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@eurospacehistory.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 3:31 PM

While preparations are under way for @esa.int’s 'Intermediate Ministerial Meeting', in Rome on 16 December, #ESAarchives look back at the 1985 ESA Ministerial Council – also hosted in Rome! Why was this meeting so important? 👇

ESA Ministerial Council in session in Rome, 1985
@eurospacehistory.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 3:27 PM

Following May’s article on Sounding Rockets, this month #ESAarchives looks at the story of the other ESRO scientific programme, and the seven first-generation satellites launched by ESRO from 1968-1972. Check out a range of online, archival resources🧪🔭👇

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Black and white picture of outdoor magnetic tests for ESRO-1 at ESTEC, pic ESA ECSRESRO 1 at the Laboratoire Central de Telecommunications in 1967, pic ESA ECSRWhite-suited technicians work on HEOS-1 preparing for small vacuum chamber tests, pic ESA ECSR
@eurospacehistory.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:14 PM

In the latest opening, #ESAarchives look the European figures and documents who link the two organisations, ESA and COSPAR🧪🔭

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More information on COSPAR cospar2026.org

Black and white photo of delegates to the COSPAR Plenary Meeting and Third International Space Science Symposium, Washington DC, 30 April - 9 May 1962
@eurospacehistory.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:07 PM

After the recent COSPAR 46th Scientific Assembly in Italy this year, #ESAarchives looks at over 60 years of ESA-COSPAR collaboration.

COSPAR, the Committee on Space Research, was set up in October 1958 by the International Council for Scientific Unions.

@science.esa.int #SpaceHistory #SpaceScience

Cover of ESA brochure for the 40th anniversary of COSPARBlue cover of an ESA Scientific Publication (SP) for ESA's Report to the 36th COSPAR Meeting in 2006.