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| Call for White Papers for the definition of the L2 and L3 missions in the ESA Science Programme |
| The Director of Science and Robotic Exploration intends to define, in the course of 2013, the science themes and questions that will be addressed by the next two Large (L-class) missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan, "L2" and "L3", currently planned for a launch in 2028 and 2034, respectively. This process starts with a consultation of the broad scientific community, in the form of the current Call, soliciting White Papers to propose science themes and associated questions that the L2 and L3 missions should address. The submission deadline for White Papers is 24 May 2013, 12:00 CEST (noon). |
| Date: 05 Mar 2013 |
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| ESA chooses instruments for its Jupiter icy moons explorer |
| The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, JUICE, will carry a total of 11 scientific experiments to study the gas giant planet and its large ocean-bearing moons, ESA announced today. |
| Date: 21 Feb 2013 |
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| ESA Science Programme's new small satellite will study super-Earths |
PR 35 2012 Studying planets around other stars will be the focus of the new small Science Programme mission, Cheops, ESA announced today. Its launch is expected in 2017. |
| Date: 19 Oct 2012 |
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| JUICE is Europe's next large science mission |
ESA PR 13 2012 Jupiter's icy moons are the focus of Europe's next large science mission, ESA announced today. |
| Date: 02 May 2012 |
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| Call for a Small mission opportunity in ESA's Science Programme for a launch in 2017 |
| Through the present Call the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration solicits from the broad scientific community in ESA's Member States proposals for the competitive selection of mission concepts to be candidate for the implementation of one small-size (S-class) mission for launch in 2017. The deadline for submission of proposals is 15 June 2012, 12:00 (noon) Central European Time. |
| Date: 09 Mar 2012 |
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| Dark and bright: ESA chooses next two science missions |
ESA PR 25 2011
The powerful influence of the Sun and the nature of the mysterious 'dark energy' motivate ESA's next two science missions. Solar Orbiter and Euclid were selected today by ESA's Science Programme Committee for implementation, with launches planned for 2017 and 2019. |
| Date: 04 Oct 2011 |
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| New approach for L-class mission candidates |
| ESA has decided on a new way forward for L-class mission candidates in the Cosmic Vision programme. This new approach takes account of recent developments with ESA's international partners. |
| Date: 19 Apr 2011 |
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| Four candidates selected for the next medium-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision |
| Looking ahead to the next decade of scientific exploration, ESA has today (25 February) selected four candidates for a medium-class mission that will launch in the period 2020-22. The candidates cover very different areas of scientific research, ranging from investigations of black holes and general relativity to near-Earth asteroid sample return and studies of planets orbiting distant stars. |
| Date: 25 Feb 2011 |
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| Europe maintains its presence on the final frontier |
| ESA has decided to extend the productive lives of 11 of its operating space science missions. This will enable ESA's world-class science missions to continue returning pioneering results until at least 2014. |
| Date: 22 Nov 2010 |
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| New roadmap to guide ESA in search for exoplanets |
| The idea of other planets hidden in the vastness of space has long captured human imagination and there has been a recent explosion in the number of exoplanets discovered, with the total fast approaching 500. As the research community heads towards this milestone, ESA called on them for recommendations on how the Agency could build upon this success. The result is a recently published roadmap from the Exoplanet Roadmap Advisory Team (EPR-AT), which looks at the future of the field and how to reach their ultimate, long-term goal: finding an Earth-like planet with possible signatures of life. |
| Date: 28 Oct 2010 |
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| Call for a Medium-size mission opportunity for a launch in 2022 |
| Through the present Call for Missions the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration solicits from the broad scientific community proposals for the competitive selection of mission concepts to be candidate for the implementation of one medium-size (M-class) mission for launch in 2022, following the launch of the first L-class mission. The deadline for submission of proposals is 3 December 2010, 12:00 (noon) Central European Time. |
| Date: 29 Jul 2010 |
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| Notification of a forthcoming Call for Proposals for a medium-sized mission with a possible launch in 2022 |
| At the end of July 2010, the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration plans to issue a Call for Proposals for medium-sized (M-class) missions, as part of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Plan - ESA's long term scientific plan. |
| Date: 08 Jul 2010 |
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| ESA chooses three scientific missions for further study |
| Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by ESA as candidates for two medium-class missions to be launched no earlier than 2017. |
| Date: 19 Feb 2010 |
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| Fundamental Physics Roadmap - draft document now available |
| The draft version of the Fundamental Physics Roadmap (FPR) document is now available. The FPR draft document will be presented to the scientific community and discussed at the FPR Workshop that takes place at ESTEC on 21-22 January 2010, after which the document will be finalized. |
| Date: 13 Jan 2010 |
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| Cosmic Vision M-class missions - technical review reports |
| The technical review reports for the six medium-class (M-class) candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan are now available. The reports present the outcome of ESA's internal review of the six M-class candidate missions. |
| Date: 18 Dec 2009 |
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| ESA Member States give green light to ExoMars programme |
| The ESA Council has just given the go-ahead to proceed with the implementation of the ExoMars Programme. This decision paves the way for two Mars exploration missions in cooperation with NASA in 2016 and 2018. |
| Date: 17 Dec 2009 |
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| Details of M-class Cosmic Vision candidates now available |
| A series of formal presentations on the 6 medium-class candidate missions in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan was made to a large gathering of Europe's scientific community on 1 December. This meeting marks the end of the assessment phase and the start of the down-selection process. The assessment study reports are now available. |
| Date: 02 Dec 2009 |
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| Mission extensions approved for science missions |
| ESA's Science Programme Committee has approved the extension of mission operations for XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, Venus Express, Mars Express and Cluster, as well as the ESA support to the operations of HST and SOHO, until 31 December 2012. An additional year of operations has been approved for Planck. |
| Date: 07 Oct 2009 |
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| ESA and NASA establish a joint Mars exploration initiative |
| On 29 and 30 June the ESA Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood met NASA's Associate Administrator for Science, Ed Weiler, in Plymouth, UK, to establish a way for a progressive programme for exploration of the Red Planet. The outcome of the bilateral meeting was an agreement to create a Mars Exploration Joint Initiative (MEJI) that will provide a framework for the two agencies to define and implement their scientific, programmatic and technological goals at Mars.
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| Date: 08 Jul 2009 |
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| Call for White Papers for the Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team |
| ESA has convened an expert body, the Fundamental Physics Roadmap Advisory Team, with a mandate to draw up a recommendation for the Agency on the scientific and technological roadmap necessary to lead Europe toward the realization of future space missions in the framework of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 plan in the field of fundamental physics. The FPR-AT will consult with the broad scientific community in order to solicit input for their report to ESA. The Call for White Papers, issued today, is the first step in this consultation process.
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| Date: 06 Apr 2009 |
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