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ESA is celebrating its 50th anniversary!

For half a century, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been serving Europe as its space agency and inspiring its citizens. On 30 May 1975, the ESA Convention was signed by 10 States and has since now expanded to 23 Member States, two Associate Members and one Cooperating State. This anniversary year provides the opportunity to reflect not only on ESA’s past achievements, but even more so on its future perspectives.

50 years of ESA
ESA astronaut patch
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Forty years of the ESA Convention

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Antonio Fabrizi
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ESA mourns loss of Director Antonio Fabrizi

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Bulletin 161 cover
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ESA Bulletin 161 (1st quarter 2015)

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ESA Bulletin 160 cover
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ESA Bulletin 160 (Nov 2014)

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Ariane L01 launch
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: how Ariane was born

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Proposed LIIIS names
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: naming the launcher

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The launch control room erupts in jubilation as Ariane lifts off
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Thirty-five years of Ariane: recollections of L01

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King greets students
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ESA’s technical heart marks 50 years of Europe in space

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ESRIN construction, 1970
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History: ESRIN construction, 1970

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ESRIN celebrates 50 years of Europe in space
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ESA in Italy celebrates 50 years of Europe in space

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Launch of MARECS B2
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The launch of MARECS B2

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Mariano Rajoy, President of the Spanish Government at ESAC
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The President of the Spanish Government visits ESA’s Space …

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Apollo 11 crew in Amsterdam
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ESRO welcomes Apollo 11 astronauts

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ESRO-1B
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European pioneers: ESRO-1A and 1B

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ESRIN inauguration
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ESRIN foundation 46 years ago

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Bulletin 159 cover
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ESA Bulletin 159 (Aug 2014)

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ESRO-1 testing at ESTEC, 1968
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Fifty years of world-class space science celebrated in Gene…

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Rosetta and its target comet
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Visit Rosetta’s birthplace at Europe’s Space Hub this Octob…

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Director General J-J Dordain
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ESA celebrates 50 years at ESOC

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Fifty years of European cooperation in space

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ESRO's first sounding rockets

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Bulletin 158 cover
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ESA Bulletin 158 (May 2014)

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ESRO Convention
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The ESRO Convention and 'juste retour'

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Europa F1 launch
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Fifty years since first ELDO launch

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Franco Ongaro
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European Parliament celebrates 50 years of European coopera…

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Cosmic microwave background seen by Planck
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ESA and CERN sign cooperation agreement

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Bulletin
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ESA Bulletin 157 (Feb 2014)

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Commemorative Euro coin
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Commemorative coins to mark 50 years of European space coop…

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European Space Conference, 1975
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Fifty years in space: what can we learn?

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Meyrin conference, 1960
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History: Meyrin conference, 1960

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1964–2014: fifty years of European cooperation in space

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Spacelab-1/STS-9 launch
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Spacelab and 30 years of ESA astronauts

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Space Station over Earth
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Happy birthday, Space Station

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STS-55
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STS-55 anniversary

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Pedro works on PROMISS inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox
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Ten years and still going strong for Microgravity Science G…

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Andøya Rocket Range
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50 years of space for Norway

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Edwin Powell Hubble, 1889-1953
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Edwin Hubble: The man who discovered the Cosmos

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Christiaan Huygens, 1629-1695
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Christiaan Huygens: Discoverer of Titan

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Max Planck (1858-1947)
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Max Planck: Originator of quantum theory

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STS-46 crew
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STS-46 anniversary

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ESA BR-294 The ESA History Project

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SP-1321 cover
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ESA SP-1321 How Columbus learnt to fly

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Happy birthday, Envisat

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Best of ERS: 20 years of observing Earth

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Atlantis landing on the Shuttle Landing Facility
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Space Shuttle final landing marks end of an era

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Comet Halley's nucleus as seen by Giotto
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Giotto, ESA's first deep-space mission: 25 years ago

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ESA's Director General and Minister Gago at the 4th Space Forum
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Portugal marks ten years in ESA

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The STS-61A Spacelab D1 crew
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Spacelab D1 mission – 25 years ago

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The four Cluster spacecraft
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Cluster's decade of discovery

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Hubble captures view of ‘Mystic Mountain’
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Starry-eyed Hubble celebrates 20 years of awe and discovery

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