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ESA astronauts on the International Space Station A stellar year for talent: more than 400 job opportunities in 2026
With more than 400 positions to be published in 2026, the European Space Agency has launched a recruitment drive to support ESA’s programmes, missions and strategic initiatives following the 2025 Ministerial Council in Bremen. To help make these projects a reality, we will be recruiting many new colleagues in engineering and science, as well as support services! Your next big opportunity could be here, so read on to find out more. You can also set up a job alert to be the first one to know when opportunities are published.
Hera on course for asteroid rendezvous
A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year.
To protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA experts keep their eyes on the sun
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SpaceX and Reflect Orbital plans would 'permanently scar' night sky, researchers warn
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ISS study identifies thresholds for muscle atrophy and fiber changes in reduced gravity
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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
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Planning Titan entry? New lab tests flag nitrogen-driven heat shield debris risks
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How does an ice satellite detect a geomagnetic storm?
It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. But that is just what ESA’s CryoSat mission did earlier this year.
Dragonfly mission begins rotorcraft integration, testing stage
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