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| New approach for L-class mission candidates |
| ESA has decided on a new way forward for L-class mission candidates in the Cosmic Vision programme. This new approach takes account of recent developments with ESA's international partners. |
| Date: 19 Apr 2011 |
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| Four candidates selected for the next medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision |
| Looking ahead to the next decade of scientific exploration, ESA has today (25 February) selected four candidates for a medium-class mission that will launch in the period 2020-22. The candidates cover very different areas of scientific research, ranging from investigations of black holes and general relativity to near-Earth asteroid sample return and studies of planets orbiting distant stars. |
| Date: 25 Feb 2011 |
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| Europa Jupiter System Mission: Presentations from fourth instrument workshop now available |
| The fourth instrument workshop for the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM), a candidate L-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision science plan, was held on 26-29 July 2010 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, California, USA. |
| Date: 24 Jan 2011 |
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| Europe maintains its presence on the final frontier |
| ESA has decided to extend the productive lives of 11 of its operating space science missions. This will enable ESA's world-class science missions to continue returning pioneering results until at least 2014. |
| Date: 22 Nov 2010 |
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| New roadmap to guide ESA in search for exoplanets |
| The idea of other planets hidden in the vastness of space has long captured human imagination and there has been a recent explosion in the number of exoplanets discovered, with the total fast approaching 500. As the research community heads towards this milestone, ESA called on them for recommendations on how the Agency could build upon this success. The result is a recently published roadmap from the Exoplanet Roadmap Advisory Team (EPR-AT), which looks at the future of the field and how to reach their ultimate, long-term goal: finding an Earth-like planet with possible signatures of life. |
| Date: 28 Oct 2010 |
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| Call for a Medium-size mission opportunity for a launch in 2022 |
| Through the present Call for Missions the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration solicits from the broad scientific community proposals for the competitive selection of mission concepts to be candidate for the implementation of one medium-size (M-class) mission for launch in 2022, following the launch of the first L-class mission. The deadline for submission of proposals is 3 December 2010, 12:00 (noon) Central European Time. |
| Date: 29 Jul 2010 |
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| Announcement of Opportunity for Euclid Payload and Science Ground Segment components |
| The Euclid Announcement of Opportunity (AO) solicits proposals from a single consortium to cover all nationally-funded contributions to the mission, namely: a) Elements of the payload, comprised of the two scientific instruments (VIS and NISP); b) Elements of the Science Ground Segment (SGS); and c) Consortium-appointed membership in the Euclid Science Team (EST). The deadline for submission of proposals is 29 October 2010, 12:00 CET. |
| Date: 22 Jul 2010 |
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| Announcement of Opportunity for PLATO Payload and Science Ground Segment Components |
| The PLATO Announcement of Opportunity (AO) solicits proposals from a single consortium to cover all nationally-funded contributions to the mission, namely: a) The payload (scientific instruments); b) Elements of the Science Ground Segment (SGS); and c) Consortium-appointed membership in the PLATO Science Team (PST). The deadline for submission of proposals is 29 October 2010, 12:00 CET. |
| Date: 22 Jul 2010 |
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| Announcement of Opportunity for Independent Legacy Scientists in the PLATO Science Team |
| The scientific community is invited to participate in the PLATO mission by responding to the present Announcement of Opportunity (AO), which solicits proposals for the appointment of two Independent Legacy Scientists (ILSs) in the PLATO Science Team (PST). The deadline for submission of proposals is 29 October 2010, 12:00 CET. |
| Date: 22 Jul 2010 |
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| Announcement of Opportunity for Independent Legacy Scientists in the Euclid Science Team |
| The scientific community is invited to participate in the Euclid mission by responding to the present Announcement of Opportunity (AO), which solicits proposals for the appointment of two Independent Legacy Scientists (ILSs) in the Euclid Science Team (EST). The deadline for submission of proposals is 29 October 2010, 12:00 CET. |
| Date: 22 Jul 2010 |
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| Notification of a forthcoming Call for Proposals for a medium-sized mission with a possible launch in 2022 |
| At the end of July 2010, the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration plans to issue a Call for Proposals for medium-sized (M-class) missions, as part of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Plan - ESA's long term scientific plan. |
| Date: 08 Jul 2010 |
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| Gravitational waves in the limelight at the International LISA Symposium |
| Scientists from around the world are gathering at Stanford University, California, to discuss the latest developments in the pioneering Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission.
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| Date: 28 Jun 2010 |
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| Scientists discuss progress in next generation X-ray observatory |
| Despite their travel arrangements being thrown into chaos by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, nearly 200 participants from around the world came together recently at the Cité Universitaire in Paris, for the Second International X-ray Observatory (IXO) Science Meeting. This was a timely opportunity to review the progress that has been made on IXO in a number of areas. |
| Date: 18 May 2010 |
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| ESA chooses three scientific missions for further study |
| Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. |
| Date: 19 Feb 2010 |
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| Europa Jupiter System Mission: Presentations from third instrument workshop now available |
| The third instrument workshop for the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM), a candidate L-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision science plan, was held on 18-20 January 2010 at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. Presentations made at the workshop are now available to download from this website. |
| Date: 29 Jan 2010 |
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| Cosmic Vision M-class missions - technical review reports |
| The technical review reports for the six medium-class (M-class) candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan are now available. The reports present the outcome of ESA's internal review of the six M-class candidate missions. |
| Date: 18 Dec 2009 |
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| Details of M-class Cosmic Vision candidates now available |
| A series of formal presentations on the 6 medium-class candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan was made to a large gathering of Europe's scientific community on 1 December. This meeting marks the end of the assessment phase and the start of the down-selection process. The assessment study reports are now available. |
| Date: 02 Dec 2009 |
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| Call for White Papers for the Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team |
| ESA has convened an expert body, the Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team, with a mandate to draw up a recommendation for the Agency on the scientific and technological roadmap necessary to lead Europe toward the realization of future space missions in the framework of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan in the field of fundamental physics. The FPR-AT will consult with the broad scientific community in order to solicit input for their report to ESA. The Call for White Papers, issued today, is the first step in this consultation process.
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| Date: 06 Apr 2009 |
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| Call for Payload Study Consortia for Cosmic Vision L-class Mission EJSM/Laplace |
| On 26 March ESA issued a "Call for Declarations of Interest in Science Instrumentation" for the L-class Cosmic Vision mission study EJSM/Laplace. Prospective Instrument Study Teams are invited to submit proposals outlining the composition of nationally funded consortia to carry out assessment level studies. |
| Date: 26 Mar 2009 |
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| ESA announces preliminary payload selection for Solar Orbiter |
| A suite of 10 instruments has been selected as the scientific payload for the ESA Solar Orbiter mission. The payload complement will support scientific investigations ranging from near-Sun and out-of-ecliptic in-situ measurements to remote-sensing observations of the Sun and its environs. |
| Date: 20 Mar 2009 |
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