ESA space history @ESA_History
Share our passion for European space history! History of @ESA and other European space achievements. Also on https://t.co/yAsDarqk90 esa.int/About_Us/Welco… ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, NL Joined January 2014-
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🤔 Looking for #SpaceHistory reading material? 📚 Check our collection of past publications from ESA, on our history or of general historical interest 👇 esa.int/About_Us/ESA_P…
#OTD 1 May 1682, the Paris Observatory was inaugurated by Louis XIV @Obs_Paris is one of the largest (and THE oldest still operating 😉) astronomical centres in the world 🔭 @ESA_fr 🔗observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/-histoire-du-s…
🆕 This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope shows globular cluster NGC 6440, an object first discovered by William Herschel in May 1786! esawebb.org/images/potm240…
#OTD 2⃣0⃣ years ago: 30 April 2004, #ESA astronaut @astro_andre Kuipers 🇳🇱 returned safely to Earth after his 11-day #Delta mission to the @Space_Station 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Our CP @EUI_HistArchEU issued a grant to study the history of the @esa - 5000 EUR, dl 31may. In APE, there are also records related to the ESA from SW, FR, NE, NO, DE, SE, DK, UK, PT, EE, IT, BE, IR, ES ! archivesportaleurope.net/blog/grant-the… pic from Stadsarchief Deventer #ExploreArchives
#OTD 29 April 2021, launch of @vega_sts flight VV18 🚀from @EuropeSpacePort in Kourou with the Earth observation satellite Pléiades Neo-3🛰️ & 5 other payloads 🔗esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
#OTD 29 April 1985, launch of #STS-51B #Challenger & 2nd flight of #ESA's #Spacelab module LM1, 1st flight with the module in fully operational configuration. The crew included 1st Dutch-born astronaut Lodewijk van den Berg 🇳🇱 🔗nasa.gov/mission/sts-51…
Coup d’envoi des « Rencontres en apesanteur », un cycle de conférences qui va aborder les thèmes fascinants sur lesquels travaille l’ESA. Les portes de la prestigieuse salle du Conseil de l’ESA sont à cette occasion ouvertes pour la première fois au grand public ! Avec Loredana…
#Ariane5 bowed out last July after nearly three decades of service. Here's the fifth in our series of talks with people who worked with this vehicle. #PortraitsOfAriane5: No.5, Tony dos Santos, Kourou Technical Manager. 🔗esa.int/About_Us/ESA_h…
#HappyBirthday 🎂 to #ESA's @AstroSamantha Cristoforetti 🇮🇹 (26 April)! Samantha is a veteran of 2 missions to @Space_Station: #Futura in 2014 & #MissionMinerva🦉in 2022 #Cristofoready #Shenanigans 🔗 esa.int/Science_Explor…
Over decades of operation, #MarsExpress has traced the history of water across the Red Planet, complementing other missions in demonstrating that Mars once harboured environmental conditions that may have been suitable for life. Discover more here 👉 esa.int/MarsExpress
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#OTD 25 April 2002, #ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori 🇮🇹 was launched to @Space_Station on his 8-day #MarcoPolo mission 🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
#HappyBirthday 🎂 to #ESA astronaut Frank de Winne 🇧🇪 (25 April)! 1st European commander of @Space_Station, 2nd Belgian citizen in space & 5th ESA astronaut to visit the space station 🔗esa.int/Science_Explor…
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🎉| Congratulations to the new @esa astronauts: @Soph_astro @Astro_Pablo_A @Astro_Rosemary @Raph_Astro @esaastro_Marco and @AussieAstroKat on your graduation from #astronaut basic training! 👩🚀👨🚀💫 #TheHoppers @esa Astronaut Class of 2022. esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
Are you ready for an out-of-this-world graduation? 🎓🎉 It's been a year since our astronaut candidates began their basic training at @esa's European Astronaut Centre 👩🚀👨🚀💫 On 22 April, @Soph_astro, @Astro_Pablo_A, @Astro_Rosemary, @Raph_Astro, @esaastro_Marco, and…
📣| BIS Evening Lecture: Travelling in the Solar System - The Challenges of Interplanetary Mission Operations with @PaoloFerriSpace THIS EVENING, 19:00 BST (UK Time) In-person at BIS London HQ and live-streamed Online on Zoom Register here 👇👇 tinyurl.com/yd9c9u8k @esa