November 22, 2024

Probing the Universe: ESA’s Groundbreaking Missions Launching in 2024 [Video]

Credit: ESA/Science OfficeAnother exciting mission that will release later on in 2024 is the Hera mission. This mission will fly to the binary asteroid system of Dimorphos and Didymos to observe the consequences of the effect made by NASAs Dart mission.In Earth observation, there are numerous satellites all set to be launched: the ESA/JAXA mission EarthCARE objective, the Arctic Weather Satellite objective, and the European Unions Copernicus Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-2C satellites.2024 will bring new developments as well for Galileo: two more first-generation satellites are to be released in April, followed by 2 more later on in the year. In January, he will be introduced to the Space Station as an objective specialist on the Axiom-3 industrial mission– simply time to capture up in area with his Danish associate, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who is scheduled to return to Earth after a six-month stay on the Space Station in February.

Credit: ESA/Science OfficeAnother amazing objective that will release later in 2024 is the Hera mission. This mission will fly to the binary asteroid system of Dimorphos and Didymos to observe the aftermath of the effect made by NASAs Dart mission.In Earth observation, there are several satellites prepared to be introduced: the ESA/JAXA mission EarthCARE mission, the Arctic Weather Satellite objective, and the European Unions Copernicus Sentinel-1C and Sentinel-2C satellites.2024 will bring new advancements as well for Galileo: two more first-generation satellites are to be introduced in April, followed by two more later in the year. The first hardware deliveries will take location for the second-generation Galileo satellites.ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden will travel to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) no earlier than January 2024. In January, he will be introduced to the Space Station as an objective expert on the Axiom-3 commercial objective– just time to capture up in area with his Danish colleague, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, who is scheduled to return to Earth after a six-month stay on the Space Station in February.