3.6K views · 151 reactions | In this episode of ESA Education's #MeetTheExperts, Massimo Bandecchi explains the principles of Concurrent Design and shows how most of ESA's missions are conceived and designed. See more episodes  https://www.esa.int/Education/Expedition_Home/12_-_18_years_old | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

6.9K views · 572 reactions | We have a long history of studying the Sun from space. Since the launch of Ulysses in 1990, we have led or cooperated on several Sun-exploring missions including SOHO, Cluster and Proba-2. Soon it'll be the turn of Solar Orbiter. | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

Exactly 25 years ago, at 09:21 GMT/10:21 CET, on 2 November 2000, the era of continuous human presence on the International Space Station began. Since Crew One took up residence in 2000, 21 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on this orbital outpost, conducting essential research to benefit life on Earth. (👏 Umberto Guidoni, Claudie Haigneré, Hans Schlegel, Thomas Reiter, Léopold Eyharts, Pedro Duque, Roberto Vittori, Philippe Perrin, Frank De Winne, André Kuipers, Christer Fuglesang, Paolo Ne

How to astronauts get haircuts in space? ✂️ Watch our astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti getting a quick trim aboard the International Space Station. The preferred tool: hair scissors and a vacuum device which captures the hair clippings and prevents them from floating away! 📹 @europeanspaceagecny 📸 ESA/NASA | ESA - European Space Agency

How do astronauts keep fit and stay healthy in space? And what's that got to do with us on the ground? Let's ask Samantha Cristoforetti... "Weightlifting in weightlessness," she says. Lots of weightlifting. Load-bearing exercises in space and on Earth help us maintain bone density and strong muscles - lift, push, build strong bones! 💪 👉https://www.tiktok.com/@astrosamantha/video/7132873122688077061 #MissionMinerva #PreventOsteoporosis | ESA - European Space Agency