Sharing news on Europe's human and robotic exploration, from astronaut training to the next giant leap to the Moon and Mars.https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.inthttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muryj35s5c2b"Day 204 orbit 3163 — Job with a view (and what a view!) 💙" writes @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot... 🎥 ESA/NASA #εpsilon05 Sep 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muryj35s5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mupcdiifxc2a"Day 203, orbit 3146 – Hanging upside down (from your point of view!), eyes closed, with a guided relaxation session playing in my ears... 😌" writes @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. More information about the RelaxPro study conducted aboard the Station 👉 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/epsilon/RelaxPro_Helping_astronauts_sleep_and_manage_stress_in_space04 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcdiifxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mumvgjfeuc2a"Day 202 orbit 3131 — And that's three!" says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. #εpsilon https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/09/Third_EVA_highlights03 Sep 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumvgjfeuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mum6moszu22t▶️ Separation for Mars, in slow motion. 🔴 European engineers are recreating the moment the #ExoMars lander breaks away from its backshell as it travels at 125km/h, less than 1km above the martian surface. 🎦 @esa.int/@thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social/Airbus/Sener https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62YhHkMzwY03 Sep 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum6moszu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mujw5vmjms2hICYMI: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1 September. It was Sophie’s third spacewalk in just 15 days! 🔗 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/epsilon/Third_spacewalk_completed_for_Sophie_Adenot02 Sep 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujw5vmjms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mujelydudk23Yesterday @esa.int and ispace-EUROPE celebrated a key milestone for MAGPIE, set to become Europe's first rover on the Moon 🌕 Launching in 2029, the rover will investigate lunar resources which could support a sustained human presence on the Moon 💧👨‍🚀. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/ESA_s_first_lunar_rover_rolls_forward02 Sep 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujelydudk23https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muianl4szs2bESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir are all smiles after spending the day working outside of the International Space Station and successfully completing maintenance activities... Congratulations Sophie on your third EVA, we're all extremely proud of you! 👩‍🚀🇫🇷 #εpsilon01 Sep 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muianl4szs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mui6pvsncc2u👏 Spacewalk successfully wrapped after 6 hours and 49 minutes. 👩‍🚀 @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot has completed her third spacewalk, totaling 19 hours and 42 minutes working outside the International Space Station. #εpsilon01 Sep 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui6pvsncc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mui4wrh2522uAfter the issues with shoulder tightness inside her spacesuit were sorted, Sophie slides herself back into the airlock. You can see her here upside down, with red stripes around her knees.01 Sep 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui4wrh2522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mui4bkuhwc2uSophie Adenot getting closer to the airlock, sped up 4x.01 Sep 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui4bkuhwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mui35uriyk22Approaching the six-hour mark, the astronauts are making their way back to the airlock. After Sophie reported some mobility challenges in the left shoulder of her spacesuit, teams on the ground have planned to have her go into the airlock first. Jessica will close the hatch behind them.01 Sep 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui35uriyk22https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mui2gofrfk22Today's spacewalk also involved work on the Space Station's cosmic particle detector. Jessica Meir partially completed torquing bolts and insulation work on the radiator of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a cosmic-ray detector studying matter and the origin of the Universe.01 Sep 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui2gofrfk22https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhxxs3i4s2pAfter over 25 years in orbit, thermal and power systems on the International Space Station need maintenance. Sophie Adenot is working today to relocate and install several power and thermal jumpers, short cables that link up different sections of a system. ⚡️01 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhxxs3i4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhuifrojc2pOver three hours into today's spacewalk, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir teases ground control for some background music. Teams at Houston delivered 🎶01 Sep 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhuifrojc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhsj6yscc27How far can life go? 👩‍🚀 Sophie Adenot is collecting samples from canisters like these, placed outside the International @Space_Station. 🧫 Scientists want to find out whether a spacecraft and its crew release microorganisms and, if so, how many and how far they might travel.01 Sep 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhsj6yscc27https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhr2pjqes2y✅ Retroreflector replaced! Sophie is heading back to pick up equipment for the next part: a microorganism experiment outside the Space Station. 🦠🔬 Jessica has also completed installation of the new HD camera and is heading back to the airlock to prepare for her next tasks. 🚀👩‍🚀👩‍🚀 #εpsilon @esa.int01 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhr2pjqes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhnquxugs2p✅ Camera swap underway. This failed external high-definition camera is one of today's key spacewalk tasks for NASA astronaut Jessica Meir outside the International Space Station. Jessica has successfully removed the unit and will now replace it with a new camera 🎥01 Sep 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhnquxugs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhlxtikfk2zSophie is working on the Harmony module of the International Space Station to replace a navigational aid used by visiting vehicles during rendezvous and docking operations. Meanwhile, Jessica is riding the Canadarm2 robotic arm to replace a high-definition camera on the Station's truss. #εpsilon 🚀01 Sep 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhlxtikfk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhjwcfhnc23☀️ Good morning, Earth. An orbital sunrise, seen through Sophie's helmet camera during today's spacewalk. Orbiting Earth at around 28,000 km/h aboard the International Space Station, astronauts experience a sunrise or sunset roughly every 45 minutes. Never gets old. 🚀 #εpsilon @esa.int01 Sep 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhjwcfhnc23https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhix7az6k2t👩‍🚀👩‍🚀 Two spacewalkers are better than one! Seen through Sophie's helmet camera, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir emerges feet first from the airlock. The team is now assembled outside the International Space Station and ready to get to work. 🚀 #εpsilon @esa.int01 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhix7az6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhhwyql3k2j👋 Hello again, space. @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot emerges from the airlock for her third spacewalk in three consecutive weeks 🚀 🎥 Video sped up 4× #εpsilon01 Sep 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhhwyql3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhh6pjbas24✅Today's EVA has begun! @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir have switched to battery power, officially starting today's spacewalk at 14:40 CEST. ⏰ About 6.5 hours of work lie ahead 🛰️ First up: replacing a spacecraft navigational aid ▶️ Watch live on: watch.esa.int/Two01 Sep 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhh6pjbas24https://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhf34p4nc2lOur spacewalkers are now in the crew lock and depressurisation is underway. Next stop: the vacuum of space. 🚀 🔴👩‍🚀 Sophie Adenot | EV1 (lead spacewalker) | Suit with red stripes ⚪️👩‍🚀 Jessica Meir | EV2 | Unmarked suit @esa.int #εpsilon01 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhf34p4nc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhe3r34q22h📝 Today's EVA to-do list: 🛰️ Replace a key navigation reflector 🧪 Collect science samples ⚡️ Upgrade power and thermal systems 📡 Maintain the AMS experiment 🎥 Replace an external camera Meanwhile, NASA's Jack Hathaway and Anil Menon are supporting the operation from inside the Station 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 @esa.int01 Sep 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhe3r34q22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhcpqtvc22h🫁 It's one of the less visible parts of a spacewalk, but one of the most important. Before stepping into space, astronauts breathe pure oxygen and exercise lightly to remove nitrogen from their bodies. This helps prevent decompression sickness when moving into the spacesuit. @esa.int #εpsilon01 Sep 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhcpqtvc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muhblp2un22h🚀 Back out the hatch! @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot is heading outside the International Space Station today for her third spacewalk of the #εpsilon mission. ▶️ 13:00 CEST: Broadcast starts 👩‍🚀 14:30 CEST: Spacewalk begins Join us live 🍿 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/epsilon/Watch_Sophie_Adenot_s_third_spacewalk_live01 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhblp2un22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mugwsi2ymc2k🚀 Welcome to @esa.int's Low Earth Orbit theme month. As ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot heads outside the International Space Station for her third spacewalk today, we're kicking off a month dedicated to Europe's presence in orbit 👩‍🚀🛰️01 Sep 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugwsi2ymc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3muaci6krbc2b"Day 196, orbit 3037 — So excited to be supporting European physiology research in orbit through the EasyMotion-2 study! For 6 weeks, I’ve been wearing an EMS suit during my cardio sessions, to help make each training session even more effective", says @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. 🎥 ESA/NASA29 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaci6krbc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/exploration.esa.int/post/3mu5i7bsllc2fWhat did two mannequins flying around the Moon teach us about radiation? 🌕☢️ Results from the MARE experiment during Artemis I suggest a protective vest could reduce the radiation dose an astronaut receives during a severe solar storm by almost 60%⚡ 🔗 https://blogs.esa.int/orion/2026/08/28/artemis-i-radiation-results-to-protect-astronauts/28 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:ifircmauayohwtr3hftg5ge3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5i7bsllc2f