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ESA Technology
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Mar 5, 2025
Dear space community, we are expanding our horizons! You can now find us on: 🟦 Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/techno… 🟨 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/esatec… See you there! 👋
ESA Technology
@ESA_Tech
Sep 7
Metre-sized meteoroid 2026 RW1 (previously known as CERNQ52) hit the ocean off NW Australia on Sunday afternoon - but the impact was forecast roughly six hours in advance, using ESA’s Meerkat automated system for predicting imminent impactors! neo.ssa.esa.int/imminent-impac…
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ESA Technology
@ESA_Tech
Aug 5
🎬Our double-satellite Proba-3 eclipse-making mission profiled on Astrum 👉
We’ve Seen the Sun’s Inner Corona For the First Time... and It's Not What We Expected
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ESA Technology
@ESA_Tech
Jun 24
🚀 Visit ESTEC, our technology centre in the Netherlands, on 26-27 September! ✨ Saturday 26 September - dedicated to visitors with a disability and their carers ✨ Sunday 27 September - general open day 🔗 Registration opens later this summer, keep an eye on our socials!
European Space Agency
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Jun 23
Save the date and join our Open Days 2026. 19 - 20 Sept. - ESA HQ, Paris 🇫🇷 25 Sept. - ESA ESRIN, Frascati 🇮🇹 26 - 27 Sept. - ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk 🇳🇱 2 Oct. - ESA ESOC, Darmstadt 🇩🇪 3 Oct. - ESA ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada 🇪🇸 10 Oct. - ESA ECSAT, Harwell 🇬🇧 Registration
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ESA Technology
@ESA_Tech
Apr 30
Dear bakers, the judges would like you to decontaminate a parachute that will land on Mars. 🪂🔴 On your marks, get set… bake! 1️⃣ Place your parachute into an oven 2️⃣ Set the oven to 125°C for ~50 hours 3️⃣ When the centre of the parachute reaches 125°C, continue to bake for
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