Wishing our community a wonderful holiday season and a bright start to the New Year! 🚀❄️ As we look ahead, we’re excited to continue our journey toward sustainable space mobility and turning bold ideas into real impact. Season’s greetings from the #Ice2Thrust team, and see you in the New Year! ✨

🚀 Exciting Updates from the 3rd Edition of the EIC In Space Solar Energy Harvesting Newsletter! 🌞🛰️ 📩 Check it out and join the journey: shorturl.at/xlcBB 👉 Subscribe here: lnkd.in/d8NUm5uG

Our partners from @uni.lu and Matteo El Hariry are sharing their insights from the first edition of the #AI4OPA: AI Techniques and Frameworks for Orbital and Planetary Autonomy workshop held earlier this month at iSpaRo in Sendai 🛰️ You can find more & workshop papers sites.google.com/view/ai4opaw...

New Publication at the #Open #Journal of #Astrophysics "Optimal intrinsic alignment estimators in the presence of redshift-space distortions" 👉by Claire Lamman (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Jonathan Blazek (Ohio State U.) and Daniel J. Eisenstein (Northeastern U.) @ojastro.bsky.social

Upcoming this Wednesday! On 17 December the Ariane 6 #VA266 #Galileo launch live 👉 @esa.int

@dlr-de.bsky.social #DLR #International #Space #Weather #Camp 2026 calling for applications till 8th of March 2026. More details below 👇

‪European Space Agency‬ @esa.int #ESAhighlights 2025 available below 👇

@esa.int @transport.esa.int The #satellites will launch together and stay in the ‘dual launch’ configuration until separation in medium #Earth #orbit, 23 222 km above Earth in one week from now - on 17 December 2025.

👉Europe choose resilience and competitiveness by investing in connectivity and secure communications at #CM25. @esaconnectivity.esa.int

@esaconnectivity.esa.int Lead Payload Engineer is needed for LEO Satellites Programme Office, within the ESTEC Satellite Programmes Department

🛰️ All Galileo launches in one graphic. @transport.esa.int @esa.int

We define the system architecture enabling solar-electric water propulsion, autonomous docking, and next-generation in-orbit operations. Collaborating with outstanding partners allows us to turn a visionary concept into a robust, testable technology. 👉 shorturl.at/2VVkP @tum.de @uni.lu #EnduroSat

🚀Vega-C set to launch Kompsat-7 (KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite-7) for high-resolution images of Earth. @transport.esa.int @esa.int

cmundell.esa.int‬: A remarkable Ministerial Council for esa.int & science.esa.int record €22.1 bn overall & historic budget for Science.

🚀 It's launch day (again😉) for @esaearth.esa.int's HydroGNSS satellite along with #IrideSpazio and #Iceye satellites. Tune in today, 28 November, from 18:01 GMT/19:01 CET, to watch the liftoff live on #ESAwebTV. 📺 watch.esa.int/two 🔗 www.esa.int/Applications... @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

Our partners Sascha Dengler and Sören Heizmann from @tum.de attended the #Formnext 2025 show, happening 18-21 November in Frankfurt. A satellite thruster nozzle for #Ice2Thrust manufactured by one of our suppliers and presented there. #Siemens #AM #innovation #technology #space #spacepropulsion

Our team joined the Tech Tour Space 2025, 11-12 Sept 2025 in Bodo, Norway and shared flyers with the attendees. 30 pioneering space tech startups 30+ seasoned investors and corporate partners 60+ targeted One2One meetings Keynotes, panels & discussions We are looking forward to the 2026 edition.

Aman Arora from @uni.lu: Excited to share my work on RL-based guidance and control for autonomous proximity operations and in-orbit refuelling within Ice2Thrust.Space. Grateful to collaborate with great partners across Europe to advance sustainable, intelligent space mobility More: shorturl.at/Vta9d

🤩 Excited to share Our #Ice2Thrust ongoing progress: 👉 Our team continues advancing high-performance water-based propulsion, autonomous docking, and in-orbit refuelling technologies. Grateful to be working alongside such talented partners! Read more here: shorturl.at/cvVde @traindoctor.bsky.social

@tum.de --> get your free ticket now: go.tum.de/600782 #innovation #entrepreneurship 📷TUM ForTe

#cosmisVision #smile @science.esa.int #CM25

#ESAAriel is expected to launch on an Ariane 6 in 2029. @science.esa.int 4/ #CM25 🔭

#ESAAriel @science.esa.int 3/ #CM25 🔭

#ESAAriel @science.esa.int Ariel will study exoplanets as individuals, and as groups with similar characteristics in much more detail than ever before. 2/ #CM25 🔭

@science.esa.int A #CosmicVision mission, #ESAAriel is one of three ESA missions dedicated to studying exoplanets. 1/ #CM25 🔭

👉This year’s #NaFSKI #Conference in Sofia Bulgaria, where we shared the floor with our fellow projects #E.T.Compact and #GreenSWaP! We presented our common research areas and how collaboration helps us exchange knowledge and accelerate innovation. @traindoctor.bsky.social

🚀 ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open! @esa.int #ESArecruits

Ready for tomorrow? 4 November, from 20:35 GMT/21:35 CET on #ESAwebTV2, watch the liftoff live 👉 watch.esa.int @esa.int

📣 AI4OPA Workshop (iSpaRo) - Deadline extended! 🆕 New submission deadline: Nov 10, 2025 📄 Submit a 2–4 page abstract (IEEE format) 🌐 Workshop site: lnkd.in/g8nbCnZ8 @uni.lu

At Ice2Thrust, we are #inspired by our partner #EnduroSat’s vision and proud to stand alongside them as they redefine the future of #satellite #manufacturing and #space services. Together, we’re pushing the boundaries of innovation — faster, smarter, and stronger than ever before. shorturl.at/g4ikN

🚀 Partner Announcement: Celebrating EnduroSat’s Next Leap – New Scale.More Capacity. As proud partners of #EnduroSat in the Ice2Thrust.Space project, we’re thrilled to celebrate their incredible milestone — a $104 million funding round that marks a new era of growth and capability! shorturl.at/g4ikN

🚀 On October 27, 2025 in Sofia, we held the 2nd #Pathfinder #Portfolio Meeting of WP23: In-Space Solar Energy Harvesting (ISSEH) under the #EUeicspaceportfolio. Over the past year, the nine projects have mapped current technologies, identified R&I gaps, and outlined opportunities for innovation.

Exciting times ahead! 🚀 The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite is set to launch on Ariane 6 this Tuesday, 4 November. Watch the liftoff live and be part of this milestone in Earth observation: watch.esa.int

📸 ESA - M. Pédoussaut @transport.esa.int

Coming up this week: 30 October from 19:00 CET 🔭 ☀️ @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social @science.esa.int

You can find the conclusions of the #337th #ESA #Council below: www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre... @esa.int

#Copernicus Sentinel-1D on #Ariane 6 VA265 live from ESA ESOC Mission Control, Darmstadt, Germany, on Tuesday 4 November 2025 could be followed by journalists. @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @transport.esa.int Details and registration 👇

"Seas of the Sun: The story of Cluster" documentary by @spacerocksofficial.bsky.social and @science.esa.int coming up on the 30th of October, 19:00 CET

📺 #ComingUp: watch this afternoon's information session on #ESAwebTV2 after this week's ESA Council meeting. Briefing starts at 15:00 BST/16:00 CEST. 👉https://watch.esa.int/

🚀 Rocket assembly in action! From core stage and boosters to the launch zone – the build is taking shape. Next: encapsulate Sentinel-1D and connect the upper stage and fairing. Stay tuned for liftoff! #ESASpaceTransport #RocketAssembly #SpaceLaunch #Sentinel1D #SpaceTech #SpaceExploration #ESA

The @uni.lu invites you to submit your papers for the AI4OPA Workshop – AI Techniques & Frameworks for Orbital and Planetary Autonomy. 📝 Call for papers open until October 31! Explore cutting-edge AI applications in space autonomy. #AI4OPA #iSpaRo2025 #SpaceTech #OrbitalAutonomy

Great time at #IAC2025 in Sydney! Our team had the opportunity to share insights on how to refuel satellites using water extracted from lunar regolith through our #Ice2Thrust project. Ice2Thrust.Space partners at the IAC 2025 in Sydney #MiguelAOlivares-Mendez #SaschaDengler #SorenHeinzmann

🛰️ The #ESAOpenDay wrapped up with a stellar showcase of space science and innovation. Big appreciation to nl.esa.int and the entire crew for making space exploration more accessible and inspiring to the public 👏.

The European Space Agency’s Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, known as #CM25, will take place in Bremen, Germany, on 26 and 27 November 2025. #space #eurpeanspace #spaceInnovation

🚀 Upcoming workshop University of Luxembourg and call for papers now open till 31st of October! 👇 sites.google.com/view/ai4opaw... #AI4OPA – AI Techniques & Frameworks for Orbital and Planetary Autonomy 📍 #iSpaRo 2025, Sendai, Japan 🇯🇵 – Dec 1, 2025

✨ The 2nd edition of the EIC In-Space hashtag#Solar hashtag#Energy hashtag#Harvesting hashtag#Portfolio is out! ⚡ High-efficiency solar cells 📡 Wireless power transmission 🚀 Green propulsion 🔋 Energy storage for space missions 👉 Read it here & subscribe for future editions: inspace-pathfinder.eu

#MetopSGA1 is already sending back data! 📡 @eumetsat.int

🚀 Welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Ice2Thrust.Space Newsletter! We’re thrilled to share the latest updates on our journey.🌍✨ 📖 Read the full Ice2Thrust.Space Newsletter here: lnkd.in/du42d3-w 📩 Don’t miss out—subscribe today and join us in building a sustainable future in space: lnkd.in/gcc3Fctb

🚀 #Space #Challenges turns 15! Powered by our partner #EnduroSat, it’s been Europe’s biggest #free #space #program - training future leaders with real projects & global mentors. Congrats to the team on inspiring the next gen of explorers! 🌍✨ 👉 ice2thrust.space/space-challe...