UK Space Agency
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We boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space.
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Tim Peake
Soldier, Pilot, Parent, Astronaut. #Space : The Human Story out now. See link for all book & event information https://t.co/emP3nciaTf
Human Spaceflight
Sharing news on European human spaceflight, astronaut training, science with gravity and Orion's European Service Module
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Official page of Spaceport Cornwall, the UKโs 1st spaceport. On a mission to open up #SpaceForGood through horizontal launch services for small satellites ๐ฐ
Airbus Space
At Airbus, weโre for whatโs next. Join us as we work to fuel progress in space and, in doing so, create a better future for earth and all humankind. #NextSpace
Josef Aschbacher
@ESA Director General - taking European space to the next level
ICYMI: The UK's Rosemary Coogan has graduated from astronaut training. ๐ฉโ๐
Rosemary was selected as an @ESA astronaut candidate in 2022, and has spent the last year training at the European Astronaut Centre in Germany.
Read more ๐ gov.uk/government/newโฆ
In this new #ViennaOpportunities video, UNOOSA Director Aarti Holla shares her journey from studying law to leading a UN agency, and the importance of languages for a stellar career ๐๐๐
๐ฝ๏ธFull video: youtu.be/Edfoz4bdesU?siโฆ
Congratulations to the European Space Agency class of 2022, โThe Hoppersโ, on your graduation from astronaut training today. Fantastic to see and looking forward to following your missions in the years ahead ๐
UK astronaut Rosemary Coogan has graduated today from @ESA astronaut training. ๐
Rosemary was selected as part of @ESAโs new class of astronauts in 2022 and will now take part in operational tasks until she is assigned to a mission. ๐ ๐ฉโ๐
Hear more from Rosemary ๐
One day, space-based solar power could power us with clean, secure energy, taking us to infinity and beyond.
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That's why last week, I announced further funding for research in this area.
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Learn more about how solar from space could change the world โ๏ธ ๐
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There's still time to book your place for our #IOSMConferenceUK ! ๐
Register before 26 April ๐ ow.ly/Bhlt50ReP2O
Todayโs graduation marks the end of basic training, bringing the number of @ESA astronauts to 11, and coming from 8 Member States. Thanks to this enlarged family, we are ensuring both our long-term participation in key programs such as the International Space Station and Artemis.
This #EarthDay we're highlighting how integral the space industry is to protecting our earth. Agencies like European Space Agency and UK Space Agency are helping climate change mitigation with satellites, scientists, and more!
Join #POP24 and learn how we protect from space: bit.ly/3QcUJpj
#EarthDay
Today we celebrate the beauty of #OurPlanet ๐ with a collection of #Copernicus imagery
โฌ๏ธ These river deltas look like paintings when viewed from space ๐ฐ
#EarthArt
.@ESA are seeking feasibility studies and demo projects that combine satellite tech and robotics in Smart Cities and Infrastructure, which could be seen in construction site surveys and more to make UK cities safer. ๐ ๏ธ
Submit your proposal before 7 May ๐ business.esa.int/funding/call-fโฆ
Congratulations to my โclass of 2022โ colleagues getting their wings today.
As European Space Agency is our worldโs first, and only, multinational space agency -
they are now graduates of the real Starfleet Academy ๐ซ
Our congratulations to British astronaut, Rosemary Coogan, on getting her โspace wingsโ as
she graduates from her year long basic space training with the European Space agency in Cologne. We wish her the best as now plans for her first mission into space.
thetimes.co.uk/article/britisโฆ
Following the astronaut tradition, the #ESAastro2022 graduates will get their class name from their predecessors - the Shenanigans of European Space Agencyโs 2009 class ๐งโ๐๐ฉโ๐
Stay tuned as Alexander Gerst unveils their name and patch during the graduation ceremony. Any guesses on what it could be?
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Watch UK @ESA astronaut Rosemary Coogan graduate today from training. ๐