ESA title

Press Releases

Published by the ESA Newsroom and Media Relations

email: media @ esa.int (Media inquiries only)

Czech Danish Dutch Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Irish Latvian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovenian Spanish Swedish
Press Release N° 63–2024
Agency

ESA to work with Japan to explore asteroids, the Moon, Mars and beyond

The European Space Agency has deepened its relationship with its Japanese counterpart JAXA under an agreement signed on 20 November. 
21/11/2024 24 views
Open
Press Release N° 62–2024
Agency

Media invitation: information session following the 329th ESA Council

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on decisions taken at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 23 and 24 October 2024.
21/10/2024 521 views
Open
Press Release N° 61–2024
Applications

Call for interest: Copernicus Sentinel-1C launch media event at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the Copernicus Sentinel-1C launch media event at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
17/10/2024 1158 views
Open
Press Release N° 60–2024
Applications

ESA launches Moonlight to establish lunar communications and navigation infrastructure

Today, ESA officially launched its Moonlight programme, a landmark initiative to create a satellite constellation orbiting the Moon for communications and navigation services.  With over 400 planned lunar missions by space agencies and private companies in the next two decades, this programme marks a significant step towards sustainable lunar exploration and the development of a lunar economy. 
15/10/2024 1401 views
Open
Press Release N° 59–2024
Applications

Contract secures build for ESA’s Harmony mission

ESA has awarded a contract valued at over €280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA’s two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites. This innovative research mission will provide valuable new data on various Earth processes, from shifts in the shape of the land surface caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity to insights into glacier movement. Additionally, it will enhance our understanding of the interactions between the upper ocean and lower atmosphere, all of which will contribute to a deeper comprehension of Earth's dynamic systems.
15/10/2024 420 views
Open
Press Release N° 58–2024
Agency

Media invitation: ESA at the International Astronautical Congress 2024

ESA will join the International Astronautical Congress 2024 (IAC) that will be hosted in Milano, Italy, from 14 to 18 October 2024, at the MICO Convention Centre . At this unique global space discussion forum, ESA will present its latest mission achievements, the ESA astronaut corps and ambitions for the future of Europe in space. 
09/10/2024 766 views
Open
Press Release N° 57–2024
Space Safety

Planetary defence mission Hera heading for deflected asteroid

ESA’s first planetary defence spacecraft has departed planet Earth. The Hera mission is headed to a unique target among the more than 1.3 million known asteroids in our Solar System – the only body to have had its orbit shifted by human action – to solve lingering mysteries associated with its deflection.
07/10/2024 870 views
Open
Press Release N° 56–2024
Space Safety

Media invitation: Hera event at ESA’s mission control centre

Hera, ESA’s first planetary defence mission, is expected to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida, not earlier than Monday, 7 October 2024.
30/09/2024 419 views
Open

Also available

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024