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European Space Agency
@esa
Jun 9
Our astronaut Luca Parmitano is assigned as pilot of NASA’s #ArtemisIII mission. With Europe powering Orion with the European Service Module, this mission will test the critical operations preparing for humankind's return to the Moon. A strong step forward for ESA–NASA
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European Space Agency
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Replying to @esa @Soph_astro and @ILA_Berlin
ICYMI 👉esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
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European Space Agency
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🔴#LiveNow: ISS in-flight call with Sophie Adenot #ILA2026 📺watch.esa.int/Two/
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European Space Agency
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🔴 #LiveNow: press conference with ESA DG at #ILA2026 📺 watch.esa.int/two/
European Space Agency
@esa
Jun 9
ILA Berlin 2026 starts tomorrow 🚀 Follow key moments live on ESA Web TV: • 10 Jun | 10:15 CEST: Official opening with ESA astronauts • 11 Jun | 09:15 CEST: ESA press conference with ESA DG • 11 Jun | 14:00 CEST: ISS in-flight call with Sophie Adenot 📺
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Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosef
Jun 10
🇩🇪Opened up #ILA2026 in Berlin today with Minister @DoroBaer and @bundeskanzler Merz. Europe is entering a new era of space exploration. ESA is at its heart, with Germany playing a major role, from European Service Modules to astronauts to industry and everything in between. In
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Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosef
Jun 10
During a spacewalk early in his career, @astro_luca's helmet began to fill with water. As the water started to rise Luca couldn't breathe, communicate or even see, relying on his safety tether to return to the airlock - and safety. He handled the life-threatening crisis with so
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Human Spaceflight
@esaspaceflight
Jun 10
The hunt for water on the Moon is 🔛 @esa's Prospect package will drill beneath the lunar South Pole in search of water ice and oxygen to fuel future exploration. Launch is set for 2027 🚀 👀 Curious about the mission? Meet Prospect at #ILA2026 or at esa.int/prospect
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European Space Agency
@esa
Jun 10
#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-medi…
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European Space Agency
@esa
Jun 10
🔴 #LiveNow: Opening of the Space Pavilion at #ILA2026, showcasing Europe’s ambitions in space. 📺watch.esa.int/two/
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Josef Aschbacher
@AschbacherJosef
Jun 9
Artemis III will push the boundaries of spacecraft operations in orbit. @esa astronaut Luca Parmitano’s assignment as pilot reflects the depth of European expertise in human spaceflight and draws on his extensive operational experience in high-pressure situations. At the same
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European Space Agency
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Jun 9
Replying to @esa @esaspaceflight and 3 others
Update: The Artemis III event will start at 16:30 BST/17:30 CEST today, 9 June.
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NASA
@NASA
Jun 9
UPDATE: The Artemis III event will start at 11:30am ET (1530 UTC) on Tuesday, June 9!
NASA
@NASA
Jun 7
Coming soon: one of history’s most complex missions Tune in on Tuesday, June 9, at 11am ET, to meet the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit — an important step to crewed lunar landings.
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European Space Agency
@esa
Jun 9
ILA Berlin 2026 starts tomorrow 🚀 Follow key moments live on ESA Web TV: • 10 Jun | 10:15 CEST: Official opening with ESA astronauts • 11 Jun | 09:15 CEST: ESA press conference with ESA DG • 11 Jun | 14:00 CEST: ISS in-flight call with Sophie Adenot 📺
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