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ESTEC Noordwijk, Netherlands esa.int Joined April 2015

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ESA Technology @ESA_Tech Mar 5, 2025

Dear space community, we are expanding our horizons! You can now find us on:

🟦 Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/techno…

🟨 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/esatec…

See you there! 👋

ESA Technology @ESA_Tech Sep 7

Metre-sized meteoroid 2026 RW1 (previously known as CERNQ52) hit the ocean off NW Australia on Sunday afternoon - but the impact was forecast roughly six hours in advance, using ESA’s Meerkat automated system for predicting imminent impactors!
neo.ssa.esa.int/imminent-impac…

ESA Technology @ESA_Tech Aug 5

🎬Our double-satellite Proba-3 eclipse-making mission profiled on Astrum 👉 youtu.be/fv5lJjR6DmQ?is…

www.youtube.com We’ve Seen the Sun’s Inner Corona For the First Time... and It's Not What We Expected Proba-3 revealed the Sun’s inner corona for the first time. Get th...

ESA Technology @ESA_Tech Jun 24

🚀 Visit ESTEC, our technology centre in the Netherlands, on 26-27 September!

✨ Saturday 26 September - dedicated to visitors with a disability and their carers
✨ Sunday 27 September - general open day

🔗 Registration opens later this summer, keep an eye on our socials!

In the meantime, save the date! 👇

European Space Agency Verified account @esa Jun 23

Save the date and join our Open Days 2026.

19 - 20 Sept. - ESA HQ, Paris 🇫🇷
25 Sept. - ESA ESRIN, Frascati 🇮🇹
26 - 27 Sept. - ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk 🇳🇱
2 Oct. - ESA ESOC, Darmstadt 🇩🇪
3 Oct. - ESA ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada 🇪🇸
10 Oct. - ESA ECSAT, Harwell 🇬🇧

Registration details and programme coming soon 👇
esa.int/About_Us/ESA_O…

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ESA Technology @ESA_Tech Apr 30

Dear bakers, the judges would like you to decontaminate a parachute that will land on Mars. 🪂🔴

On your marks, get set… bake!

1️⃣ Place your parachute into an oven

2️⃣ Set the oven to 125°C for ~50 hours

3️⃣ When the centre of the parachute reaches 125°C, continue to bake for 36 hours