#OTD 2⃣0⃣ years ago: 30 April 2004, #ESA astronaut
André Kuipers Kuipers 🇳🇱 returned safely to Earth after his 11-day #Delta mission to the International Space Station
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Our CP Historical Archives of the European Union issued a grant to study the history of the European Space Agency - 5000 EUR, dl 31may. In APE, there are also records related to the ESA from SW, FR, NE, NO, DE, SE, DK, UK, PT, EE, IT, BE, IR, ES ! archivesportaleurope.net/blog/grant-the… pic from Stadsarchief Deventer #ExploreArchives

#OTD 29 April 2021, launch of Vega Space Transportation System flight VV18 🚀from Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou with the Earth observation satellite Pléiades Neo-3🛰️ & 5 other payloads
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#OTD 29 April 1985, launch of #STS -51B #Challenger & 2nd flight of #ESA 's #Spacelab module LM1, 1st flight with the module in fully operational configuration. The crew included 1st Dutch-born astronaut Lodewijk van den Berg 🇳🇱
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Coup d’envoi des « Rencontres en apesanteur », un cycle de conférences qui va aborder les thèmes fascinants sur lesquels travaille l’ESA. Les portes de la prestigieuse salle du Conseil de l’ESA sont à cette occasion ouvertes pour la première fois au grand public !

Avec Loredana…

#Ariane5 bowed out last July after nearly three decades of service. Here's the fifth in our series of talks with people who worked with this vehicle.

#PortraitsOfAriane5 : No.5, Tony dos Santos, Kourou Technical Manager.

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#OTD 26 April 1993, launch of #Columbia #STS -55🚀 on the German #Spacelab D-2 mission with a crew of 7 including astronauts Ulrich Walter 🇩🇪 and #ESA 's Hans Schlegel 🇩🇪
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#HappyBirthday 🎂 to #ESA 's Samantha Cristoforetti Cristoforetti 🇮🇹 (26 April)! Samantha is a veteran of 2 missions to International Space Station: #Futura in 2014 & #MissionMinerva 🦉in 2022
#Cristofoready #Shenanigans
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Over decades of operation, #MarsExpress has traced the history of water across the Red Planet, complementing other missions in demonstrating that Mars once harboured environmental conditions that may have been suitable for life.

Discover more here 👉 esa.int/MarsExpress

📣| BIS Evening Lecture:
Travelling in the Solar System - The Challenges of Interplanetary Mission Operations with Paolo Ferri

THIS EVENING, 19:00 BST (UK Time)
In-person at BIS London HQ and live-streamed Online on Zoom

Register here 👇👇
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#OTD 25 April 2002, #ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori 🇮🇹 was launched to International Space Station on his 8-day #MarcoPolo mission
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#HappyBirthday 🎂 to #ESA astronaut Frank de Winne 🇧🇪 (25 April)! 1st European commander of International Space Station, 2nd Belgian citizen in space & 5th ESA astronaut to visit the space station
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