N° 26–2022: Media Invitation: NASA Administrator at the ESA Council

On the invitation of ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will be at ESA’s establishment ESTEC in the Netherlands to attend the ESA Council. A summary of the current discussions and ongoing cooperation between ESA and NASA will be presented directly afterwards to journalists. ESA is currently working with NASA on many areas, from science such as the James Webb Space Telescope to exploration such as Mars Sample Return, Artemis and the ISS to earth observation. At the ESA Council, a framework agreement between ESA and NASA for a strategic partnership in Earth System Science will be signed, as well as a memorandum of understanding between ESA and NASA on the Lunar Pathfinder mission.

Media registration

Media representatives are invited to register at the following link by Friday, 10 June 2022 the latest, indicating if they wish to be onsite at the press room in Noordwijk, the Netherlands or will participate remotely.

https://blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-media-briefing-form/

After registering, media will receive additional information and the link to join the online information session (WebEx platform) or details for getting to ESTEC.

The media information session will be streamed at esawebtv.esa.int. Please note, only registered media will be able to ask questions in the room or via a dedicated WebEx platform.

For further information, please contact ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – media@esa.int

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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 five 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

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ESA Newsroom and Media Relations Office – Ninja Menning

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