Have you ever dreamed of implementing your own CubeSat mission but did not know where to start? Have you imagined being part of a mission that will operate a CubeSat in orbit? The ESA Education Office is inviting 30 motivated university students to apply for a new edition of the CubeSat Hands-On Training Week. This…

Image: The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager-2 (MTG-I2) satellite has arrived at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana, ready to be transported to Europe’s Spaceport.

Image: This radar image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission captures Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the surrounding countryside and the Rio de la Plata estuary. Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution. This is a composite of three Sentinel-1 acquisitions taken in January, March and May this year, with each image…

This year, 25,707 students across Europe and Canada had their code run on the International Space Station (ISS) this year, marking the European Astro Pi Challenge’s 10th anniversary in style.

The World Settlement Footprint (WSF) Tracker, and its dedicated online platform, have been officially released at an event at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC.

The European Space Agency has awarded the contract to lead the development and build for two Copernicus Sentinel-1 Next Generation satellites to Thales Alenia Space. Building on the success of the current Sentinel-1 mission, the next-generation satellites will ensure the long-term continuity of Europe’s radar Earth observation capabilities while delivering enhanced performance.

To help prepare the next generation of space ssystems engineers, the ESA Education Office is looking for 30 highly motivated and enthusiastic university students to participate in the next Space Systems Engineering Training Course, to be held from 2 to 6 November 2026 in the ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility (TLF) at ESA ESEC in Belgium.

“Turning Technology into Business” is a one-week intensive block seminar jointly organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Port of Rotterdam, and Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM), delivered as part of the CEMS Master in International Management curriculum.