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It’s peak hurricane season, and #EarthCARE is keeping tabs from space. 🌀 This week, several tropical storms are swirling across the Pacific Ocean. One of them, Karina, developed into a Category 4 hurricane in recent days and is currently whistling with 193 kph winds east of
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Recent #ExoMars tests successfully demonstrated landing leg deployment and backshell separation, key milestones on the path to a safe touchdown for the Rosalind Franklin rover on Mars in 2030. 🔴 🔗esa.int/Science_Explor…
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Sep 3
Mercury Transfer Module separation confirmed! 📡 ✅ After nearly eight years in space and billions of kilometres travelled, #BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module has successfully separated. Signal acquired via our Cebreros deep-space antenna confirms the spacecraft is healthy
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Sep 3
🔴 LIVE NOW: #BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module separation. Follow events live from our Main Control Room. • 14:00: MTM separation • 14:30: Stream pause • 15:30: Stream resumes • 15:53: Earliest signal acquisition & spacecraft check Watch live: youtube.com/live/oC7lQngNG…
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Aug 31
Join us live from our Main Control Room on 3 September as mission controllers oversee #BepiColombo's first critical step towards orbiting Mercury: the separation of its Mercury Transfer Module (MTM). ▶️ Livestream starts at 13:45 CEST youtube.com/live/oC7lQngNG… More info:
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Sep 2
A look back at Sophie Adenot's third spacewalk. Together with @NASA astronaut @Astro_Jessica, Sophie successfully completed US EVA-99, spending 6 hours 49 minutes outside the International Space Station. The duo completed a series of critical tasks in the vacuum of space,
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