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Solar for Ice to Thrust (S4I2T) is an EU-funded project (GA number 101161690) that seeks to develop a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solar electric water propulsion system. The project started on 1 September 2024 with duration of 36 months
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๐บ #WatchLive: #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D is just days away from launch on Ariane 6 flight VA265.
๐ Next Tuesday, 4 November, from 20:35 GMT/21:35 CET on #ESAwebTV2, watch the liftoff live ๐ watch.esa.int
More details ๐ @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social
๐ Next Tuesday, 4 November, from 20:35 GMT/21:35 CET on #ESAwebTV2, watch the liftoff live ๐ watch.esa.int
More details ๐ @cnes.fr @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int @euspa.bsky.social
Watch live: Sentinel-1D launch on Ariane 6
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live cover...
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite is now safe and cozy inside Ariane 6's fairing! ๐งธ
The blue tiles inside the fairing work as acoustic protection dampening the noise created during launch.
Liftoff is scheduled for 4 November at 22:02 CET (21:02 GMT, 18:02 Kourou time).
๐ธ ESA - M. Pรฉdoussaut
The blue tiles inside the fairing work as acoustic protection dampening the noise created during launch.
Liftoff is scheduled for 4 November at 22:02 CET (21:02 GMT, 18:02 Kourou time).
๐ธ ESA - M. Pรฉdoussaut
Discover the story of #ESACluster as told by the people who lived it.
Join us on 30 October from 19:00 CET for the premiere of 'Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster' ๐ฅน ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_r...
๐ญ โ๏ธ @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social
Join us on 30 October from 19:00 CET for the premiere of 'Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster' ๐ฅน ๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go_r...
๐ญ โ๏ธ @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social
๐๏ธ Coming soon! The untold story of our pioneering 25-year #Cluster mission that studied the invisible solar storms impacting our Earth ๐งช๐ญ
โ๏ธ 'Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster', a documentary by @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social and @science.esa.int, will premiere here, 30 October, 19:00 CET ๐
โ๏ธ 'Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster', a documentary by @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social and @science.esa.int, will premiere here, 30 October, 19:00 CET ๐
Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster (Full documentary)
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
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๐บ #ComingUp: watch this afternoon's information session on #ESAwebTV2 after this week's ESA Council meeting. Briefing starts at 15:00 BST/16:00 CEST. ๐ watch.esa.int
This is what building a rocket looks like ๐๏ธ๐งฑ
Step by step, we transferred the core stage and the boosters to the launch zone, where they will be connected to each other.
Next up: encapsulate the Copernicus Sentinel-1D, transfer and connect the upper stage and fairing.
Step by step, we transferred the core stage and the boosters to the launch zone, where they will be connected to each other.
Next up: encapsulate the Copernicus Sentinel-1D, transfer and connect the upper stage and fairing.
๐Itโs almost time to shape the next chapter of Europeโs journey in space.
The European Space Agencyโs Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, known as #CM25, will take place in Bremen, Germany, on 26 and 27 November 2025.
Journalists register here ๐
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
The European Space Agencyโs Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, known as #CM25, will take place in Bremen, Germany, on 26 and 27 November 2025.
Journalists register here ๐
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Less than 3 weeks after launch, #MetopSGA1 is already sending back data! ๐ก
First signals from the on-board Microwave Sounder (MWS) & Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) are showing the satelliteโs game-changing potential for weather & climate monitoring.
So, what exactly are you seeing here? ๐ค
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First signals from the on-board Microwave Sounder (MWS) & Radio Occultation Sounder (RO) are showing the satelliteโs game-changing potential for weather & climate monitoring.
So, what exactly are you seeing here? ๐ค
Cont.๐งต
๐ ESA ESTEC Open Dagen komen eraan!
We zijn er trots op dat we een speciale dag voor mensen met een handicap en speciale behoeften kunnen organiseren
๐ 11 okt: Dag voor mensen met een beperking (tickets 18 aug)
๐ 12 okt: Voor iedereen (tickets 8 sep)
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
We zijn er trots op dat we een speciale dag voor mensen met een handicap en speciale behoeften kunnen organiseren
๐ 11 okt: Dag voor mensen met een beperking (tickets 18 aug)
๐ 12 okt: Voor iedereen (tickets 8 sep)
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
