👩‍🚀 @ESAastro_Carmen will join the ESA Teach with Space Online Conference! 🎉 ✨ Carmen will share her experience as a Member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve and during astronaut training, including how this shapes her daily life and what it means to prepare and wait for future long-duration missions to the ISS and beyond. 🛰️ 👩‍⚕️️ Selected as a Member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve in 2022, Carmen’s journey, from medicine to Antarctica and astronaut training, offers a powerful way to explore space science, careers, and life in extreme environments with your students. 🐧🚀 🎤 During the session, teachers and educators will have the chance to ask their own questions live. 👩‍🏫 Find out how to apply for the ESA Teach with Space Online Conference: 🔗 esa.int/Education/Teachers_C…

🚀 Interested in the science behind human spaceflight? 👩‍🚀 🎓 Join the Human Space Physiology Training Course and discover how the human body adapts to microgravity and long-duration space missions. 🗓️ 30 November – 4 December 2026 📍ESA ESEC, Belgium 👩‍⚕️ Taught by experts from ESA's Space Medicine Team, this hands-on course combines lectures, interactive sessions, and a multidisciplinary group project focused on future exploration missions, including the Moon. 🌙 Find out how to apply below 👇 🔗 esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

Oops! 🐛 It seems a little space bug got to Plato's Find-a-new-Earth Challenge submission form and was blocking your amazing artwork from reaching us! But my ESA friends found it and sent it back to wherever it came from. The form is back up and working perfectly. 🎉 To make sure every young space artist gets the chance to submit their art in time, we're extending the deadline to 6 July 2026, 23:59 CEST! 🎨🚀 Your drawing could go to space with a real rocket! I have been on many adventures, and I already know that Plato's journey will be very special 🪐 🛰️✨ 👉 esa.int/kids/en/things_to_do…

Together for a Safe Space Frontier ✨ 🚀 Join the 14th International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) Conference, taking place from 20–22 October 2026 in Antibes, France, and discover the critical challenges in space safety that require global collaboration. 🛰️ Explore real-world topics in space safety, governance, and engineering, and connect with experts shaping a safe and sustainable space future. 🎓 Student opportunity: up to four sponsorships are available for tertiary students, covering the early-bird registration fee and including a contribution towards travel and accommodation. Find out more and apply here: 🔗 iaassconference2026.org/esaa…

🚀 What’s next in thermal technologies for space missions? Join leading experts at the European Space Thermal Engineering Workshop (ESTEW 2026) and explore the latest developments and methodologies in thermal engineering. 🛰️ 💡 What you’ll gain: • Insights into cutting-edge thermal technologies and tools • Real-world lessons learned from space missions • New approaches to thermal design, analysis, and verification • Opportunities to connect with engineers and technology developers 🎓 Student opportunity: Up to 3 sponsorships are available for tertiary students to attend the workshop, taking place 6–8 October 2026 at ESA ESTEC in the Netherlands. The sponsorship includes a contribution towards travel and accommodation. Find out more: 🔗 atpi.eventsair.com/cmsprevie…

🚀 What if your experiment could fly to the edge of space?🎈 🎓 Applications are now open for the 18th cycle of the @REXUSBEXUS programme for student teams from across Europe and Canada. As a student team, you'll: 🔧 Design, build and test your own experiment 🎯 Launch it on a sounding rocket or stratospheric balloon from Esrange Space Center, Sweden 🤝 Work alongside experts from space agencies and industry 📊 Analyse real flight data after your mission No prior experience is required. REXUS/BEXUS is all about learning by doing!✨ You don't need the most complex idea. A clear, feasible and meaningful experiment that takes advantage of the unique conditions offered by rockets or high-altitude balloons can go a long way. 🌍 Teams are encouraged to be multidisciplinary, inclusive and diverse, bringing together different perspectives to make projects stronger. 👉 Ready to experience how a real space project works? Apply now and take your experiment to the edge of space. Find out more: 🔗 esa.int/Education/Rexus_Bexu…

Ready to bring your CubeSat ideas to life? 🛰️ 🎓 Apply for the CubeSat Hands-On Training Week 2026, a unique experience for students to develop both their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in spacecraft hardware and software. 🚀 📍 ESA ESEC, Belgium 📅 26–30 October 2026 🪛 This intensive training will give you hands-on experience with real hardware and the skills needed to take your first steps into space engineering. 👩‍🔬 🔗 Find out more and apply: esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

🚀 What if space technology could transform industries on Earth? ✨ Join the CEMSxESA Block Seminar “Turning Technology into Business”, taking place from 31 August to 5 September 2026, and 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, this one-week intensive experience challenges multidisciplinary teams to tackle real-world problems and develop business ideas, progressing from concept to pitch in just five days, guided by experts and innovation methodologies. 👩‍💻 🛰️ This is a great opportunity for engineering students to explore how space technologies can create value on Earth, from the space sector to the Port of Rotterdam.🚢 🎓 Selected students receive an ESA Academy scholarship, covering registration fees and contributing to travel and accommodation costs. 👉 Find out more and apply: esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ… 📸: ESA, CEMS

🚀 Ready to launch your space engineering career? Apply for the Space Systems Engineering Training Course, open to tertiary education students 🎓 🗓️ 2–6 November 2026 📍 ESA ESEC, Belgium Explore system design, requirements engineering, and mission development, while working in teams on practical exercises guided by ESA experts. 🛰️ Don't miss this chance to discover how space missions are shaped, from concept to operation. ✨ 🔗 Find out more at: esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

☄️ A collision with a 10-cm piece of space debris could cause the catastrophic fragmentation of a satellite. Did you know that? 🎓 To raise awareness of the growing challenges posed by space debris, we are launching the 9th edition of the Space Debris Training Course, organised with ESA’s Space Debris Office. 📍 ESA ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium 📅 21–25 September 2026 Selected university students will gain: 🛰️ A deep understanding of the space debris environment and risks to spacecraft 👩‍🔬 Hands-on experience solving real-world space debris challenges 🤝 Case studies, simulations, and collaborative group projects Topics include collision avoidance, satellite constellations, deorbiting, and passivation technologies. 🚀 A unique opportunity to explore one of the biggest challenges facing space sector today. Apply now and contribute to space sustainability: 🔗 esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

🚀 Want to present your space project? ✨ ESA and CNES have launched the Student Poster Challenge as part of the Space Cost Engineering Conference 2026, taking place on 1–2 October 2026 at ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This is a unique opportunity for students passionate about space engineering, space economy, systems design, CubeSats, mega-constellation deployment, and cost reduction strategies to showcase their ideas to leading experts in the space sector. 🛰️ 🎓 Authors of the best poster submission will be invited to present their work in person at the conference. Two scholarships are available to support travel and accommodation costs, in addition to free conference admission. 🔗 atpi.eventsair.com/esa-cnes-…

🚀 Want to work in the space industry someday? 🎓 Applications are now open for the Access to Space Training Course, taking place from 19–23 October 2026 at ESA ESEC in Belgium and organised in collaboration with the ESA Space Transportation Directorate. From Ariane 6 and future launch systems to sustainability, innovation, and commercial space opportunities, this is your chance to learn directly from ESA experts and discover how Europe is building its future in space. ✨ What makes it exciting? 🛰️ Hands-on team projects 📡 Direct exposure to real space transportation challenges 🌍 Networking with students passionate about space & engineering 🚀 A behind-the-scenes look at rocket launches and future space missions 🔗 esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

Jour 099, orbite 1532 – Dans ce timelapse, on me voit en train d’installer le matériel pour Astro Pi Mission Space Lab de @ESA__Education au niveau d’un hublot appelé WORF (World Observation Research Facility); il s’agit de l’un des endroits préférés des astronautes pour prendre des photos de la Terre 🌍. Mission Space Lab met au défi des élèves : il s’agit de calculer, avec la plus grande précision possible, la vitesse à laquelle la Station spatiale internationale se déplace. Cela nécessite d’analyser les données des capteurs ou de la caméra des Astro Pi que nous avons à bord pour déterminer l’orientation et le mouvement de la Station alors qu’elle orbite autour de la Terre. 👏 Félicitations à toutes les équipes qui ont travaillé sur ce défi — et tout particulièrement à celles dont les programmes ont été déployés à bord de la Station ! Il n’y a jamais d’obligation d’installer un timelapse lors d’une activité – le temps est compté, impossible de vérifier qu’il est parfaitement net après quelques images, du coup celui-ci est un peu flou 😅… Désolée… 🎥 @ESA / @NASA #εpsilon • @esaspaceflight • @esa_fr • @Space_Station • @NASA_Johnson • @CNES

🚀 Are you a student attending #COSPAR2026 with an accepted abstract for the ELGRA Symposium? 🎓 ESA and ELGRA will sponsor up to 4 tertiary education students, 2 from ESA and 2 from ELGRA, to attend the 29th ELGRA Symposium and the 46th COSPAR Scientific Meeting. Check your mailbox and apply for this sponsorship opportunity by 7 June 2026. ✨The 29th ELGRA Symposium will be taking place in August 2026, in Florence, Italy, for the first time in cooperation with COSPAR.

What really happens after launch? 🚀 🛰️ Spacecraft operations are the behind-the-scenes activities that keep missions running successfully once a spacecraft is in orbit. 🎓 Join the Ladybird Guide to Spacecraft Operations Training Course from 7–11 September 2026 at ESA ESEC, Belgium, and discover how mission teams monitor spacecraft health, optimise performance, and respond to anomalies throughout a mission. 🔗 Find out more and apply here: esa.int/Education/ESA_Academ…

🚀 Are you part of a student association active in space or space-related fields? Bring ESA Academy opportunities closer to your community! 🛰️ 🎓 With the new Student Associations Outreach Initiative, you can collaborate with us, share exciting ESA Academy opportunities with your members, and increase your association’s visibility. Designed to be flexible, the initiative adapts to your association’s size, activities, and outreach capacity, so you can make the most of your impact. ✨ 👉 Find out more and apply by 5 October 2026: esa.int/Education/Engagement…

👀 What is Plato looking for? ✨ 🔭 Hey explorers, Paxi here! Discover what @esa’s Plato is going to explore on its exciting adventure in space! 🛰️🪐 👇 esa.int/kids/en/learn/Our_Un… Available in 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 ✨ Got inspired? Then it’s your turn! 🎨🖌️ Join Plato’s Find-a-New-Earth Art Challenge and create your very own artwork inspired by Plato’s journey. And the best is, it could even travel to SPACE! 🎉 👇 esa.int/kids/en/things_to_do… New worlds are waiting… what will yours look like? 🤩

👩‍🔬 Ready to design your own satellite? 🛰️ Join ESA’s Design Booster programme and take your mission from concept to reality with direct support from ESA: 🚀 Work with ESA specialists 🚀 Get hands-on training & tailored feedback 🚀 Access cutting-edge test facilities 🎓 We’re looking for multidisciplinary student teams from universities and tertiary institutions across Europe and Canada. Whether you're an engineer, project manager, business strategist, legal specialist, communications or outreach expert, every role is vital to mission success. Gain real-world space project experience, strengthen your team's capabilities, and bring your mission closer to launch. ✨ 👉 Find out more at: esa.int/Education/Educationa…

🚀 How can space help tackle some of society’s biggest challenges? 🌍 Three ESA-sponsored places are available for tertiary students to attend the ESPI Space Policy Summer School 2026, taking place in Florence, Italy, from 2–4 September 2026. ✨ 🛰️ Under the theme "Space beyond space: the impact of space integration across sectors", participants will explore how space capabilities are increasingly integrated into key areas of the economy and public policy, supporting innovation in energy systems, digital services, and natural resource management. 🤝 Through interactive seminars, real-world case studies, and group exercises, participants will collaborate with peers and explore how space-enabled solutions can support policy and create impact far beyond the space sector. 🎓 The scholarship covers the registration fee and includes a contribution towards travel and accommodation expenses. 🔗 Find out more about the ESA scholarship: espi.eu/espi-space-policy-su…