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Press Release N° 9–2024
Science & Exploration

Media advisory for Ax-3 mission with ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt

Following the return of ESA Project Astronaut Marcus Wandt from his first mission to the International Space Station (ISS), he and the Axiom-3 (Ax-3) crew will share their unique experiences and insights during a press conference on Tuesday 27 February.
22/02/2024 74 views
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Press Release N° 8–2024
Enabling & Support

Call for interest: Ariane 6 launch media events at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending media events at Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, for the first flight of Europe's new rocket Ariane 6. Journalists wishing to participate in either or both the pre-launch and launch media programmes detailed below, are asked to submit their application via ESA’s media accreditation page by Friday 1 March 2024.
19/02/2024 461 views
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Press Release N° 7–2024
Agency

Media invitation: Health from Space Conference in Cannes, on 4-5 March 2024

ESA invites journalists to join the international Health from Space Conference on 4-5 March at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Register now, free of charge, for an insightful exploration of how space is shaping health sciences.
15/02/2024 287 views
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Press Release N° 6–2024
Science & Exploration

ESA astronaut Marcus Wandt returns from his first space mission

ESA Swedish project astronaut Marcus Wandt and the Axiom 3 crew returned to Earth today, marking the end of his Muninn mission to the International Space Station (ISS). 
09/02/2024 375 views
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Press Release N° 5–2024
Space Safety

Media invitation: Satellite reentries explained

Teams at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, are monitoring the natural reentry of the second European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-2. Media representatives are invited to attend an online briefing on 13 February 2024 to learn more about the spacecraft’s reentry, learn more about reentry operations and about ESA’s efforts to ensure a sustainable future of spaceflight.
06/02/2024 567 views
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Press Release N° 4–2024
Science & Exploration

Venus voyager and gravitational wave surfer get green light

What can gravitational waves tell us about the history of the Universe? Why does our closest neighbour in space look so different to planet Earth?Today ESA took a huge step towards answering these questions and many more as it ‘adopted’ its latest ambitious space science missions: the LISA gravitational wave observatory and the Envision Venus explorer. Adoption confirms that work can begin on incorporating LISA and Envision into ESA’s growing science fleet.
25/01/2024 793 views
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Press Release N° 3–2024
Science & Exploration

Muninn: First space mission for ESA’s Marcus Wandt begins

The Dragon spacecraft carrying ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt and his colleagues Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei and Alper Gezeravcı docked to the International Space Station at 11:57 CET/10:57 GMT, Saturday 20 January.
20/01/2024 279 views
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Press Release N° 2–2024
Enabling & Support

Media invitation: last chance to see Ariane 6 stages in Europe before inaugural flight

Journalists are invited to see Ariane 6 stages in the European facilities where they were integrated, before their shipment to French Guiana for the inaugural flight of Europe’s new heavy launcher.
17/01/2024 494 views
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