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    Nov 12

    👩‍🚀 Watch the live on Friday with ESA and here 👉

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    1 hour ago

    launched on Nov. 14, 1969, beginning the second mission to land humans on the Moon. 50 years later, & dressed as Apollo-era flight controllers while preparing for spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, starting Nov. 15, 2019.

    Preparing for Spacewalks: Apollo 12 Style
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  3. 2 hours ago

    , Sweden: the countdown has begun for the -56 sounding rocket first launch opportunity at 08.00 GMT (09:00 CET) tomorrow, 15 November. Livestream already online via

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  4. 3 hours ago

    Six hours in one minute – watch how astronauts spacewalk. Then tune in to from 11:50 GMT (12:50 CET) tomorrow for the full livestream of ’s first . Use the hashtag to submit your questions to  👉

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  5. 4 hours ago

    🌝 How are celestial bodies created? Researchers are taking practical steps to investigate the very first moments of when planets are born – using a sounding rocket 🚀 to be launched from in Sweden next week 👉

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    8 hours ago

    In the snowy landscape of Kiruna, , teams are preparing to launch a 'sounding' rocket on Monday to study metal-fuels and how planets form.

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    7 hours ago

    Su hanno tradotto il mio racconto di un pomeriggio passato in una grotta slovena con sei astronauti. On VICE: when I spent an afternoon in a Slovenian cave with six astronauts.

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  8. 7 hours ago

    The sector is undergoing unprecedented change. Ahead of this month’s conference, where Europe’s space ministers will decide ESA’s plans for the future, our continent’s biggest space manufacturers gathered to share their visions 👉

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    8 hours ago

    We're headed to Belfast today where Space Rocks London 2019 has been nominated for a Sir Arthur Clarke award by the - here's a little wrap-up our event - wish us luck!

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  10. 8 hours ago

    🎓 Our 2019 Young Trainee (YGT) opportunities will be launched tomorrow, 15 November! ESA’s Head of Florence Loustalot tells us more about the programme, and everything you need to know before applying! 👉

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  11. 11 hours ago

    The second season of European came to a close on 31 October, ending a campaign that gave thousands of people, whether enthusiasts or professionals, the chance to share their passion for space 👉

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  12. 11 hours ago

    ESA spacecraft dotted across the Solar System, including and Proba-1, carried out a census of deep-space radiation during an entire 11-year solar cycle – and discovered a location where radiation levels remain mysteriously lower than elsewhere 👉

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    Nov 13

    Tape is a humble but versatile tool on the . Here and I are building loops that we'll use to mark the tubes to be swaged when we install the new cooling pump during our upcoming .

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    Nov 13

    . & I are preparing for a series of 4 spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics experiment searching for antimatter to help us understand the origins of the universe. These will be very complex...it was never intended for repair in space!

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    Nov 13

    What is ? Commercialization, disruption and cost reduction of space activities. Gary Martin of leading an interactive panel of heads and senior officials: of of Marc Serres of

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  16. Nov 13

    📷 This Copernicus EU -3 image taken on 12 November shows multiple bushfires burning across Australia’s east coast. Around 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales and Queensland 👉

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    Nov 13

    Attn podcasters, vloggers & Instagrammers – there's still time to register for 's spacewalk event at the European Astronaut Centre on Friday. Get your social media credentials & join us for 's first .

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    Nov 13

    Our Spaceport is completing two launches before the end of 2019: launch , launching two comms satellites (one of them, TIBA-1, pictured ⬅️) and launch launching with passengers (some of which arrived yesterday, pictured ➡️)

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    Nov 13

    Tests carried out at show that when data is combined with short-range forecast information in a process called data assimilation, the short-range forecasts used are improved. Find out more:

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  20. Nov 13

    A fantastic image from of the nosecone from an A340 aircraft - used to house forward-looking weather radar - undergoing radio-frequency testing in 's radio antenna lab for customer SPECTO Aerospace

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  21. Nov 13

    Introducing Dr Stijn Thoolen, the next ESA-sponsored medical research doctor assigned to research station in (pictured left, during the flight south. Here's his first blog post about setting off on his epic adventure) 👉

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