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ESA Marks a Historic First with Europe’s Deep-Space Optical Communication Link
On July 7, 2025, theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe ...
The Register on MSN5d
ESA backs five rockets in Launcher Challenge – only some have exploded
Oodles of euros on offer for not accidentally blowing up stuff Comment The European Space Agency (ESA) is pressing ahead with ...
SpaceNews6d
ESA selects five companies for next phase of launcher competition
ESA has selected five launch vehicle startups to proceed to the next phase of a competition for launches and launch vehicle ...
Space.com28d
Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission
The first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission have been unveiled. Total solar eclipses are rare, but exactly how rare is now up for debate after the European Space Agency ...
Ars Technica3mon
ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states ...
ESA's leaders and the winners of the launch challenge must persuade their home governments to pay up. Let's take a moment to compare Europe's launch industry with that of the United States.
Launch recap: Doubleheader SpaceX launch day in Florida starts with launch of ESA satellite
Live updates from the launch of the EUMETSAT MTG-S1 weather satellite for ESA. Liftoff occurred at 5:04 p.m. July 1 from ...