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European Space Agency (ESA)

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gov civilFounded 1975
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www.esa.int/sme
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, ESA's Euclid mission, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory are expected to produce datasets that far exceed Hubble's in size.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026AI tool mines Hubble archive for hundreds of strange cosmic objects

David O'Ryan and Pablo Gomez of ESA developed an AI tool called AnomalyMatch to scan millions of astronomical images far faster than human experts can.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026AI tool mines Hubble archive for hundreds of strange cosmic objects

The European Space Agency awarded a contract valued at approximately $475,807.50 to Astroscale UK to lead the design of the In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service (IRUS).

Mentioned as: the european space agencyTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026ESA Awards Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service Contract to Astroscale

The Crew-12 mission crew comprises NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 30, 20261/30宇宙ニュース・国際宇宙ステーション長期滞在「Crew-12」、2/11(水)に打上げへ ほか3件

ESA and the EU SST network forecast the ZhuQue-3 upper stage’s reentry around midday after a final overflight of Germany at about 10:00 local time.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026Sorry for yet another lapse in news coverage as I was busy lately, & the Chinese seem to be too w/ all planned late January launches all slipping far away. Let’s start w/ this radar image in the final hours of existence of the 1st @LandSpace_Tech ZQ-3 2nd stage before re-entry…

The MTG Infrared Sounder and the MTG S1 satellite platform were developed for the European Space Agency by a European industrial team led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB System AG under requirements defined by EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026New European Infrared Sounder Maps Atmosphere In Three Dimensions

The European Space Agency published a tender for a study examining the reentry and breakup of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 upper stage that fell on Polish territory in February 2025.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyTechnical ProductJan 30, 2026La ESA estudiará la caída incontrolada del Falcon 9 sobre Polonia en febrero de 2025

Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), is listed as a participant for the international cooperation session pending confirmation.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026El IESE reúne a los grandes líderes del sector aeroespacial como Aena, Indra, Navantia o Airbus

Tekever has partnered with the European Space Agency on the Hera planetary defence mission and the PROBA-3 formation-flying mission.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026Partners to Develop French Sovereign SAR Satellite Capability

The European Space Agency invested in SWISSto12 to accelerate maturation of the HummingSat product line and the manufacturing ramp-up for that product line.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

Italy pledged €3.5 billion in contributions for the next three years to the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyNarrative GeneralJan 29, 2026“Forum Difesa”: Salamone analizza la competizione globale nella space economy

HummingSat was developed in partnership with ESA and is scheduled for a first launch in 2027 for SES.

Mentioned as: esaOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

The same precision propulsion system used on ESA’s Gaia and Euclid missions will be used on each LISA spacecraft to keep laser interferometer beams pointed at remote spacecraft approximately 2.5 million kilometers away.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026Contract for Propulsion Subsystem for LISA Mission Signed

The ESA funding will support further development of phased array antenna technologies for LEO, MEO and GEO satellite payloads and for ground products such as user terminals.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

ESA's Connectivity and Secure Communications activities use long-term collaborations with industry and satellite operators to enable major satellite communication systems, new value-adding services, and in-orbit validation campaigns that strengthen the competitiveness of European and Canadian companies in global markets.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

Support channeled through ESA's ARTES HummingSat Partnership Project received endorsement at the November 2025 ESA Council at Ministerial Level.

Mentioned as: esa councilOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

The HummingSat ARTES Partnership Project is part of ESA's Connectivity and Secure Communications activities within the broader ARTES programme line of Partnership Projects.

Mentioned as: esaOrg RelationshipJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round

The joint ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is en route to Mercury carrying an advanced payload that includes contributions from the University of Bern.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026Bright streaks reveal Mercury still geologically active

The study combined high-precision astrometric data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission with high-quality spectroscopic observations from the IACOB project.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026Runaway massive stars mapped across the Milky Way

SWISSto12 will use ESA funding to expand its production capacity and accelerate introduction of new payload and platform innovations for government and commercial operators.

Mentioned as: esaTechnical ProductJan 29, 2026ESA member states back SWISSto12 HummingSat with fresh funding round
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