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Earth from Space: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. A new generation of telescopes will probe the 'unknown unknowns' that could transform our knowledge of the universe
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Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
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IAC 2024 - Day 4
ESA's Open Day in the Netherlands
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On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024, the European Space Agency opened the doors to the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands, welcoming some 9000 visitors to its 13th annual Open Day. As in previous years, ESA’s largest establishment in Europe invited the public to meet space engineers, astronauts and to see actual space hardware. Attendees explored state-of-the-art facilities, interacted with ESA and NASA astronauts and discovered various job opportunities at ESA. There was also a full schedule of talks from Space Rocks, celebrating the art and culture of science and space.
ESA moves forward with Apophis mission preparations
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ESA has signed a contract with OHB Italia SpA worth €63 million to begin preparatory work on the Agency’s proposed Ramses mission to the infamous asteroid Apophis.
Young professionals invited to join ESA Academy Product Assurance Training Course
Launch successful Potsdam physicists deploy first perovskite tandems in orbit
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July 9, 2024, marked a significant milestone for Felix Lang and his research team at the University of Potsdam with the maiden flight of the new Ariane 6 rocket, launched from the Guiana Space Centre by the European Space Agency (ESA). Among the payloads was a satellite carrying an experiment featuring Lang's solar cell technology, which successfully deployed one hour and six minutes post-launch Revolutionizing crisis response across Europe with the Safeplace Initiative
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ESA is advancing Europe's crisis management capabilities by officially launching the Safety Platform for Crisis and Emergency (Safeplace) during the International Aeronautics Congress in Milan. In collaboration with Starion, the initiative aims to transform how Europe prepares for and responds to emergencies.
Safeplace is designed to deliver vital information to first responders swiftly, w Airbus Defence and Space announces restructuring amid market challenges
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Airbus Defence and Space has announced plans to reorganize its Division and workforce in response to ongoing business challenges, particularly in the Space Systems segment, which has faced substantial financial setbacks in 2023 and 2024. The proposed measures aim to streamline the Division's organizational structure, especially in headquarters functions, and implement comprehensive operational a 
