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Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical ...
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As NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation'
Despite geopolitical tension and national budget woes, one message rang out loud and clear at Living Planet Symposium 2025: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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See photos: SpaceX rocket launch in Florida delivers MTG-S1 weather satellite for ESA
SpaceX launched the EUMETSAT MTG-S1 weather satellite for the European Space Agency just as storms rolled into the Space ...
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 ...
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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 ...