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  • SPACE ROCKS: Live from ESA Open Day 2024 at ESTEC

    SPACE ROCKS: Live from ESA Open Day 2024 at ESTEC

    Live interviews and highlights from the ESA Open Day at ESTEC, featuring ESA astronauts Andreas Mogensen and André Kuipers, NASA astronaut Anna Fisher, The Expanse actor Steven Strait and more.

    The ESA Open Day is an annual event where ESA opens the doors of the European Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands to the public.

    For more information on the ESA Open Day at ESTEC head to https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESTEC/ESA_Open_Days_2024
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  • Open doors for the ESA-ESTEC Open Day

    Open doors for the ESA-ESTEC Open Day

    On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 2023, the European Space Agency opened the doors to the European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESTEC, in the Netherlands. Where science meets science fiction, the theme of this year’s open day was ‘Science Fiction Gets Real’, highlighting how science fiction has inspired scientists and engineers to join ESA, and turn once imaginary concepts into science fact. The single largest ESA establishment invited the public to meet astronauts, view spacecraft – including a rare chance to view ESA’s asteroid mission Hera as it undergoes testing – and peer behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure, along with a full schedule of events and talks from Space Rocks, celebrating the art and culture of science and space.

    0:30 – NL Space Tent, showcasing the Netherlands in space, organised by the Netherlands Space Office, NSO
    1:00 – ESA Earth Observation Stand in the Rainbow Corridor
    1:08 – Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers takes to the Space Rocks stage to announce that the annual Association of Space Explorers ASC Planetary Congress will take place at ESTEC in 2024
    1:21 – Spanish ESA astronaut Pedro Duque joins the Mayor of Noordwijk Wendy Verkeij; ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality and Head of ESTEC Dietmar Pilz; ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher; NSO Director Harm van de Wetering; a Moonshots NL 24 student, André Kuipers on a panel discussing the ASE Planetary Congress in 2024
    1:24 – John McFall, member of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve
    1:46 – The ESTEC Test Centre, Europe’s largest satellite testing facility
    1:51 – ESTEC’s Erasmus Innovation Centre, including a showcase on human spaceflight
    2:00 – The formal opening of the new Earth to Space exhibit at ESTEC’s visitor centre Space Expo wth Dietmar Pilz; Space Expo Director Barbara Hoppel and Josef Aschbacher

    Credits: ESA – European Space Agency

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  • ESA Open Day | ESTEC 2022 Highlights

    ESA Open Day | ESTEC 2022 Highlights

    The 11th annual ESA Open Day at ESTEC took place on Sunday 2 October 2022, opened by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Head of ESTEC and ESA Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality Torben Henriken with ESA astronauts Matthias Mauruer and André Kuipers. Visitors were able to meet space scientists and engineers and see and learn all about the work carried out at Europe’s largest space establishment.

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  • Planet Aqua: Solutions from Space for Clean Water

    Planet Aqua: Solutions from Space for Clean Water

    Water is life, on Earth and in space. Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers recounts his experience living in space for 204 days, and his time looking back on the blue face of ‘Planet Aqua’, comparing notes with divers about what is going on beneath the waves. He goes on to explore how space technology is being used for water management, from orbital tracking of water quality and pollution to spacecraft-grade recycling systems deployed down on the ground, as well as ambitious efforts to identify marine plastic litter using satellites. Produced for SIWI World Water Week with the support of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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  • European Robotic Arm ready for space

    European Robotic Arm ready for space

    The European Robotic Arm (ERA) will be launched to the International Space Station together with the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module, called ‘Nauka’. ERA is the first robot able to ‘walk’ around the Russian segment of the Space Station. It has the ability to anchor itself to the Station and move back and forward by itself, hand-over-hand between fixed base-points. This 11-metre intelligent space robot will serve as main manipulator on the Russian part of the Space Station, assisting the astronauts during spacewalks. The robot arm can help install, deploy and replace elements in outer space ERA is 100% made-in-Europe. A consortium of European companies led by Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands designed and assembled it for ESA. The robotic arm is largely funded by the Dutch government.

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  • ESA astronauts celebrate 20 years on the International Space Station

    ESA astronauts celebrate 20 years on the International Space Station

    On 19 April, 2001, Umberto Guidoni was launched to the International Space Station, becoming the first European astronaut on board. In April 2021, ESA celebrates 20 years of European astronaut missions to this unique orbital outpost.

    In this video, ESA astronauts past and present share their experiences of the International Space Station and spaceflight more generally. They identify some of their favourite moments and voice their hopes for the future of space exploration.

    Here are the timestamps for each message:

    0:00 – Intro
    0:39 – Umberto Guidoni
    3:31 – Claudie Haigneré
    6:31 – Frank De Winnie
    7:42 – Pedro Duque
    10:36 – André Kuipers
    11:38 – Thomas Reiter
    14:38 – Christer Fuglesang
    16:58 – Hans Schlegel
    19:39 – Luca Parmitano
    20:29 – Alexander Gerst
    22:29 – Samantha Cristoforetti
    28:20 –Thomas Pesquet
    29:07 – Andreas Mogensen
    30:05 – Tim Peake
    31:02 – Matthias Maurer
    32:57 – Jean François Clervoy
    38:49 – Michel Tognini
    42:23 – Reinhold Ewald

    The International Space Station is humankind’s science laboratory in space. Its unique microgravity environment enables researchers to study phenomena and carry out experiments that would not be possible on Earth. Around 400 ESA investigations have been performed since the first module was launched and thousands more are led by the four other space agencies that work together to keep the Space Station aloft: @NASA, Russia’s @Роскосмос ТВ, Japan’s @JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構, and the @Canadian Space Agency.

    Scientific discoveries made on Station are applied widely from health to metallurgy, while the increased knowledge we gain about our solar system helps build a deeper understanding of Earth and life itself.

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  • ESA zoekt nieuwe astronauten

    ESA zoekt nieuwe astronauten

    Voor het eerst in 11 jaar tijd is de Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie (ESA) op zoek naar nieuwe astronauten. De rekruten zullen aan de zijde van bestaande ESA astronauten werken, nu Europa een nieuw tijdperk van ruimteverkenning ingaat.

    Sprekers zijn onder meer ESA-astronaut André Kuipers, Low Earth Orbit Exploration Group Leader, hoofd European Astronaut Centre Frank De Winne, Science Coordinator for Human Research, Human and Robotic Exploration Programme Angelique Van Ombergen, hoofd Talent Acquisition Section Lucy van der Tas.

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  • Space Station 20th: astronauts celebrate humans’ home in space

    Space Station 20th: astronauts celebrate humans’ home in space

    Monday 2 November, 2020 marks 20 years since the first crew took up residence on the International Space Station. Since then, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth.

    In this clip, ESA astronauts Luca Parmitano, Alexander Gerst, Thomas Pesquet, Tim Peake, Andreas Mogensen, André Kuipers, Christer Fuglesang, Frank De Winne and Reinhold Ewald pay tribute to the Station. ESA Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine also speak about the Station’s significance for space exploration and international collaboration.

    The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission.

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  • #SpaceConnectsUs live online event | Timestamps in the description

    #SpaceConnectsUs live online event | Timestamps in the description

    🇳🇱Jump to the Dutch section: 0:57:50
    🇩🇪Jump to the German section: 1:57:57
    🇮🇹Jump to the Italian section: 2:57:44
    🇫🇷Jump to the French section: 3:57:50
    🇬🇧Jump to the English section: 4:58:41

    Asteroid Day and the European Space Agency connected Europe and the world with astronauts, scientists and performers bringing a message of hope and support for those facing the global Coronavirus crisis.

    This online programme was broadcast sequentially in Dutch, German, Italian, French and English to inspire armchair explorers everywhere.

    Featuring
    André Kuipers, Frank De Winne, Matthias Maurer, Alexander Gerst, Thomas Reiter, Samantha Cristoforetti, Jean-François Clervoy, Thomas Pesquet, Timothy Peake, Rusty Schweickart, Nicole Stott, Tom Jones, Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu, Anousheh Ansari

    Special guests
    Gianluca Masi, Jan Wörner, Mayim Bialik, Murad Osmann, Alison Pill, Paulina Chávez, Angélique Kidjo, Grig Richters

    Moderators
    Sander Koenen, Ranga Yogeshwar, Rossella Panarese, Bruce Benamran, Brian Cox

    Full details via http://www.spaceconnects.us

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  • ESA Open Day in the Netherlands 2019

    ESA Open Day in the Netherlands 2019

    With over 14 000 registrations for ESA’s Open Day in the Netherlands on 6 October 2019 another attendance record was achieved. People from all over Europe and the world met astronauts, space experts and saw behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at ESA’s largest establishment.

    The theme of 2019 was ‘ESA to the Moon’. Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers was joined by pioneering Apollo astronauts Walt Cunningham, who flew on the first crewed Apollo mission, and Rusty Schweickart, who was the first person to fly the Lunar Module and use an Apollo lunar spacesuit for a spacewalk.

    With areas for children organised by ESA education, and the NL Space Tent to meet with Dutch space professionals. ESA’s open days are the opportunity to come nose to nose with space hardware, hear where we’re going next and meet Europe’s space agents – space scientists, engineers and mission designers.

    Talks and events were organised with astronauts, space experts and celebrities such as Scott Manley.

    ESA hosts the annual open day at ESA’s technical centre ESTEC where new missions are designed, their industrial development is managed and the resulting satellites are tested for flight in space.

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  • ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ tour of the International Space Station

    ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ tour of the International Space Station

    ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers invites you to follow a guided tour of the complete International Space Station. Andre himself is the tour guide during this unique visit to the Station.

    In the space of one hour Andre shows every module of the International Space Station and explains the ins and outs of living in the largest laboratory in space. This video gives a wonderful glimpse of how life is for an astronaut living in the Station. From science and maintenance to operating robotic arms and finding lost equipment, Andre takes you from the Japanese research module via the Station’s cellar and ‘garden’ to the Russian segment, ending his tour with breath-taking views of Earth from the European-built Cupola observation module.

    This video was recorded during the end of ESA’s PromISSe mission. Andre spent a total of 193 days in space before returning to Earth on 1 July 2012.

  • Kuipers landing highlights

    Kuipers landing highlights

    On 1 July 2012, ESA astronaut André Kuipers, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko returned to Earth in their Soyuz capsule. It marks the end of PromISSe, the fourth ESA long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.

  • Sir Elton John greets the ‘Rocket Men’

    Sir Elton John greets the ‘Rocket Men’

    This video was specially recorded during Sir Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano Show in Las Vegas, on 17 April 2012, 40 years to the day after his single Rocket Man was released around the world.

    Continuing the celebration of ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock legend Sir Elton sent a special message to ESA, André and the crew of the ISS on the 40th anniversary of this classic song.

    Sir Elton said, “When I was a boy Dan Dare was a comic book hero, and space travel just a romantic idea, not a reality. I was 14 years old when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space; my songwriting partner Bernie Taupin was just 11. Bernie and I did not meet until 1967, and two years after we met, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the moon.

    “Our generation was smitten with the glory and excitement of space travel. ‘Rocket Man’ – and indeed ‘Dan Dare’ on the Rock of the Westies album – came from those boyhood dreams of travelling beyond the stars and looking back on Earth.

    “Not long after the Rocket Man single was released, my band and I were invited to the NASA headquarters in Texas and shown around by Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot. It was thrilling to find that real astronauts liked our song, Rocket Man, which was about an imaginary astronaut.

    “Now, 40 years later, it’s amazing to hear from the astronauts at the European Space Agency that they like the song and that it has been on the playlist on the International Space Station. I send my best wishes to ESA and all the crew, and my thanks for keeping those boyhood dreams alive.”

    André said, “This song has been an inspiration to many people who are interested in space, and especially those who wanted to become astronauts, including myself. It is certainly one of the most played songs here on the ISS, and we know it will accompany more astronauts into space in the future.”

    Rocket Man appeared on Elton John’s album Honky Château, released also 40 years ago next week, on 19 May 1972.

    Video copyright ESA/Rocket Music
    Rocket Man written by E. John and B. Taupin
    Music and concert excerpts, courtesy Rocket Music
    Video produced by ESA/J. Makinen

  • Space walks in 3D and other recent imagery from the ISS

    Space walks in 3D and other recent imagery from the ISS

    ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ stay on the International Space Station (ISS) started on 23 December 2011 and continues until 1 July 2012. Apart from his demanding tasks as 
Flight Engineer for Expeditions 30/31, André is providing us with amazing imagery of Earth and of life and work on the ISS. For the first time, digital 3D still photos have been taken of cosmonauts carrying out extravehicular activities in their spacesuits. This short clip collects a selection of 3D images footage taken with the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) and some 3D stills from a Fuji W3 camera. Stereoscopic images are a unique tool for providing viewers with a sense of presence in the constrained and dense habitat in which the astronauts live.

    

Stereoscopic 3D glasses are required to properly enjoy the full 3D effect of this footage.

  • Aurora Australis from Space Station

    Aurora Australis from Space Station

    André took this video of Aurora Australis from the European Cupola module in the Space Station. The beautiful phenomenon is caused by bursts of particles from the Sun pouring down Earth’s magnetic field into the atmosphere.

  • Timelapse of Western Europe seen from onboard the ISS

    Timelapse of Western Europe seen from onboard the ISS

    Western Europe in timelapse as seen from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut André Kuipers, during his long-duration mission to the ISS, PromISSe

  • Orchestra plays an inspiring tribute to ESA’s André Kuipers

    Orchestra plays an inspiring tribute to ESA’s André Kuipers

    The 42-piece DSS Aarlanderveen orchestra played an inspiring tribute to André Kuipers at their annual ‘Wish concert’ on 11 February 2012. Each year the orchestra take ‘wish’ requests from Dutch celebrities, but this year the orchestra wanted to perform something very special for Wensconcert 2012, and uniquely decided to dedicate their ‘wish’ spot to André.
    They chose the Jupiter hymn from Holst’s ‘The Planets’ suite, one of
    André’s favourite pieces. Afterwards the audience was treated to a message received from the ISS, in which André said: “Oh how nice! I have this music up here with me. I’m very honoured to have such a beautiful piece dedicated to me. Warmest thanks for that.”

    The DSS Aarlanderveen orchestra is based in Aarlanderveen, near Alphen aan den Rijn, in the Netherlands. Leading the orchestra on the night was Danny Oosterman, a well-known Dutch conductor, cornet and trumpet player, and instructor at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Utrechts Conservatorium.

  • PromISSe launch campaign – now in 3D!

    PromISSe launch campaign – now in 3D!

    Follow ESA astronaut André Kuipers and his crewmates, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko, on their journey from Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, up to their launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

    On 21 December 2011, André embarked on ESA’s fourth long-duration mission to the ISS, “PromISSe”. During his five months onboard this human outpost in space, Andre is serving as a flight engineer for Expedition 30.

    This exceptional 3D video shows some of the main events before launch, including: the city of Baikonur, the avenue of cosmonauts with the tree once planted by Yuri Gagarin, the Gagarin Museum, the roll-out of Soyuz in the early morning hours, the vertical erection of the rocket on the launch pad, the pre-launch press conference, the ready-to-fly report of the crew commander, and of course – the amazing light show of a night launch from the Gagarin launch pad in Baikonur.

    Stereoscopic 3D glasses are required to properly enjoy the full 3D effect of this footage.

    André and his fellow crew members will return to Earth by the end of May 2012.

  • 2012 ESA Missions Preview

    2012 ESA Missions Preview

    This video presents the key events in 2012 for ESA.

    André Kuipers continues his PromISSe mission aboard the International Space Station until May, the 4th ESA long duration mission. During his stay the third European ATV cargo ship will bring food and supplies to the orbital outpost. Early in the year the new Vega launcher will make its qualifying flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The end of the year will be marked by an ESA Conference at Ministerial level, a major decision point for the future of Europe in Space.

    More backgroud information can be found on: www.esa.int

  • Mission 2: Body Space (Italiano)

    Mission 2: Body Space (Italiano)

    During the DELTA Mission, André Kuipers performed a number of physiology demonstrations showing the effects of weightlessness on the human body – the theme of DVD Lesson 2.