#2018
BepiColombo was launched on 20 October 2018, on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It's a joint ESA/JAXA mission to study Mercury, now on an eight-year journey with arrival in orbit expected in late 2026.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @science.esa.int
#2018
BepiColombo was launched on 20 October 2018, on an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It's a joint ESA/JAXA mission to study Mercury, now on an eight-year journey with arrival in orbit expected in late 2026.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @science.esa.int
historicalarchives.esa.int#oom #50YearsOfESA @eui-euarchives.bsky.social @esaconnectivity.esa.int
historicalarchives.esa.int#oom #50YearsOfESA @eui-euarchives.bsky.social @esaconnectivity.esa.int
👨🚀✋ Op de Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard liggen inmiddels 20 tegels met handafdrukken van astronauten. De 2 nieuwste tegels zijn van de Duitse ruimtevaarders Thomas Reiter en Ulf Merbold. #50YearsOfESA
📸: Barteld de Jong
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
Space truly ROCKS! 🤘🖖 Let’s do it again next year?
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA #NLSW25 #SpaceRocks
👨🚀✋ Op de Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard liggen inmiddels 20 tegels met handafdrukken van astronauten. De 2 nieuwste tegels zijn van de Duitse ruimtevaarders Thomas Reiter en Ulf Merbold. #50YearsOfESA
📸: Barteld de Jong
👨🚀✋ Op de Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard liggen inmiddels 20 tegels met handafdrukken van astronauten. De 2 nieuwste tegels zijn van de Duitse ruimtevaarders Thomas Reiter en Ulf Merbold. #50YearsOfESA
📸: Barteld de Jong
✨ Quizzen in de NL Space Tent om 13:00, 14:00 & 15:00 uur + bezoek van André Kuipers 👨🚀
🎤 Mis ook de show van Mark the Science Guy niet bij het Space Expo Stage!
👉 Alles via: www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
✨ Quizzen in de NL Space Tent om 13:00, 14:00 & 15:00 uur + bezoek van André Kuipers 👨🚀
🎤 Mis ook de show van Mark the Science Guy niet bij het Space Expo Stage!
👉 Alles via: www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
#2014
In 2014, ESA's #Rosetta mission achieved two historic milestones: in August, it became the first spacecraft to orbit a comet (Comet 67P) and in November, its Philae lander became the first probe to make a controlled landing on a comet's surface🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
#2014
In 2014, ESA's #Rosetta mission achieved two historic milestones: in August, it became the first spacecraft to orbit a comet (Comet 67P) and in November, its Philae lander became the first probe to make a controlled landing on a comet's surface🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
#2013
Acquired by ESA’s Planck mission, the most detailed map to date of the Cosmic Microwave Background (relic radiation from the 'Big Bang') was released on 21 March 2013, revealing features that challenged our current understanding of the Universe🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
#2013
Acquired by ESA’s Planck mission, the most detailed map to date of the Cosmic Microwave Background (relic radiation from the 'Big Bang') was released on 21 March 2013, revealing features that challenged our current understanding of the Universe🧪🔭
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
👉 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
👉 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
📅 Saturday, 4 October
📍 ESA ESAC, Madrid, Spain
🎟️ Entry is free, but registration is required 👇
www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
Let’s explore space together! 🌍🧑🚀 #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
📅 Saturday, 4 October
📍 ESA ESAC, Madrid, Spain
🎟️ Entry is free, but registration is required 👇
www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
Let’s explore space together! 🌍🧑🚀 #ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
#2011
The first two In-Orbit Validation satellites for Europe’s Galileo global satnav system were launched on 21 October 2011 from French Guiana (also the first launch of a Soyuz from European territory). Two more satellites followed on 12 October 2012.
www.esa.int/Applications...
#2011
The first two In-Orbit Validation satellites for Europe’s Galileo global satnav system were launched on 21 October 2011 from French Guiana (also the first launch of a Soyuz from European territory). Two more satellites followed on 12 October 2012.
www.esa.int/Applications...
historicalarchives.esa.int/brief-histor... #50YearsOfESA
historicalarchives.esa.int/brief-histor... #50YearsOfESA
📅 Sunday, 12 October
📍 ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
🔓 Register now ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
🎟️ Entry is free, but spots fill up fast - claim yours now!
Let’s explore space together! 🌍🧑🚀
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
🗓️ Zondag 12 oktober
📍 ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk
🔓 Schrijf je nu in ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
📅 Sunday, 12 October
📍 ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
🔓 Register now ➡️ www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
🎟️ Entry is free, but spots fill up fast - claim yours now!
Let’s explore space together! 🌍🧑🚀
#ESAOpenDay #50YearsOfESA
www.esa.int/About_Us/Bus... #50YearsOfESA
www.esa.int/About_Us/Bus... #50YearsOfESA
#Roadto1975 #50YearsOfESA
historicalarchives.esa.int/special-open...
#Roadto1975 #50YearsOfESA
historicalarchives.esa.int/special-open...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YPh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YPh...
🔗 esa.int/About_Us/50_...
www.esa.int/About_Us/Bus...
#50YearsOfESA
www.esa.int/About_Us/Bus...
#50YearsOfESA
#2015
ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) was a lifting-body spacecraft that completed a suborbital test flight on 11 February 2015. Launched on Vega flight VV04, IXV's mission was to test critical technologies for future European spacecraft.
www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
#2015
ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) was a lifting-body spacecraft that completed a suborbital test flight on 11 February 2015. Launched on Vega flight VV04, IXV's mission was to test critical technologies for future European spacecraft.
www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor... #50YearsOfESA
www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor... #50YearsOfESA
#50YearsOfESA
#50YearsOfESA
Celebra Estrack buff.ly/l96gWeP #50YearsOfESA
Celebra Estrack buff.ly/l96gWeP #50YearsOfESA
Wart ihr dabei? 💬 Wir wollen wissen: Was war euer Highlight beim #ESOCOpenDay? Teilt eure Eindrücke, Lieblingsfotos und Ideen für’s nächste Mal. 🤩
📷: ESA / S. Bohländer
Wart ihr dabei? 💬 Wir wollen wissen: Was war euer Highlight beim #ESOCOpenDay? Teilt eure Eindrücke, Lieblingsfotos und Ideen für’s nächste Mal. 🤩
📷: ESA / S. Bohländer