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What did space have in store for Europe this July?
The Artemis II crew visited ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, to meet the team behind Orion’s European Service Module, celebrating the collaboration that powered their trip around the Moon. Meanwhile, ESA’s Hera spacecraft successfully upgraded its software from 140 million km away, in preparation for its investigation of Didymos and Dimorphos later this year.
July also saw FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C head to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for their launch this September. Then, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope celebrates four years of science with a spectacular new view of the galaxy Centaurus A.
400 km above Earth, Sophie Adenot inaugurated the European Enhanced Exercise Device with rowing, rope-pulling, strength training and more. She also showed us the ISS 'Veggie' chamber, and how the space seedlings have been growing. From the Cupola, Sophie captured her most impressive footage of Earth’s auroras yet.
Here’s your monthly roundup of everything happening at the European Space Agency.
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
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What did space have in store for Europe this July?
The Artemis II crew visited ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, to meet the team behind Orion’s European Service Module, celebrating the collaboration that powered their trip around the Moon. Meanwhile, ESA’s Hera spacecraft successfully upgraded its software from 140 million km away, in preparation for its investigation of Didymos and Dimorphos later this year.
July also saw FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C head to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in preparation for their launch this September. Then, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope celebrates four years of science with a spectacular new view of the galaxy Centaurus A.
400 km above Earth, Sophie Adenot inaugurated the European Enhanced Exercise Device with rowing, rope-pulling, strength training and more. She also showed us the ISS 'Veggie' chamber, and how the space seedlings have been growing. From the Cupola, Sophie captured her most impressive footage of Earth’s auroras yet.
Here’s your monthly roundup of everything happening at the European Space Agency.
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/07/This_Month_at_ESA_July_2026
★ Subscribe: bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications.
We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.
Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
![Water and convex lenses 💧 (Part 2) [French with English subtitles]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QWK70V6rer8/mqdefault.jpg "Water and convex lenses 💧 (Part 2) [French with English subtitles]
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot shared this video on her social media channels with the caption:
[EN] Day 079, orbit 1222 — Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 5: Water and convex lenses, part II.
[FR] Jour 079, orbite 1222 – La science du dimanche matin avec Sophie, épisode 5 : Eau et lentilles convexes, partie II.
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