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As launch approaches, JUICE project manager discusses trajectories and science NASASpaceflight · 20 Mar 2023 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft recently arrived in French Guiana for its upcoming launch, which is currently set for April 13, 2023. JUICE is currently undergoing launch p...
NASA Picks Firefly Aerospace for Robotic Delivery to Far Side of Moon NASA · 14 Mar 2023 To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas. The commercial lander will deliver two agency payloads, as well a...
JUICE arrives in French Guiana for launch, project manager outlines next steps NASASpaceflight · 13 Mar 2023 Set for launch from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, on April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission will aim to uncover the secrets of Jupiter...
Extended life for ESA's science missions ESA · 7 Mar 2023 After a comprehensive review of their scientific merits and technical status, the SPC has confirmed the continued operations of the missions led by ESA's Science Programme: Cluster, Gaia, INTEGRAL, Mars Express and XMM-N...
NASA´s William Hartwell updates on Artemis I and future ESMs NASASpaceflight · 28 Feb 2023 NASASpaceflight interviewed two speakers and subject matter experts about Orion, the European Service Module (ESM), Artemis I, and other space cooperations between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA as part of the...
ClearSpace Passes First ESA Review Ahead Of First Mission The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2023 ClearSpace has begun the procurement of spacecraft components for its 2026 debris de-orbit mission, after confirming its first major program review.
ESA & China Begin Testing Joint Spacecraft The Launch Pad · 20 Feb 2023 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese scientists have collaborated to perform spacecraft-rocket integration tests for their upcoming joint mission.
ESA’s David Parker updates status of Orion service modules and European astronauts for Artemis NASASpaceflight · 20 Feb 2023 Airbus and ESA invited media for the Moon Media Day to show and talk about the three Orion European Service Modules currently being produced at Airbus Space and Defence in Bremen. During the event, NASASpaceflight spoke...
ESA, China conduct spacecraft-rocket integration tests but joint science mission delayed to 2025 SpaceNews · 20 Feb 2023 Scientists at the European Space Agency’s ESTEC and visiting Chinese counterparts conducted a series of spacecraft-rocket integration tests for a joint mission.
ESA is no longer planning to send astronauts to China’s Tiangong space station SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2023 ESA’s Director General says the agency does not have the budgetary capacity nor the political intention to send its astronauts to China’s space station.
Thales Alenia Space leading another ESA push to develop quantum comms SpaceNews · 24 Jan 2023 Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to develop quantum technologies in another push by the European Space Agency to use the behavior of subatomic particles to make communications more secure.
ESA seeks global adoption of “zero debris” policy SpaceNews · 20 Jan 2023 The head of the European Space agency says he hopes to have a “zero debris” policy for European spacecraft in place in the next few years, an approach he says he would like to see expanded globally.
ESA to hire more staff after budget increase SpaceNews · 29 Dec 2022 Fresh off of securing a significant budget increase, the European Space Agency plans to hire 200 new employees in 2023 to help it implement new projects.
ESA’s ExoMars plans depend on NASA contributions SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2022 While the European Space Agency has secured funding to continue the ExoMars mission for a 2028 launch, that plan requires cooperation with NASA that has yet to be finalized.
ESA announces new astronaut class SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 ESA has selected its first new astronauts in more than a decade, although long-term flight opportunities for the agency’s astronaut corps remain uncertain.
ESA secures 16.9 billion euros at ministerial SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2022 European Space Agency member states have provided the agency with 16.9 billion euros ($17.5 billion) for the next three years, a significant increase over 2019 but more than 1.5 billion euros below what the agency sought...
ESA leadership optimistic about funding as ministerial begins SpaceNews · 22 Nov 2022 As European ministers gather to allocate funding for European Space Agency programs for the next three years, agency leadership is optimistic about winning support for its priorities.
Artemis 1 launch boosts ESA’s exploration ambitions SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2022 The successful launch of the Artemis 1 mission comes just in time for the European Space Agency as it seeks support from its member states for new exploration initiatives.
ESA seeks funding for navigation technology programs at ministerial SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2022 The European Space Agency is requesting several hundred million euros at its upcoming ministerial council meeting for new satellite navigation technologies from low Earth orbit to the moon.
What is ESA’s Moonlight initiative? ESA · 9 Nov 2022 Going to the Moon was the first step. Staying there is the next ambition.
Testing Galileo for space ESA · 3 Nov 2022 Galileo has grown to become Europe’s single largest satellite constellation, and the world’s most accurate satellite navigation system, delivering metre-level positioning to more than 3.5 billion users around the globe....
NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth NASA · 28 Oct 2022 The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars.
SpaceX to launch Europe’s next deep space telescope, first asteroid orbiter Teslarati · 24 Oct 2022 On October 17th, a NASA official speaking at an Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting revealed that the European Space Agency (ESA) had begun...
ESA finalizes package for ministerial SpaceNews · 21 Oct 2022 ESA is putting the finishing touches on a package of programs it will ask its member states to support at a council meeting in November.
ESA moves two missions to Falcon 9 SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 The European Space Agency now plans to launch a space telescope and an asteroid mission on Falcon 9 rockets because of its loss of access to Soyuz vehicles and delays in the introduction of the Ariane 6.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 to Discuss Mission After Returning to Earth NASA · 18 Oct 2022 Astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission, consisting of crew members from the agency as well as ESA (European Space Agency), will answer questions about their recent mission aboard the International Space Station durin...
NASA and ESA sign lunar cooperation statement SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2022 NASA and the European Space Agency signed an agreement on cooperation on lunar exploration activities that could open the door to additional ESA roles in the NASA-led Artemis effort.
Airbus talks ESM delivery process for upcoming Artemis flights NASASpaceflight · 23 Sep 2022 The European Space Agency (ESA) is providing the European Service Module (ESM), the provider of propulsion and life support for the Orion crew capsule. The ESM sits on top of the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)...
Hubble and VLT discover spiraling structure of young stars, hints at star formation in early universe NASASpaceflight · 18 Sep 2022 In a recently released study, data from the joint NASA/European Space Agency (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Observatory’s (ESO) ground-based Very Large Telescope (VLT) has been used to discover young...
NASA's Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain NASA · 15 Sep 2022 The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
ESA seeks major funding increase at ministerial SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2022 ESA will seek a roughly 25% increase in funding from member states this fall despite economic and geopolitical challenges in Europe.
ESA ready for “historic” Artemis 1 mission SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 European officials are as excited as their American counterparts about the upcoming Artemis 1 launch that will bring them one step closer to flying European astronauts to the moon.
Europe plays key role in NASA’s epic return to the moon Spaceflight Now · 23 Aug 2022 European space officials have hailed the importance of NASA’s upcoming inaugural Artemis mission and the vital role ESA is playing in supporting a return to the moon.
Data from ESA’s Gaia mission reveals our Sun’s future and past NASASpaceflight · 20 Aug 2022 On June 13, the third major data release from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia mission revealed details about the past and future of our solar system’s star, the Sun, by using data collected by Gaia on stars of sim...
ESA to request funding for space-based solar power study SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2022 The European Space Agency will seek funding this fall for a feasibility study of space-based solar power, the latest sign of support for a concept that still faces significant technical and financial challenges.
ESA ends efforts to recover Sentinel-1B SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2022 The European Space Agency is ending efforts to restore operations of the Sentinel-1B radar imaging satellite that malfunctioned more than half a year ago and will instead move up the launch of a replacement.
NASA, ESA unveil advanced architecture for Mars Sample Return NASASpaceflight · 30 Jul 2022 On July 27, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled new advanced mission architecture for the upcoming Mars Sample Return mission. Additionally, NASA completed its system requirements review for the mission, br...
ESA scaling back design of X-ray astronomy mission SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2022 Faced within increasing costs, the European Space Agency is looking for ways to revise the design of a large X-ray space telescope, an effort that could have implications for NASA’s own astrophysics programs.
NASA and ESA remove rover from Mars Sample Return plans SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2022 NASA and the European Space Agency have revised their plans to return samples from Mars, removing a rover and its lander from the effort and replacing them with helicopters modeled on Ingenuity.
ESA selects Viasat for multi-orbit satellite communications study SpaceNews · 26 Jul 2022 Viasat said July 26 it has been selected to study multi-orbit satellite networks for the European Space Agency.

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