N° 1–2022: Call for media: Director General’s Annual Press Conference

In 2022, we are looking forward to, among other things, the launches of the joint ExoMars 2022 exploration mission to the Red Planet, scheduled to lift off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in September 2022 and the launch of Artemis I to the Moon, the first mission for NASA’s Orion spacecraft with its European Service Module (ESM). ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will start her second mission to the International Space Station. The James Webb Space Telescope will provide its first images and, by the end of the year, we will be welcoming a new group of European astronauts.

 

In the context of an ambitious, record-breaking ESA budget envelope and a close strategic partnership with the European Union, ESA will organise the next ESA Council at Ministerial Level scheduled for November in Paris.

ESA TV news agenda preview 2022:

https://www.esa.int/esatv/Videos/2022/01/Preview_2022

ESA Highlights 2022:

https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_highlights_in_2022

Programme (times in CET)

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

10:00   Introductory remarks followed by key themes and events for the coming year. The floor will then be opened for an interactive question-and-answer session with the ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Directors.

11:30    End

Accreditation

The press conference will take place online.

Media representatives are invited to register at the following link: https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form the latest by Monday, 17 January 2022. Afterwards, media will receive additional information and the link to join the interactive online session (WebEx platform).

The press conference will also be streamed at esawebtv.esa.int, but only registered media will be able to ask questions.

Upcoming ESA events are posted on the launch calendar and events calendar at www.esa.int/newsroom.

Contact

If you have further questions or interview requests, please contact media@esa.int.

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The press conference will be hosted on ESA Web TV:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/ESA_Web_TV  

About the European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to space.

ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975, with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members.

ESA has established formal cooperation with six Member States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement.

By coordinating the financial and intellectual resources of its members, ESA can undertake programmes and activities far beyond the scope of any single European country. It is working in particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo and Copernicus programmes as well as with Eumetsat for the development of meteorological missions.

Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int

For further information:

ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning

Email: media@esa.int

Tel: +31 71 565 6409