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  1. 2 hours ago

    ESA is committed to developing technology to further understand our planet, improve our daily lives, support policy making and benefit the economy. Many steps forward in such technology were made possible by ESA’s Discovery & Preparation activities 👉

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  2. Retweeted
    4 hours ago

    Did you hear about the Ariane anniversary sale? Get 15% off items such as this silver Ariane 6 tie clip, perfect for any occasion with a classic tie from the !

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    13 hours ago

    NASA Administrator visited in Florida today! is an international cooperation between and and carries a set of comprehensive instruments to help us study the Sun like never before! It's slated for launch in Feb. 2020.

    Jim Bridenstine and a Solar Orbiter team member with a banner of the spacecraft near the Sun
    Jim Bridenstine with members of the Solar Orbiter team
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    4 hours ago

    Today we celebrate not only Gaia's launch 6 years ago, but also the successful launch of Cheops yesterday! Congrats to the team! Learn all about this new great science mission in space: and watch their launch here:

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    4 hours ago

    19 December 2013, VS06 with ’s satellite. The mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home galaxy👉

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  6. 5 hours ago

    ESA is providing the European Service Modules (ESMs) that will power missions 1 and 2 to the . Now it's confirmed that the third and fourth flights will also see ESMs to take to the and on to a lunar landing 👉

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  7. 17 hours ago

    Brrrrrr...

    Winter landscapes: Chessboards. Paesaggi invernali: Scacchiere.
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  8. 19 hours ago

    Awesome photo of this morning's VS23 launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. See more at (pic: ESA/CNES/Arianespace Optique Video du CSG)

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  9. 21 hours ago

    Data from  -5P revealed that an explosion in a natural gas well in in February 2018 released more than 50 000 tons of methane into the atmosphere, more than the oil and gas industries of most European nations do in a year 👉

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    22 hours ago

    Verified beacon from OH2AGS Petri Petri Niemela - contact confirms antenna deployment, good temperature & software booted - plus multiple beacons reported via network. Thank you amateurs!

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    23 hours ago

    Thanks to everybody for following the launch. Keep following and in the next weeks to get updates on this inspiring mission

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  12. 23 hours ago

    Our pleasure!

    Great to visit ESTEC and hear about U.S.-European collaboration on space!
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  13. 23 hours ago

    ESA astronaut talks to kids in hospital this Christmas, thank you Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù 👇

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    Buon Natale dallo spazio. In video-collegamento dalla stazione orbitante, ha dialogato ieri coi bambini del «Per regalo ho chiesto di poter essere vicino alle persone a cui voglio bene e ho scoperto che se vuoi bene a una persona le sei sempre vicino»
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    24 hours ago

    Extremely happy to orbit the Characterising Exoplanet Satellite () for our friends at and . Flight is the 52nd mission launched for the European Space Agency (as well the 128th satellite produced by ).

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  15. 24 hours ago

    has launched! To celebrate this amazing 'exoplanet characterisation' mission, has new items for you to zoom in on 👉

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  16. 24 hours ago

    ESA’s mission lifted off on a Soyuz-Fregat launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 09:54 CET this morning, 18 December, on its exciting mission to characterise planets orbiting stars other than our Sun 👉

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  17. Dec 18

    Day 18 👇Cheers, 🥂🚀 😉

    Replying to @esa @ArianeGroup and 3 others
    Day 18: performed 250 launches from 1979 to 2019, orbiting a total of 451 satellites – including many historic missions and high-profile payloads.
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    Dec 18

    👋 Good morning from low-Earth orbit! Looking forward to characterising 🧐😎 More info:

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  19. Dec 18

    We have 'acquisition of signal' (AOS) from 🛰️ detected by the Troll Station 📡 at 12.43 CET!

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    Dec 18

    Spacecraft separation! 🎉🎉 Thanks for the ride 🚀

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