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Our astronaut Sophie Adenot shared this video on her social media channels with the caption: Day 232, orbit 3596 - Yoohoo! Crew-13 has arrived! It feels so good to welcome new crewmates aboard the Station 😄 We'll spend most of the next few
On 3 September 2026, our team in Darmstadt, Germany found out. They sat in silence, eyes on the screens, while the answer made its way back to Earth from millions of kilometres away. This is the latest chapter of BepiColombo, the mission to
For ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, her first steps into space were only the beginning. In less than 15 days, she performed three extravehicular activities, or EVAs, spending 19 hours and 42 minutes outside the International Space Station. Acr
On 28 September 2026, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) successfully completed a gravity assist flyby of Earth. Flight controllers guided the spacecraft close to our home planet to increase its velocity by 3.5 km/s and deflect its tr
It's a long-standing space tradition: every ESA astronaut collaborates with a chef to create a selection of "bonus food" reserved for special occasions. For Sophie, that menu was created by multi-Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic, bring
September was a month of milestones and discoveries. FLEX launched aboard Vega-C alongside Sentinel-3C. Sophie Adenot completed her third and final spacewalk, leading the mission as EV-1. BepiColombo separated from its Mercury Transfer Modu
In just two years, the European-Chinese Smile mission went from a handful of disconnected pieces to a fully operating satellite in space. This video covers the period June 2024 to May 2026, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the differe
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot is looking forward to going home, but isn't quite ready for her mission aboard the ISS to end. Honestly? That's a feeling many of us can relate to. Whether it's the end of a holiday, a project, or a special chapt
Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project takes viewers inside one of Europe's most ambitious technological endeavours: the creation and operation of Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system. Born from a vision of independence
These swirling whirlwinds form when the Sun heats the Martian surface, causing air to rise and lift dust into the atmosphere. Some can grow up to 8 km high and reach speeds of 45 m/s. Luckily, our Mars Express spacecraft is uniquely equippe
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