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Press Release N° 2–2025

Media invitation: 17th European Space Conference in Brussels

The 17th European Space Conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 January 2025, at the SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre (Mont des Arts/Kunstberg, B-1000 Brussels). The European Space Agency will be represented by Director General Josef Aschbacher, while ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, ESA Directors and high-level experts will also be in attendance.

21/01/2025 47 views

Press Release N° 1–2025

Science & Exploration

Media Invitation: Gateway event at Thales Alenia Space, Turin

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space invite you to a media event at Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, on Thursday 20 February from 11.00 CET, to celebrate the departure of NASA’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module to a Northrop Grumman facility in the United States. The departure marks a key milestone in the Artemis programme and the development of the Gateway, the first-ever human outpost around the Moon.

16/01/2025 317 views

Press Release N° 74–2024

Media Invitation: ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

Join ESA's start-of-the-year press briefing looking ahead to 2025 with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 9 January from 10:00 CET at ESA HQ, Paris.

20/12/2024 1081 views

Press Release N° 73–2024

ESA to support the development of EU’s secure communication satellites system

A multi-orbit constellation of about 300 satellites that will deliver resilient, secure and fast communications for EU governments, European companies and citizens will be put in orbit after two contracts were confirmed on Monday in Brussels.

16/12/2024 1433 views

Press Release N° 72–2024

Media invitation: information session following the 330th ESA Council

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on the core topics discussed at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 17 and 18 December 2024.

16/12/2024 507 views

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