Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What did space have in store for Europe this month? This June, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was named pilot of NASA's Artemis III mission, Ariane 6 set a new European launch record, Proba-3 returned to operations, ESA satellites detected early signs of El Niño, Euclid unveiled its most detailed view yet of the Milky Way's galactic centre, and Sophie Adenot reached the halfway point of her εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station.
Join us for another month of European space achievements.
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/06/This_Month_at_ESA_June_2026
Chapters:
0:00 - 0:03 This Month at ESA
0:03 - 0:34 Luca Parmitano announced as Artemis III pilot
0:34 - 0:53 ESA at ILA Berlin International Airshow 2026
0:53 - 1:17 Proba-3’s signal returns
1:17 - 1:40 Ariane 6 breaks records with new boosters
1:40- 2:02 El Niño seen from space
2:02 - 2:31 Euclid releases a new view of our galaxy's centre
2:31 - 2:58 Sophie halfway through her mission
2:58 - 3:23 That’s a wrap for This Month at ESA!
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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
What did space have in store for Europe this month? This June, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was named pilot of NASA's Artemis III mission, Ariane 6 set a new European launch record, Proba-3 returned to operations, ESA satellites detected early signs of El Niño, Euclid unveiled its most detailed view yet of the Milky Way's galactic centre, and Sophie Adenot reached the halfway point of her εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station.
Join us for another month of European space achievements.
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/06/This_Month_at_ESA_June_2026
Chapters:
0:00 - 0:03 This Month at ESA
0:03 - 0:34 Luca Parmitano announced as Artemis III pilot
0:34 - 0:53 ESA at ILA Berlin International Airshow 2026
0:53 - 1:17 Proba-3’s signal returns
1:17 - 1:40 Ariane 6 breaks records with new boosters
1:40- 2:02 El Niño seen from space
2:02 - 2:31 Euclid releases a new view of our galaxy's centre
2:31 - 2:58 Sophie halfway through her mission
2:58 - 3:23 That’s a wrap for This Month at ESA!
★ 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
