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

#HowWeMakeASpaceMission: Where does a space agency get its ideas from? ESA’s first contact with promising new concepts come through its Discovery & Preparation programme. It performs detailed studies of innovative missions, new approaches and technologies – novel ways of exploring space… #Space19plus | ESA - European Space Agency

3.4K views · 186 reactions | Get the latest on the ESA astronaut selection - watch our programme ‘Hiring astronauts’, exclusively on ESA Web TV – daily at 12:15 BST/13:15 CEST on https://esawebtv.esa.int | ESA - European Space Agency | Facebook

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

140K views · 11K reactions | How do astronauts keep fit and stay...