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Nov 23, 2022 • 18 tweets • 12 min read
Meet ESA's class of 2022 astronauts 👇 #ESAastro2022
Joining the ESA class of 2022 astronauts is John McFall, from the United Kingdom, as an astronaut with a physical disability. #ESAastro2022
#CM22 will be a time for critical decisions. ESA’s Member States, Associate States and Cooperating States must work together to strengthen Europe’s space sector and ensure it continues to serve European citizens.
👉 vision.esa.int/accelerating-s…
It is our ambition for Europe to become a global space power and for space to contribute to a green, digital, safe and inclusive Europe and world as a whole. Creating a broader coalition of partners and ensuring that users are at the heart of this endeavour, is fundamental.
Aug 22, 2018 • 6 tweets • 6 min read
The #Aeolus satellite, @ESA_EO’s latest Earth Explorer, is scheduled for liftoff tonight at 23:20 CEST (21:30 GMT). Join us for live coverage from 23:00 CEST (21:00 GMT) via esa.int/live
Once in orbit, the #Aeolus satellite will have a polar, sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 320 km, taking 90 minutes to complete one orbit around Earth and seven days to cover the globe. esa.int/aeolus