ESA Science & Technology

ESA internal study report on ESA contributions to Laplace/EJSM available

Following the release of the Laplace/EJSM mission Joint Summary Report describing the complete mission goals and giving an overview of its implementation, the teams are now also making available the detailed assessment reports of the mission elements.

Published: 12 February 2009

ESA internal study report on ESA contributions to Tandem/TSSM available

Following the release of the TandEM/TSSM mission Joint Summary Report describing the complete mission goals and giving an overview of its implementation, the teams are now also making available the detailed assessment reports of the mission elements.

Published: 12 February 2009

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.

Published: 28 November 2008

Industry Space Day for the
Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Technology Plan
Programme of Work 2008-2011

European companies and institutes active in the space sector are invited to attend an Industry Space Day during which the programme of work for the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Technology Plan will be presented. This Industry Space Day takes place on 21 November 2008 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Published: 4 November 2008

Call for Payload Study Consortia for Cosmic Vision M-class Missions

ESA has issued a "Call for Declarations of Interest in Science Instrumentation" for the M-class Cosmic Vision mission, Euclid. Similar calls have already been issued for Cross-Scale, Marco Polo and Plato.

Published: 23 May 2008

Call for Payload Study Consortia for Cosmic Vision M-class Missions: Cross-Scale, Marco Polo, Plato, and Euclid

ESA has issued a "Call for Declarations of Interest in Science Instrumentation" for the M-class Cosmic Vision mission studies Cross Scale, Marco Polo, Plato, and Euclid.

Published: 5 May 2008

Europa - Jupiter International Science Workshop

Frascati (Rome), ItalyApril 21-22, 2008

Published: 28 March 2008

Marco Polo Workshop

5 & 6 June 2008Salle Miramar, La Croisette, Cannes, FranceCroisette Beach Hotel13, rue du Canada, 06400 Cannes, France

Published: 11 March 2008

TandEM (Titan and Enceladus Mission) Workshop

17-19 March 2008Chateau de Meudon5 Place Janssen 92195 MEUDON Cedex, France

Published: 7 February 2008

XEUS - Physics of the Hot Evolving Universe

Workshop, 5-6 March 2008, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The NetherlandsFirst Announcement

Published: 18 January 2008

Call for ESI Letters of Interest

Note - Deadline for submission has passedDear Colleague,As you may recall, a proposal for ESA's participation in the Space Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics (SPICA) mission led by JAXA was recommended by the Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) at its October 2007 meeting for an Assessment Study phase lasting until 2009.The purpose of the present letter is to draw your attention to the opportunities for individuals and scientific institutions from ESA member states to participate in the Assessment Phase study activities of the Far-IR instrument foreseen on SPICA and solicit your interest in the project.

Published: 12 December 2007

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.

Published: 19 October 2007

First Selection of Candidate Missions for CV2015 Assessment Studies

The candidate missions for further assessment studies have been selected from the received Cosmic Vision proposals. In addition the previously proposed LISA mission will compete for a launch slot in 2017/2018.

Published: 18 October 2007

Announcement of Opportunity for the Solar Orbiter Payload

Note - Deadline for submission has passed This Announcement of Opportunity (AO) solicits proposals of scientific investigations for the Solar Orbiter mission. Solar Orbiter is the next solar-heliospheric mission in the Science Programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). It has recently been redefined as part of a joint ESA-NASA programme called Heliophysical Explorers that comprises ESA's Solar Orbiter and NASA's Solar Sentinels as a highly synergetic programme. The Solar Orbiter mission is devoted to solar and heliospheric physics. It will be carried out as an ESA-led mission open to the worldwide science community.

Published: 18 October 2007