ESA - tag archive on AERONAUT.media https://aeronaut.media/tag/esa-en/ Website about everything that flies above the ground: aviation, UAVs and drones, rockets, space Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:24:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://aeronaut.media/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/aeronaut-media-icon-02-1-75x75.png ESA - tag archive on AERONAUT.media https://aeronaut.media/tag/esa-en/ 32 32 Month of Silence and Uncertainty: European Space Agency Reestablishes Contact with Proba-3 Spacecraft https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-europe-reconnects-with-lost-spacecraft/ https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-europe-reconnects-with-lost-spacecraft/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:24:53 +0000 https://aeronaut.media/?p=12051 European Space Agency reported that contact has been reestablished with the spacecraft of the Proba-3 mission, which had been lost approximately one month earlier. The Proba-3 mission, launched in 2024 with a planned duration of two years, involves two spacecraft operating in extremely precise formation to reproduce the effect of a solar eclipse at an […]

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]]> https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-europe-reconnects-with-lost-spacecraft/feed/ 1 Airbus UK to Build Landing Platform for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Rover https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-airbus-uk-wins-huge-esa-contract/ https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-airbus-uk-wins-huge-esa-contract/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:14:02 +0000 https://aeronaut.media/?p=3774 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a £150 million contract with Airbus UK to develop a landing platform for the Rosalind Franklin rover, which is scheduled to reach the Red Planet by 2030. Airbus UK already has experience working on the rover itself, making it a logical choice for manufacturing the mechanical, thermal, and […]

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]]> https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-airbus-uk-wins-huge-esa-contract/feed/ 0 The Most Distant Spacecraft in the Solar System: Where Are They Now? https://aeronaut.media/articles-en/en-most-distant-spacecraft/ https://aeronaut.media/articles-en/en-most-distant-spacecraft/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:32:12 +0000 https://aeronaut.media/?p=986 For the past 50 years, starting from 1972 with the launch of Pioneer 10, humans have been sending spacecraft into deep space. These missions had various objectives: some targeted the Moon, others Mars, and some explored asteroids and comets. Amid these, a group of eight interplanetary explorers stands out. These spacecraft gained enough speed to […]

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]]> https://aeronaut.media/articles-en/en-most-distant-spacecraft/feed/ 0 ESA Plans to Launch Argonaut Lunar Lander by 2031 https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-2031-first-argonaut-moon-lander-mission/ https://aeronaut.media/news-en/space-news-en/en-2031-first-argonaut-moon-lander-mission/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:32:39 +0000 https://aeronaut.media/?p=347 The European lunar lander, designed to provide autonomous access for the continent to the Moon, is planned for launch in 2031, according to a development announcement published last week by the European Space Agency (ESA). The robotic lander, named Argonaut, is expected to lift off aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, which made its debut flight […]

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