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☄ Announcing Ramses, Europe's future envoy to an asteroid 🛰 In April 2029, the asteroid #Apophis will pass within 32 000 km from Earth’s surface. Visible to the naked eye, the flyby of this 375-meter giant calls for a unique European mission to study an asteroid as its physical characteristics are altered by Earth’s gravity: #RamsesESA. The European Space Agency - ESA’s Space Safety programme has received permission to begin preparatory work for its Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Scientists will learn a lot about an asteroid inner composition and structure, which is critical to improve our ability for #PlanetaryDefence. "The Ramses mission concept reuses much of the technology, expertise and industrial and science communities developed for the Hera mission", explains Paolo Martino, leading ESA's Ramses effort. Coordinated from #ESOC, ESA’s #SpaceSafety programme sees this mission as a unique opportunity for science, planetary defence and public engagement.   Learn more about this novel mission 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFtrs2G6

If Ramses is to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis ahead of its close approach to Earth, it must launch by April 2028. We cannot wait until the next Ministerial Council to secure funding or we would lose the opportunity, thus European Space Agency - ESA has been approved to kick-start mission prep using current resources, thanks to the Space Safety programme board's nod. While the definitive call on fully backing the mission awaits the ESA Ministerial Council Meeting's verdict in November 2025, in the meantime ESA and its Member States show their willingness to become more agile, streamline processes, and shorten unnecessary bureaucracy. We are on the path to a new ESA…and to Apophis. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/epytaZUY ESA Operations, Engineering & Space Safety

#Milani QAR achieved ✅ Thanks to Tyvak International team, the entire Milani consortium and the European Space Agency - ESA, in particular Franco Perez-Lissi, Paolo Martino, Ian Carnelli and the wonderful Hera team for the support towards this important milestone. A step closer to Didymos 🦕 🦖 ☄️ Full press below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dHZU-UHz

Let there be light! The European Space Agency - ESA's Young Professionals Satellite YPSAT payload recording the instant that #Ariane6's protective fairing was jettisoned on its inaugural flight to orbit, opening its upper stage to space https://lnkd.in/eTZVng54

We have our pictures from Orbit! 🚀 The YPSAT, our Young Professional Satellite made by our ESA Young Professionals, launched aboard the #Ariane6 last night, and we are excited to share the pictures from orbit, alongside the video of the fairing separation of the Ariane 6 🛰️ The #YPSAT mission has finished with taking breathtaking pictures of our blue planet from above, which was only made possible by the unique Wake-Up System created by the young professionals. With teams actively participating in the launch in the Mission Control Room at ESA #ESOC and decoding in the labs of ESA #ESTEC, the pictures are truly out of this world! 🌌✨ Not only did YPSAT record the main milestones of the #Ariane6 maiden flight, thanks to the @OSCAR-QUBE, the mission also succeeded in its scientific goal, capturing the earth's magnetic field throughout the atmosphere. We want to give a huge thank you to our other partners Scanway, EnduroSat, AMSAT-EA, and the many ground stations that supported us through the night 🕺 #ESA #SpaceTeamEurope #Ariane6 #YPSAT

The 2024 2nd Cycle Roadmap Consultation for European Space Technology Harmonisation has started and will be open until 6 September 2024. European Space Agency - ESA invites you to contribute to a European harmonised space technology R&D plan through the review of these five Technology Harmonisation Roadmaps. The technologies covered are: 🌟Composite Materials 🌟CubeSat Propulsion 🌟Electromagnetic Compatibility 🌟Model Based for System Engineering 🌟Technologies for Fluid Mechanics The consultation is open to all European and Canadian Space Entities (industry, R&D organisations, academia, associations). If you are interested in getting involved or want more information, please reach out to your National Delegation or the ESA Harmonisation team (harmo@esa.int) and visit ESA Technology Harmonisation: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewSBDpkT

Today is the day! We are launching into space! 🌌✨ Tonight is the launch of the #Ariane6, flight number #VA262, with all of its passengers, including #YPSAT! 🚀 We hope you are as excited as our team are, and don't forget to watch the inaugural flight live on Youtube from 18:30 BST/19:30 CEST 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQSM36dM Liftoff is scheduled for 19:00 BST/20:00 CEST, and our members are at different sites around Europe for watch parties at European Space Agency - ESA, along with our team members at #ESOC and #ESTEC ready for mission operations, telecommunications and project communications. Stay tuned to our page through the day as we will share a little of what is expected going to happen to the YPSAT as we launch 🛰️ Also, don't forget to follow European Space Agency - ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup and ARIANESPACE for more updates about the inaugural #Ariane6 through the day and the launch tonight! 🚀

#JuventasMission – preparing for the final delivery 🚀 With just over a month to go the Juventas team has been busy these last few weeks preparing for the final delivery of the spacecraft. This includes a key milestone: the qualification acceptance report. The team has been working closely with European Space Agency - ESA to finalise any last checklist items and close out system end-to-end (E2E) tests for Juventas. These have included a simulated de-saturation of the reaction wheels by the propulsion system as well as a de-tumbling of the spacecraft using the reaction wheels! 🧑🏻🔬 Many more tests are underway as Juventas sprints for the finish line at ESTEC, before it embarks on its final terrestrial journey with mothercraft #HERA and sistercraft #Milani in October. 🌌☄️ #GomSpaceLuxembourg #AsteroidMission #PlanetaryDefence

#LUMIO mission approved! 💥 The European Space Agency - ESA has approved the next stages (Phases C/D/E) of the #Lunar #Meteoroid #Impacts #Observer, a 12U #CubeSat to detect meteoroids impacting the #lunar #farside. The mission could be ready for launch as early as 2027. 🚀 LUMIO consortium is led by Politecnico di Milano and includes ARGOTEC , Leonardo, IMT - INGEGNERIA MARKETING TECNOLOGIA, Nautilus - Navigation in Space, S[&]T Norway, LMO, and ECAPS. LUMIO project is conducted within #ESA's #GSTP and as such it is supported from the national delegations of #Italy, #Norway, #Sweden, and #UK. See the full story here👇 https://lnkd.in/ei2NFmHp

🛰✨ ESA’s General Support Technoloy Programme (GSTP) is a game changer for smaller companies and start-ups in #SpaceTech. With over 40% of its contracts in 2023 led by SMEs, now’s your chance to bring or develop technology for the space domain. 💡🤝 Are you ready to be a part of it? Explore current and upcoming opportunities through ESA’s procurement system, esa-star or OSIP. 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eMZKhSfV Submit your proposals and shape the future of space technology with us. 🌟 🚀 Alt Image text: Representatives from SATLANTIS, Oxford Space Systems, SkyLabs d.o.o. Omnidea and HPS High Performance Space Structure Systems GmbH sit in a panel to give their perspective of working with European Space Agency - ESA #SME #BusinesswithESA #SpaceTechnology #Innovation #ESA #GSTP Business with ESA