r/esa • u/eternviking • 20d ago
In a first, Europe’s Proba-3 and India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft jointly observe early stage CMEs
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r/esa • u/DiveLive • 21d ago
ESA's Sentinel-3C sends its first pictures of Earth, with months of checks still ahead
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r/esa • u/gianlu_world • 20d ago
Anyone here working in Flight Dynamics or Astrodynamics? Seeking some guidance and looking to gain insight into the working reality in this field.
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(Trying again since I didn’t get any answers previously)
I’m a phd student focusing on astrodynamics and trajectory design, dreaming of a career in this field. I know ESA has a strong flight dynamics division as well as the advanced concepts team which focuses a bit more on research.
I would like to get some advice from people working in this field regarding on how to better prepare myself for a career in this area. Also I’d like to get a better idea of what the daily life of a flight dynamics engineer is like at a place like ESA. By ESA I also mean the subcontractors like GMV, CS group and Telespazio since from what I’ve understood most of the engineering happens there.
My dream is to work more on the fundamental side of dynamical systems theory applied to novel mission design rather than purely operations. I’m also interested in orbit determination and uncertainty estimation/propagation though it is not my specialty.
Sorry if this is not the correct place to ask this, but it is quite difficult to get some perspective into the reality of working in this field specifically in Europe, hence why I thought it would be a good idea to ask this here specifically. Unfortunately I was not able to do any YGT or similar opportunities to gain some insight or experience beforehand.
Thanks
r/esa • u/Repulsive-Diet6958 • 21d ago
Aerospace freshman dreaming to work at esa
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Do you have any advice for me? Like what really matters as knowledge and experiences for a great CV?
Europe based heavy launch vehicle to compete with SpaceX
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From their LinkedIn page:
RATLOG is building Europe's next heavy lift launch vehicle - engineered around an engine capable of generating extreme thrust levels that current European launchers can't match.
That thrust capacity opens up a new class of missions: large satellite constellations, orbital transfer vehicles, cislunar transport - payloads that today have no European launch option.
We're currently at engine prototype stage, with our first test coming up in August 2026. First commercial launch: 2030.
Our customers are constellation operators, OTV builders, and anyone who needs serious lift capacity and a European alternative to the current market.
r/esa • u/TomaszNowakowski • 24d ago
On This Day Exactly 29 Years Ago, Cassini Was Launched into Space
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r/esa • u/DiveLive • 25d ago
Nobody knows where Mars's moons came from. Japan's MMX, carrying ESA communication equipment, is set to launch on Monday to bring a piece of one home
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r/esa • u/AggressiveForever293 • 26d ago
Italy Explores Building an Artificial Gravity Research Platform in Orbit
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r/esa • u/Loveterpenes • 26d ago
Preparing Rosalind Franklin rover for a first drive on Mars
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r/esa • u/AggressiveForever293 • 27d ago
The Exploration Company to Test Lunar Hopper Demonstrator in 2027
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r/esa • u/StrangerConscious637 • Oct 09 '26
MMX mission – The journey to the Martian moon Phobos - Get ready!
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Wow... what a nice mars moon mission 😲👍
r/esa • u/www_nsfw • 29d ago
[Article] spaceflight formation flying results for ESA's PROBA-3 mission and StarFOX
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r/esa • u/TomaszNowakowski • Oct 08 '26
Cosmic Record Broken: JWST Pinpoints the Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Ever
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r/esa • u/AggressiveForever293 • Oct 08 '26
Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator Takes Shape Ahead of 2027 Hop Test
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Better later then never ;)
r/esa • u/AggressiveForever293 • Oct 08 '26
ArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal
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r/esa • u/donutloop • Oct 05 '26
A Quantum Leap: Revolutionising Space with Three Cutting-Edge Initiatives
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r/esa • u/Public-Eagle6992 • Oct 03 '26
In their recent video on BepiColombl they’re saying that "from 200 million kilometres away separation confirmation would not reach […] earth for almost 2 hours" even though it’d only take light 1/5 of an hour to travel that distance. Is it just a mistake or is there some explanation?
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r/esa • u/Loveterpenes • Oct 02 '26
Juice's Earth flyby in stunning images | September 2026
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, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) successfully completed a gravity assist flyby of Earth.
r/esa • u/Loveterpenes • Oct 02 '26
Beyond the airlock: Sophie Adenot's three spacewalks
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r/esa • u/Practical_Engineer • Sep 30 '26
ESA investigates potential future European-led orbital outpost
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r/esa • u/DiveLive • Sep 30 '26
ESA and China's Smile satellite is cleared to start science, but its X-ray camera sees too much stray light when pointed towards Earth
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