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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the ESA desk.
technology
ESA’s 350th Council meeting advanced preparations for a proposed European exploration path spanning low Earth orbit, the Moon and Mars. A December meeting in Rome will be an interim step before later programme and financial decisions.
science
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe after 237 days, 5 hours and 18 minutes in space. Her εpsilon mission set a European record for the longest single spaceflight and included three spacewalks.
technology
ESA and Vast signed a memorandum of understanding to study possible cooperation in low Earth orbit after the International Space Station’s service ends. The initial three-year framework begins with a joint feasibility study, not binding mission agreements.
science
ESA's MAGPIE rover is planned to fly to the lunar south pole in 2029 with a drill, analyser, radar and neutron detector to study water, volatiles and subsurface geology.
science
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission has separated its Mercury Transfer Module, beginning a staged arrival that is scheduled to place two science orbiters around Mercury later in 2026.