef·
ESA Council has approved Laurent Jaffart as the Director of the newly created Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate. This new position reflects our commitment to bolstering resilience and enhancing navigation and connectivity in line with security and defence priorities. Read more about the new ESA-RNC Directorate: esa.int/Newsroom/Press…
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ESA Science
ESA Science@esascience·
Ever wondered what powers a solar flare? 💥 Solar Orbiter is finally giving us answers to this long-standing mystery. The mission caught a 'magnetic avalanche' on the surface of the Sun just before a flare was released. 1/3
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ESA is closely monitoring a notable space weather event, first detected at 18:09 UTC on 18 January 2026. Aurora were observed over Europe last night and continued high levels of space weather activity are anticipated over the coming days. esa.int/Space_Safety/S…
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ESA Operations@esaoperations·
Fifth poster in our series: "Space Safety - in action!" Mission: Flyeye telescopes Objective: Autonomously scan the night sky for potentially hazardous asteroids Unique feature: Insect-inspired design provides ultra-wide field of view Operational: 2027 Download at: esa.int/space-safety/i…
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