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Skyrora Secures Launch Licence for Suborbital Skylark L Rocket - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 58 minutes ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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Poland's SpaceForest Completes Qualification of PERUN Rocket Engine - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 1 day ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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ArianeGroup Receives Heat Shield Mock-Up for ExoMars Mission - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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CNES Issues Call for Lunar Power Station Prototype - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 3 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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The Exploration Company Tests Key Component of Typhoon Rocket Engine (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 5 days ago by burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/esa
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Thales Alenia Space Ships Key Component for Mars Sample Return Mission (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 6 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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Ich hab jetzt auch so ein cooles @feddit.nl ( @ESA@apoil.org ?) "space for all" T-Shirt 🎉 (chaos.social)
submitted 3 days ago by pascoda@chaos.social to c/esa
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Ich hab jetzt auch so ein cooles @esa@feddit.nl ( @ESA@apoil.org ?) "space for all" T-Shirt 🎉
Schade dran: dunkle Teile unter dem Shirt, z.B. BH oder Binder, scheinen durch.
#spaceNerds #esaUltras
https://shop.esa.int/products/the-space-for-all-t-shirt

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ASI Awards New Lunar Habitat Contract to Thales Alenia Space - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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Dassault CEO Pushing for VORTEX to be Adopted as an ESA Project - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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CO3D & MicroCarb Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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Welcome everyone!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2025-07-26 02:03 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2025-07-25 23:03 (GFT) | | Launch site | ELV, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France | | Launch vehicle | Vega C | | Payloads | CO3D & MicroCarb | | Target orbit | Sun-Synchronous Orbit |

Livestreams

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Arianespace (English) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP9_UNXQrFk | | Arianespace (Français) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGD8-xbTNH8 | | Arianespace (Italiana) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt8lODFjxv4 | | ESA | https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanSpaceAgency/streams | | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/user/SEL9000/streams |

Stats

☑️ 2nd Vega-C mission of 2025, 6th mission overall

☑️ 2nd Vega mission of 2024, 27th mission overall

☑️ 3rd Arianespace mission of 2025, 302nd mission overall

Payload info

ESA page

NextSpaceflight page

Please feel free to post updates and questions in the comments!

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ESA Establishes Human and Robotic Exploration Biobank in Portugal (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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Genesis SFL Secures €300,000 to Develop Gen Re-Entry Capsule - European Spaceflight (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment (www.esa.int)
submitted 2 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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ESA Finally Kicks Off Flying Engine Testbed Project Following ITT Reissue (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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[Eric Berger] After a partly successful test flight, European firm eyes space station mission (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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SpaceForest Expands Launch Plans with Portuguese Island Agreement (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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The Exploration Company Tests Thruster for Nyx Moon Lunar Lander (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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ESA Backs EuroSpaceport's North Sea Launch Site (europeanspaceflight.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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[Stephen Clark] Sizing up the 5 companies selected for Europe’s launcher challenge (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/esa
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This is the best Merch packaging ever! (assets.chaos.social)
submitted 3 weeks ago by steely_glint@chaos.social to c/esa
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This is the _best_ Merch packaging ever!

Finding this in my postbox instead of the expected brown box has made my day.

Hats off to @esa for being on top of their game.

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Space Park Leicester and the ESA are Building a Lab that Could House Extraterrestrial Samples Someday (www.universetoday.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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Closing the loop: new Space Rider drop test (www.esa.int)
submitted 3 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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European Launcher Challenge: preselected challengers unveiled (www.esa.int)
submitted 4 weeks ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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After a thorough evaluation, ESA preselected the proposals of the following Challengers:

  • Isar Aerospace
  • Maiaspace
  • Orbital Express Launch
  • PLD Space
  • Rocket Factory Augsburg
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ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge (spacenews.com)
submitted 1 month ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race (www.wired.com)
submitted 1 month ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/esa
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