Science
Lunch with the Moon
Posted on Friday May 21st, 2021 by Nadjejda
Watch ESA’s real-time coverage of the total lunar eclipse live on Wednesday, 26 May, including fascinating insights into Earth’s enigmatic satellite, the Moon.
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Astronauts
New deadline for astronaut applicants as ESA welcomes new Associate Member
Posted on Thursday May 20th, 2021 by Ally
Aspiring astronauts now have until 18 June 2021 to submit an application for ESA’s astronaut selection. The three-week extension comes as ESA welcomes Lithuania as a new Associate Member state.
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Thomas Pesquet
23 April: watch Mission Alpha launch live
Posted on Wednesday April 14th, 2021 by julien
Updated with new times and new target date for launch as weather conditions are unfavourable for the original 22 April launch date. French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is returning to the International Space Station on his second spaceflight. Called ‘Alpha’ the mission will see a European astronaut launch on a US spacecraft for the first […]
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Thomas Pesquet
A salute to the teams behind human spaceflight
Posted on Monday April 12th, 2021 by julien
The teams of people behind a human spaceflight mission...
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Astronauts
Future astronauts wanted!
Posted on Wednesday March 31st, 2021 by Ally
Make #YourWayToSpace with ESA's astronaut selection! Applications being accepted via the ESA careers website until 28 May 2021.
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Astronauts
Be part of something big
Posted on Monday March 29th, 2021 by Ally
For the first time in over a decade, ESA is seeking new astronauts. Applications for the 2021-22 selection open Wednesday 31 March 2021 and must be made via the ESA careers website before applications close on 28 May.
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Thomas Pesquet
Crew-2 launch date 22 April
Posted on Tuesday March 9th, 2021 by julien
NASA and the space agencies running the International Space Station have a new target date for the Crew-2 launch of ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide: 22 April. The working date fits the orbit of the Space Station better at the time and allows for a better arrival […]
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Samantha Cristoforetti
Are you Cristofoready?
Posted on Wednesday March 3rd, 2021 by Ally
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been assigned a second space mission and will fly to the International Space Station in spring 2022.
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