ESA Exploration

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19 October 2026 16:53

A prolific decade in Mars orbit. @esa.int’s Trace Gas Orbiter slipped into orbit around Mars at 17:24 CEST on 19 October 2016. Here are some impressive facts and figures about our largest Mars explorer 👇 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

European Space History

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19 October 2026 12:18

#OTD 🔟 years ago, 19 October 2016, ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter entered Mars orbit, the second time that ESA has placed a spacecraft into orbit around the Red Planet 🧪 🔭 🔴 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @sci.esa.int @operations.esa.int @esa.int

European Space History

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18 October 2026 21:05

#ThisWeek in 2002, ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory was launched on a Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 17 October 🧪🔭 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @esa.int @science.esa.int #Space #History #SpaceHistory #Astronomy

China Space Watch

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17 October 2026 09:32

🚀 On this day in 2003, Yang Liwei became China’s first astronaut in space, launching aboard Shenzhou-5. The historic mission made China the third nation to independently send a human into orbit, marking a major milestone in its space programme.

NASA 🔴 Image of the Day (Unofficial)

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17 October 2026 09:30

May 27, 2008: Polygonal patterns near NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander reflect icy ground similar to Earth's arctic regions. www.nasa.gov/image-article/mission-begins/