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#MediaInvitation: Q&A with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, live from the ISS on 20 May. Limited media slots available.

Register by 13 May 👇
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@exploration.esa.int
May 6, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join the media programme for the launch of #Smile on Vega‑C #VV29, launch window 8 April – 7 May.

🔗 esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Call_for_interest_media_programme_for_launch_of_Smile_mission_at_Europe_s_Spaceport

@science.esa.int @transport.esa.int
February 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to join the 18th European Space Conference on 27–28 January 2026 in Brussels.

ESA DG @josefaschbacher.esa.int and Directors will deliver keynotes, join panels and be available for interviews.
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to express their interest in attending the launch of our #FLEX mission and Copernicus Sentinel-3C on Vega-C flight #VV30 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this September.
Vega-C liftoff
July 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to see the #Plato spacecraft in the cleanroom, and meet ESA experts. 🧪🔭

🗓️ 20 May 2026
📍 ESTEC, Noordwijk 🇳🇱

Registration 👇
esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Media_invitation_Final_chance_to_see_Europe_s_planet-hunting_satellite_Plato_in_cleanroom
Close-up of Plato’s cameras
May 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to attend the launch of the weather satellite MTG-I2 on Ariane 6 #VA270 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

📅 Apply by 16 July, 17:00 CEST

🔗 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

@esaearth.esa.int
Ariane flying into space with two boosters – artist's impression
July 6, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to an information session after the ESA Council meeting this week. The briefing starts at 15:00 BST/16:00 CEST, 23 October. Details and registration 👇
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@josefaschbacher.esa.int @krpoun.bsky.social
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join an information session on Thursday 20 March at 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET about the core topics discussed at this week's ESA Council meeting held in Paris. Registration details 👇

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@josefaschbacher.esa.int
March 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to follow the MetOp-SG-A1 and #Copernicus Sentinel-5 launch live from ESA ESTEC in the Netherlands on 12/13 August 2025. Details and registration:👇
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@eumetsat.int @cnes.fr @dlr-de.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @nl.esa.int
Artist impression of a MetOp second generation A-type satellite in orbit over Earth surface
August 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to our start-of-the-year press briefing with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 8 January 2026 from 10:00 CET at ESA HQ in Paris.

Details and registration 👇
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
December 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to attend Cercle Festival, where ESA, CNES and Cercle will present Cupola: a unique immersive dome dedicated to space discovery and experimentation.

📅 22-24 May 2026
📍Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, Paris, France

@fr.esa.int
May 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on Monday 5 January, 14:00 CET, for a press conference at ESA EAC to learn more about her first mission into space (in French/English). Details👇
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@exploration.esa.int @cnes.fr @fr.esa.int
French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot wears a white EVA suit with French and ESA patches, helmet with gold visor and backed by ESA and French flags.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to AirbusSpace in Toulouse on 8 April to have a last look at @eumetsat.int's MetOp-SG-A1, which will also carry the #CopernicusEU Sentinel-5 mission. Register by 3 April, 12:00 CEST👇🧪🌍
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
MetOp-SG-A1 in a horizontal position with its instruments facing downwards.
March 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to online media briefings ahead of the #Copernicus Sentinel-6B launch. The briefings start at 10:00 GMT/11:00 CET (EN) and 11:00 GMT/12:00 CET (FR) on 13 November. Details and registration 👇

www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Copernicus Sentinel-6 in orbit above Earth on a black background.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to join the online media briefing for the first launch of Celeste.

The launch is scheduled no earlier than 24 March aboard @rocketlabcorp.com’s rocket from New Zealand.

Register now 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

@thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social #GMV
Celeste in-orbit demonstration satellites
March 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to follow the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-1D on Ariane 6 VA265 live from ESA ESOC Mission Control, Darmstadt, Germany, on Tuesday 4 November 2025. Details and registration 👇
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@euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @transport.esa.int
Artist impression of Ariane 62 launch Artist impression of Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite in orbit around Earth
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to an information session after the ESA Council meeting on 18 December. The briefing starts at 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET.

Details and registration 👇
esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Media_invitation_information_session_following_the_342nd_ESA_Council
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to attend a series of online briefings with ESA, the European Commission, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace, ahead of the launch of #Sentinel1D🧪🌍 (DE, ES, EN, FR, IT). Details and registration👇
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

@ec.europa.eu @esaearth.esa.int
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join the media event for the launch of two #Galileo satellites on Ariane 6 #VA266, at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Register by 09:00 GMT/10:00 CET, on Tuesday 18 November 2025.

Details and registration👇
www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Artist's view of an Ariane 6 flying into space over Earth.
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join a one‑off opportunity to see three ESA-built satellites in their final preparations before liftoff, at @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social, Cannes, on 16 April 2026.

Register by 31 March 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
The Second MTG-Imager in the thermal vacuum chamber, at Thales Alenia Space's Cannes clean room.
March 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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#MediaInvitation: Following the 347th ESA Council, information session on the core topics discussed.

🗓 17 June, 15:30 CEST
📍 ESA HQ Paris or online
✅Register by 15 June, 17:00 CEST: blogs.esa.int/forms/esa-me...

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ESA DG Josef Aschbacher
June 10, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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#MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to apply for accreditation to cover the launch of SpaceX Crew-12 with ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Target launch: 15 February 2026.

Details and deadlines 👇
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French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot wears a white EVA suit with French and ESA patches, helmet with gold visor and backed by ESA and French flags.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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🛰️ #MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join pre-launch media briefing for the launch of two #Galileo satellites on Ariane 6 #VA266, at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

Register by 16:00 CET on Monday 8 December.

Details and registration 👇
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Artist's view of an Ariane 6 flying into space over Earth.
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to engage with ESA leadership, astronauts and experts at the Berlin International Air Show #ILA2026 #Space4Future

🗓️ 10-14 June 2026
📍 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)

Details and registration 👇
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Examples of rocket engines and launcher scale models on display at the Space Pavilion at ILA, the Berlin Air and Space Show, in April 2018.
May 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to an information session after the ESA Council meeting this week. The briefing starts at 13:00 BST/14:00 CEST, 12 June. Details and registration👇
🔗 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

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ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, ESA logo on dark background
June 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM