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@esa
European Space Agency
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๐Ÿš€ The first #Ariane6 launch campaign begins๐Ÿ‘
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European Space Agency
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๐Ÿ‘The second of the two boosters that will power the #Ariane6 Flight Model 1 into orbit this summer is now the launch zone at Europeโ€™s Spaceport.
@ESA_transport
ESA Space Transport
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A booster awakes. Great skies for an early morning #Ariane6 rocket booster transport to the launchpad
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@ESA_transport
ESA Space Transport
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#Ariane6 task force update for April
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@esaspaceflight
Human Spaceflight
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Leading the way to space ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš€ Tune into our #ESAExplores podcast with @Astro_Alex about his role as head of astronaut operations at @esa 's European Astronaut Centre ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, guiding the next generation of space explorers on their adventures ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒŒ Listen now on your favouriteโ€ฆ
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@esa
European Space Agency
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๐Ÿ˜ Our @ESASpaceShop in Paris is open!
@ESA_fr
ESA France
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#Paris ย : Notre magasin @ESASpaceShop et l' #Astrolabe sont ouvertsย ! ๐Ÿ“8-10 rue Mario Nikis, Paris 15e ๐Ÿ“† Ouvert le lundi, mardi, jeudi, vendredi de 10h ร  14h, et le mercredi de 13h ร  17h. La boutique propose une sรฉlection de produits inspirรฉs par nos activitรฉs spatiales (laโ€ฆ
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@esa
European Space Agency
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๐Ÿ˜Ž A centre to innovate in design and manufacture of space hardware has opened in Vienna. Driving commercialisation in space, it's the first of its kind of ESA-backed disruptive innovation centres outside our premises ๐Ÿ‘
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@EsaTelecoms
ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications
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๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธโœˆ๏ธ We are making aircraft flight safer and greener! Our Iris programme is using satellite technology to reduce emissions through more efficient routes, and providing secure, reliable and fast high-bandwidth links between pilots and air traffic controllers. ๐ŸŒ Thisโ€ฆ
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@esa
European Space Agency
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#DYK that Galileo was born in the Netherlands in the 1990s? No, not 'that' Galileo. We're talking about Europeโ€™s own global navigation satellite system, developed at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk almost three decades ago! A few more things you might not know about Galileoโ€ฆ
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European Space Agency
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ESA is contributing three elements to @NASA_Gateway : the Lunar I-Hab, Lunar View and Lunar Link (plus instruments and equipment in other modules). @esaspaceflight astronauts will join those from @NASA , @csa_asc , @JAXA_en and @uaespaceagency to work aboard #Gateway on @NASAArtemis โ€ฆ
@NASA_Gateway
NASA's Gateway Program
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๐ŸŒ• How big will Gateway be? ๐Ÿš€ How will it be assembled? ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš€ What will astronauts do there? Got questions? We've got answers! Dive into our detailed Gateway FAQ page for facts about humanity's first lunar space station:
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@ESA_transport
ESA Space Transport
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The first of two boosters that will power the Ariane 6 โ€˜flight model-1โ€™ into space this summer has arrived at the launch zone at @EuropeSpacePort . โ›ฝ๏ธ142 tonnes of solid rocket fuel ๐Ÿ“13.5 metres tall ๐Ÿ”ฅ4500 kN of thrust โŒ›๏ธFor up to 130 seconds ๐Ÿš€ #Ariane6
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@ESA_EO
ESA Earth Observation
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On #WorldPenguinDay ๐Ÿง we would like to remind you that satellites can see... penguin poo๐Ÿ˜… Penguins are too small to show up in satellite images, but brown patches of guano contrast with the white of ice and are visible from space. Here's an example:
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@esa
European Space Agency
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Liftoff for the #HeraMission is only the start: a two-year cruise to the Didymos binary asteroid system will include a sequence of deep-space manoeuvres, with a flyby of Mars to put the @ESA_Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with Didymos.
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@ESA_Tech
ESA Technology
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The #HeraMission for #asteroid #PlanetaryDefence will make a swingby of #Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target binary asteroid system while also surveying Martian moon Deimos
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@ESA_History
ESA space history
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#OTD 25 April 1990, the NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope was deployed by the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-31 mission using the @csa_asc RMS robotic arm ๐Ÿ‘‰
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@esa
European Space Agency
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@ESA_EO
ESA Earth Observation
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#WhereOnEarth is this? If you think you know the correct answer, head to the next tweet and vote in the poll.
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@ESA_EO
ESA Earth Observation
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Since yesterday the sky over some countries of the eastern Mediterranean Sea has been looking orange. Why? Saharan dust! โฌ…๏ธAs this @CopernicusECMWF aerosol forecast shows, a thick plume of Saharan dust has arrived in the area, giving the skies a Martian look. โžก๏ธ Aโ€ฆ
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@ESA_transport
ESA Space Transport
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#Ariane6 standing tall. The central core of Europe's new rocket was moved into its upright, launch, position today at Europe's Spaceport:
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