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| European Membership in the JAXA Astro-H Mission Science Working Group |
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| Date: 18 Dec 2008 |
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| Outcome of the Ministerial Council as concerns the Science & Robotic Exploration Directorate |
| The Science Programme received a positive outcome from the recent Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, being granted an increase of 3.5% per annum for the period 2009-2013, giving it a budget over this period of 2.4 billion Euro at 2008 economic conditions. |
| Date: 28 Nov 2008 |
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| Call for White Papers for Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team |
ESA has convened an expert body, the Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team, with a mandate to recommend to the agency a roadmap leading to the long term goal of detecting biomarkers in Earth-like exo-planets in the habitable zone, and imaging such planets. The EPR-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.
The deadline for receipt of the White Papers has passed. |
| Date: 26 May 2008 |
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| Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team appointed by ESA |
| An expert advisory team has been appointed by ESA with the purpose of advising the Agency on the best scientific and technological roadmap to pursue in order to address one of the most exciting goals in modern astrophysics: the characterization of terrestrial exo-planets (up to the possible detection of biomarkers). The Exo-Planet Roadmap Advisory Team (EPR-AT) will consult with the scientific community and will report back to the Agency on the time-scale of one year. A Call for White Papers from the scientific community will be issued by ESA in May 2008. |
| Date: 22 Apr 2008 |
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| David Southwood appointed Director of Science and Robotic Exploration |
| The Council of the European Space Agency has appointed David Southwood as Director of Science and Robotic Exploration until 30 April 2011. |
| Date: 17 Apr 2008 |
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| Cosmic Vision 2015-2025: and the candidate missions are... |
| The first steps of the next great phase of European space science have been taken! At its meeting held on 17-18 October 2007 in Paris, ESA's Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) selected the new candidates for possible future scientific missions. |
| Date: 19 Oct 2007 |
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| Announcement of Opportunity for European Membership in the Hinode SWG |
| The scientific community is invited to participate in the JAXA/NASA/PPARC/ESA Hinode program by responding to the present ESA Announcement of Opportunity, which solicits proposals for European membership in the Hinode Science Working Group (two individuals in total). Participation in the Hinode Science Working Group (SWG) is open to all scientists affiliated with institutions in ESA member states.
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| Date: 19 Jan 2007 |
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| Schedule for the issuing of Call for Proposals 'Cosmic Vision 2015-2025' |
| The SPC meeting held on 7 and 8 November 2006 addressed a variety of programmatic issues connected with the long term financial stability of the Science Programme. A general sense of the way forward emerged to guide the Executive to develop a set of measures to resolve open issues and a work plan was agreed leading up to the next meeting of SPC in February 2007 for actions. |
| Date: 10 Nov 2006 |
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| Call for Proposals of Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 is Postponed |
| Following discussions at the recent informal SPC meeting at ESAC and consultation subsequently with a number of Delegations, it has been decided that the issuance of the Call for Proposals should be postponed. |
| Date: 21 Sep 2006 |
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| The 2nd Science Programme Review Team |
| The Science Programme is currently undergoing an external management review which is expected to be completed in the first half of 2007. Composed of acknowledged experts in the European scientific and industrial communities, the Science Programme Review Team began its work last May to review the management of the Programme, including the manner in which projects are selected and implemented. The review is expected to have a major impact on the Science Programme of ESA over the next ten or more years. |
| Date: 07 Aug 2006 |
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| Timing of 2006 Call for Mission Proposals |
| At the May SPC it was agreed that the ESA Executive might proceed in mid-June 2006 the release of a Call for Mission Proposals for the space missions to fly post-2015. However it was recognised that this would be subject to the opinion of the Science Programme Review Team (SPRT), which had not met at the time of the SPC meeting. |
| Date: 01 Jun 2006 |
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| Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 |
| The massive response by the scientific community to the April 2004 call for themes has been synthesized into the final version of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan for the ESA science programme. |
| Date: 06 Jan 2006 |
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| Annual Call for Support to Nationally Led Projects |
| Dear Colleague,
Following the SPC's endorsement of the recommendations in the Final Report of the Task Group on nationally led projects as outlined in ESA/SPC(2002)2 (attached) this is the next issue of the agreed annual calls for support to nationally led projects, including projects of non-Member States.
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| Date: 22 Aug 2005 |
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| Update on Cosmic Vision Programme |
| Prof. Giovanni Bignami, chairman of the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC), recently presented an update on the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 science programme to a meeting of the Science Programme Committee (SPC). The presentation provided an overview of the current status, envisaged programme structure and a timeline for potential implementation. |
| Date: 10 May 2005 |
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| 2005 ESLAB Symposium |
| The 39th ESLAB Symposium opened yesterday with a summary, by Giovanni Bignami (Chairman of ESA Space Science Advisory Committee), on the current status of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 long-term plan. Over the coming days scientists, largely from across Europe, will discuss the various ways to bring about the fulfilment of the plan. |
| Date: 20 Apr 2005 |
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| Cosmic Vision: The Long Term European Space Science Programme |
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| Date: 22 Mar 2005 |
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| 2005 ESLAB Symposium |
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| Date: 20 Dec 2004 |
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| PR 17-2000: Bold Ideas Short-listed for Future ESA Science Projects |
| Six proposals, ranging from a visit to the Asteroid Belt to amazingly sensitive gyroscopes, will undergo close examination during the next six months, as the European Space Agency's science advisors move towards the selection of Flexi-missions for launch between 2005 and 2009. Science working groups and the Space Science Advisory Committee have chosen them from 49 ideas submitted after a call for proposals last October. |
| Date: 07 Mar 2000 |
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| PR 15-2000: ESA, CERN and ESO launch Physics on Stage |
Physics is Everywhere!
The laws of physics govern the Universe, the Sun, the Earth and even our own lives. In today's rapidly developing society, we are becoming increasingly dependent on high technology - computers, transport, and communication are just some of the key areas that are the result of discoveries by scientists working in physics. |
| Date: 01 Mar 2000 |
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| Reponse to Call for Ideas for Flexi-missions |
| At the beginning of October 1999, ESA issued a call for ideas for the next flexi-missions (F2 and F3). A large number of proposals have been received and are being evaluated.
Flexi-missions were introduced into the Horizons 2000 implementation concept in 1997 to increase the flexibility of the programme, basically by splitting each of the two Medium-size missions of Horizons 2000 into two Flexi-missions (F-missions). |
| Date: 15 Feb 2000 |
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