#εpsilon launch update: because of weather, Thursday’s launch for @soph-astro.esa.int and #Crew12 has been postponed no earlier than Friday 13 February. Liftoff is now set for 10:15 GMT/11:15 CET. @cnes.fr @exploration.esa.int @fr.esa.int

#εpsilon launch update: because of weather, Wednesday’s launch for @soph-astro.esa.int and #Crew12 has been postponed no earlier than Thursday 12 February. Liftoff is now set for 10:38 GMT/11:38 CET. @exploration.esa.int @cnes.fr @fr.esa.int

🚀 Your go-to guide for #Crew12 and #εpsilon, @esa.int's latest mission to orbit, featuring Sophie Adenot, is fresh off the press 👇 🇬🇧 English: esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/HRE/EPS... 🇫🇷 French version, updated with new launch date, coming up soon.

🔴 Live in 30 minutes! #Crew12 #εpsilon

In case you missed it: ✈ #Crew12 landed on Friday evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they will remain in quarantine in the Astronaut Crew Quarters until launch. @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot 🇫🇷 and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir were all smiles! 📷 ESA – S. Corvaja

Sweet 16 🤩 🚀 Sixteen years ago today, the largest space window was on its way to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. 🌍 Enjoy the views from Europe's bay window onto Earth. 📸 @esa.int/ @astro-slawosz.bsky.social

Happy launch anniversary, Columbus! 🥳 18 years ago today, @esa.int's Columbus laboratory ascended to orbit, nestled in Space Shuttle Atlantis. This engineering & scientific marvel became the first permanent European research facility in space. 102 000 + orbits later: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Ahead of the launch of #Crew12, NET 11 February, do not miss these 2 live events: 👉 Crew-12 virtual media event with @esa.int's Sophie Adenot and her crewmates Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway and Andrei Fedyaev. 📅 Sunday 8 February 🕠 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET (11:00 ET) 🔗 www.youtube.com/nasa

Final Readiness Review: ✅ A crew of four, including @esa.int's Sophie Adenot, is getting ready for launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NET 11 February. Get the latest on quarantine and what to expect on launch day! 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... #Crew12 #εpsilon

🎥 @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot's journey to the international Space Station with #Crew12 and #εpsilon will soon begin! Catch up on the journey so far – and feel the thrill of what’s to come: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey01...

⏰ Launch -6 days! @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot will lift off with #Crew12 NET than next 11 February! 🚀 In the meantime, why not dive into her inspiring journey to space? 🎧 Check out this #ESAExplores podcast episode recorded in November 2023: 🎙️ podbean.com/ew/pb-q95nb-... 📷 Credit: SpaceX

Hop on board Mars Express, for a flight over Flaugergues Crater. Be sure to turn up the volume for the audio guide 🔊 More info, images and a map showing the route of the video 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭🧪

🛰️ Fast downloads from space! 📶 European researchers get home broadband speeds from International Space Station experiments thanks to the ColKa antenna. 📡 Five years on since its installation on @esa.int's Columbus lab, it keeps delivering science and more. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

🚀 #ArtemisII update: the mission is moving to March. Launch opportunities in Central European Time (CET)⏰🌍 🗓️ 7 Mar 02:29 🗓️ 8 Mar 02:57 🗓️ 9 Mar 04:56 🗓️ 10 Mar 04:52 🗓️ 11 Mar 05:48 Set those alarms, Europe 🌙☕ 📸: ESA-M. Born

#ArtemisII update: NASA completed the wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II early this morning. To allow teams to review data and conduct a second wet dress rehearsal, NASA will now target March as the earliest possible launch opportunity for the mission. @exploration.esa.int

#ArtemisII update: the wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II is under way. The test began at 14:13 CET on 31 January and is expected to last until approx. 07:00 CET on 3 February.

Out of Mars, lost in space. A new study reveals how some water disappeared from the Red Planet. The culprit: a rare, intense dust storm driving water vapour 80 kilometres up into the martian atmosphere. blogs.esa.int/to-mars-and-...

👩‍🚀 "I remember the launch of Claudie Haigneré very well. I was 14 years old, and that day something clicked in my mind. She was the first French woman to fly to space and she inspired me to think, 'Why not me?,'" says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot during the #Crew12 news conference. #εpsilon

🔴 Live now: the final press conference featuring @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot as Crew‑12 gears up for a nine‑month stay on the International Space Station. #Crew12 #εpsilon www.youtube.com/live/6f-rlnU... 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🔴 Live now! #Crew12 #εpsilon Also on #YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/ZTjHB4Q...

Tune in from 17:00 CET for two #Crew12 live events: the mission overview press conference, and at 19:00 CET the final press conference featuring @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot as Crew‑12 gears up for a nine‑month stay on the ISS. 📺 Live on watch.esa.int/Two/ 🔗 esa.int/Science_Expl... #εpsilon

#ArtemisII update: because of weather conditions, NASA now plans to fuel the Artemis II Moon rocket on 2 February. The earliest possible launch date is 8 February. A launch date will be set after the results of the wet dress rehearsal have been reviewed 👉 go.nasa.gov/4rrJ9Xc @exploration.esa.int

ESA Council approved Laurent Jaffart as Director of the new Resilience, Navigation & Connectivity Directorate. This new position reflects our commitment to bolstering resilience and enhancing navigation and connectivity in line with security and defence priorities. www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

Europe is going to the Moon 🚀🌕 See how we're powering Artemis II in our Moon media kit 👇 esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/HRE/Moo...

📢 Launch update: #Crew12 scheduled to launch on 11 February. 👩‍🚀 Go @Soph_astro, go #εpsilon! 📅 Full timeline & launch details: www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Powering Artemis in 2025 🚀 Testing hardware ⚙️, delivering modules 🛰️, signing contracts ✍️, racing spacecraft 🚴, trying out Moon robots and cameras 🤖📸… Europe did it all and more! Looking back at the year on our blog 👇 blogs.esa.int/orion/2026/0...

🥶 If you don't mind the (extremely) cold, we're hiring! @esa.int is looking for its next biomedical research doctor at Concordia station, Antarctica 🇦🇶 ⏰ Apply by this Saturday 31 January 👇 ideas.esa.int/servlet/hype... 📸: ESA/IPEV/PNRA/S. Gaier

🚀 Watch live this Friday on #ESAWebTV. #Crew12 holds their mission overview at 16:00 GMT/17:00 CET and final press conference at 18:00 GMT/19:00 CET. Featuring @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot on her first mission, #εpsilon. 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

We love rock-et roll 🤘🚀 Last week, NASA's Artemis II rocket rolled to its launchpad. At the top, Orion and @esa.int's European Service Module are ready to carry four astronauts on this historic Moon mission 🌙👨‍🚀

If you’re out sky‑watching this weekend, here’s a view from the other side 👀🌌 @esa.int project astronaut @astro-slawosz.bsky.social filmed breathtaking timelapses from the International Space Station’s Cupola window during the #Ignis mission, revealing Earth and the Moon from 400 km above 🌍🌙

Drop it like it's... on Mars 🤟 European engineers are testing our four-legged #ExoMars landing platform by dropping it onto simulated martian surfaces. 📽️ @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social, @airbus.com, ALTEC Space youtu.be/V3uEDeAjQ6w

🌀 You have to rollout before you liftoff 🚀 After a 12-hour crawl, NASA's Artemis mega Moon rocket is now standing at Launch Complex 39B, ready for its lunar journey 🌙 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

New year, new workout gear? 🚀💪 Meet E4D, the all-in-one European space gym, offering a wide range of workouts in orbit. Launching to the International Space Station during @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot’s #εpsilon mission, ready for adventures far beyond Earth. 🌍✨ 🔗 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

This week I’m in Davos for #WEF26 with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, contributing to discussions on space security, Earth observation, and the future of space exploration. Follow ESA’s activities live👇 esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

🚢🌊 Land ho! After a 20-day Atlantic crossing last December, @esa.int's fourth European Service Module arrived at the port near NASA's Kennedy Space Center, ready for its next chapter 🌕 🎬: NASA

“Spaceflight may seem like a journey away from our planet, but in reality it brings us closer to it,” says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot as we count down to the launch of her first spaceflight 🚀 Join the adventure via our dedicated #εpsilon mission website 🇬🇧 esa.int/epsilon 🇫🇷 esa.int/epsilon-fr

There is a blackout between Mars and Earth, and the Sun is to blame. 🔴⚫️🌍 🌞 Once every 25 months, our star passes between these two planets. The alignment is called solar conjunction. 🔇 While the Sun blocks our view of Mars until 21 January, communication with our martian orbiters falls silent.

#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 👇 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...

Finding the echo 🔊 This week @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot trained on EchoFinder-2—using augmented reality and artificial intelligence to enable autonomous ultrasound scans. A big step for future missions to the International Space Station and beyond 🚀 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimed... #εpsilon #Crew12

2026 will be one of the most mission-dense and strategically important years in our history. Together with our Member States and partners, we are strengthening Europe’s role in space for science, security, sustainability, and exploration. 🌍✨ 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueBf...

📦➡️🚢 From cleanroom to container 2 days of careful work squeezed into 30 seconds ⏱️ Last November, teams at Airbus in Bremen 🇩🇪 packed up @esa.int's fourth European Service Module for its journey across the ocean Credit: ESA/P. Sebirot

#ICYMI here's the replay of today's #εpsilon media event www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z32o...

Big journeys start small 🌱 Today, @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot planted her tree at the European Astronaut Centre for her first mission, #εpsilon — a tradition celebrating her achievements and the connection between space explorers and Earth 🚀🌍 🔗 esa.int/Science_Expl...

🔴 We’re live! Join @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot for her final press conference in Europe ahead of her first mission #Epsilon to the International Space Station. 📺 Watch now on #ESAwebTV2 👉 watch.esa.int

📺 Coming up today: you can follow ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's last media event in Europe ahead of her launch to the International Space Station at 14:00 CET👇 See #ESAwebTV2 👉 watch.esa.int

Mars’s mysterious slope streaks aren’t signs of water after all! 🧪🔭 A study using machine learning and decades of orbital data revealed they are the result of dust sliding down steep terrain. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/05/Streaks_on_Mars

ESA's Sophie Adenot says, "Delighted to share with you our Crew-12 mission patch and to shed some light on the symbolism behind its design! We hope you’ll love it as much as we do." (pic:NASA) @exploration.esa.int @soph-astro.esa.int @fr.esa.int

Can you see fireworks from space? 🎆 You can if you get lucky, but nature always puts on the best show. We're celebrating the New Year with this stunning sight from the International Space Station: a giant blue jet and red sprites shooting upwards from a thunderstorm. 🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...