Tag: Earth orbit

  • Sławosz comes home 🧑‍🚀🪂💦

    Sławosz comes home 🧑‍🚀🪂💦

    After 20 days in space, ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and his Axiom Mission 4 crewmates returned safely to Earth on 15 July 2025.

    #Ignis mission highlights:

    🌍 230 orbits around Earth
    📏 + 13 million km travelled
    🧪+ 20 science experiments (13 led by Poland)
    💯 All mission objectives fulfilled
    ⏰ 105 hours of orbital work
    📈 + 25% extra activities completed

    📹 European Space Agency (ESA)
    📸 Axiom Space/SpaceX

    #ESA #Ax4 #Astronaut

  • Space is getting crowded – and not in a good way 💥

    Space is getting crowded – and not in a good way 💥

    Our 2025 Space Environment Report is out, and the message is clear: if we want to keep using space, we need to clean it up.

    From satellite breakups to daily re-entries, Earth’s orbit is buzzing with activity (and debris).

    Let’s keep space safe, together.

    📹 European Space Agency (ESA)

    #ESA #Space #SpaceDebris