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• ESA and CNES renew their commitment to Europe’s Spaceport ESA · 18 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Inspector Smile, chapter 3: the countdown begins ESA · 18 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield SpaceNews · 15 May 2026 A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earth’s magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of preparations.
• Earth from Space: Quito’s volcanic landscape ESA · 15 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• OHB Space UK to Begin Work on ESA EnVision Venus Explorer Mission European Spaceflight · 15 May 2026 Germany’s OHB has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the assembly, integration, and testing of the European Space Agency’s EnVision spacecraft. The development of the EnVision mission is being led by Thales...
• Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station NASA · 14 May 2026 NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in...
• ESA Opens €16 Million Call for Suborbital Launch Campaign European Spaceflight · 14 May 2026 The European Space Agency has opened a call for the design, development, manufacture, launch, and recovery of five scientific experiments aboard one or more sounding rockets in 2027 or 2028. The call has a maximum budget...
• Thales Alenia Space Ship ExoMars Structural Models to France for Testing European Spaceflight · 13 May 2026 Thales Alenia Space has shipped the structural models for ESA’s ExoMars mission to its facility in Cannes for vibration and acoustic testing. In April 2024, ESA awarded a Thales Alenia Space-led consortium a €522 million...
• The young minds space-proofing ESA’s missions ESA · 13 May 2026 Assembling a spacecraft is a complicated process, and one that requires materials that are far from ordinary. To ensure the success of the European Space Agency’s missions, researchers in the Materials, Environments and...
• Waterworn chaos on Mars ESA · 13 May 2026 This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to Shalbatana Vallis: a fascinating martian valley surrounded by signs of water, lava, craters and chaos.
• OHB Joins Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX Spaceplane Initiative European Spaceflight · 12 May 2026 German space technology company OHB has agreed to develop the service module for Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX-S spaceplane, which the companies plan to pitch to the European Space Agency (ESA). During the Paris Air Show in...
• ESA Begins Developing Replacements for NASA’s Contributions to LISA European Spaceflight · 8 May 2026 The European Space Agency has begun mitigation efforts for key elements of its LISA mission after a White House budget proposal sought, for the second year running, to eliminate most of NASA’s planned support. One of the...
• Earth from Space: Greenland's changing ice ESA · 8 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA and JAXA team up on planetary defence, Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis ESA · 7 May 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen collaboration in planetary defence, alongside a dedicated agreement for collaboration on...
• Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration ESA · 7 May 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public.
• A beacon of light in swirls of dust ESA · 7 May 2026 This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular featu...
• Sensitive and sturdy ESA · 7 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Webb & Hubble find massive star clusters emerge faster ESA · 6 May 2026 Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope together with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have looked deeply at thousands of young star clusters in four nearby galaxies, studying clusters at differe...
• ESA and DON’T NOD team up on a journey to the planet Persephone in Aphelion ESA · 6 May 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with French video game studio DON’T NOD Entertainment on the development of Aphelion, a narrative science‑fiction game inspired by space exploration and scientic expertise.
• Europe's solid-propellant rocket motors in use: P120C and P160C ESA · 6 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA Awards Thales Alenia Space €26 Million Contract for LISA Telescopes European Spaceflight · 5 May 2026 The European Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a €26.1 million contract to develop six optical telescopes for the three spacecraft that will make up ESA’s LISA mission. Selected as ESA’s third Large-Class miss...
• NASA Welcomes Ireland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 4 May 2026 Ireland signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a signing ceremony hosted by NASA, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity. Ireland, a longstanding member of ESA (Eu...
• ESA Considers Shifting Harmony from Vega C to Ariane 6 European Spaceflight · 4 May 2026 The European Space Agency has published a Request for Information (RFI) that suggests it is considering shifting the launch of its Harmony satellites from Vega C to Ariane 6. In October 2024, ESA awarded OHB a €280 milli...
• Earth from Space: Netherlands in bloom ESA · 1 May 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA Completes Sterilisation of ExoMars Parachute European Spaceflight · 1 May 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed a more than 79-hour sterilisation of the parachute that will slow the descent of its Rosalind Franklin rover for a gentle touchdown on the surface of Mars. Scheduled for laun...
• This Month at ESA: April 2026 ESA · 30 Apr 2026 What did space deliver for Europe this month? From the Moon to low Earth orbit and beyond, here’s what the European Space Agency has been up to.
• The great parachute bake-out ESA · 30 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Baking a parachute for Mars ESA · 30 Apr 2026 Watch ESA’s Mars chief engineer Albert Haldemann explains the sterilisation process of one of the parachutes of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission and why it matters.
• Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood ESA · 30 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Plasma-hot Space Rider tests for belly and flaps ESA · 29 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Another one: Ariane 6 flies with four boosters once more ESA · 28 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• ESA Paid €51.65 Million to Launch Sentinel-1C on Vega-C Return to Flight European Spaceflight · 27 Apr 2026 European Space Agency disclosures show that the agency paid more than €51 million to launch the European Commission’s Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket on 5 December 2024. The flight marked t...
• ESA Sheds Light on NASA Administrator’s Claims on Gateway Modules European Spaceflight · 24 Apr 2026 The European Space Agency has provided additional detail in response to claims made by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman regarding the condition of Gateway space station modules already delivered to the agency, offering...
• 2026 first quarter: Future Launchers Preparatory Programme highlights ESA · 24 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• Earth from Space: Cloud patterns over the Canary Islands ESA · 24 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A new grip on space: electrostatic capture technology ESA · 23 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
• A Saturday‑night dinner onboard the International Space Station ESA · 23 Apr 2026 After an intense few weeks the crew took time to celebrate together with a shared meal proposed by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
• Everyday operations in orbit: toilet maintenance ESA · 23 Apr 2026 In this timelapse, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot performs routine maintenance on the Waste and Hygiene Compartment, or WHC – the ISS toilet system. She is replacing the full solid-waste container in which solid waste is va...
• SOLIS100 isolation study begins in Germany ESA · 23 Apr 2026 Six volunteers have stepped into a sealed habitat in Cologne, Germany, marking the start of SOLIS100, a new human isolation study led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and conducted by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
• Space Rider drop model ready to glide ESA · 22 Apr 2026 From the ESA Blogs.