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Analysed 22,669 tweets, tweets from the last 299 weeks.

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Top Applications	Count	%
about.twitter.com TweetDeck · about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck	8,955	39.5%
mobile.twitter.com Twitter Web App · mobile.twitter.com	7,667	33.8%
www.falcon.io Falcon Social Media Management · www.falcon.io	2,616	11.5%
twitter.com Twitter for iPhone · twitter.com/download/iphone	1,581	7.0%
twitter.com Twitter Web Client · twitter.com	975	4.3%
studio.twitter.com Twitter Media Studio · studio.twitter.com	439	1.9%
twitter.facelift-cloud.com Facelift-Cloud · twitter.facelift-cloud.com/	208	0.9%
studio.twitter.com Media Studio · studio.twitter.com	184	0.8%
twitter.com Twitter for iPad · twitter.com/#!/download/ipad	32	0.1%
snappytv.com SnappyTV.com · snappytv.com	11	0.0%
cxsocial.clarabridge.com CX Social · cxsocial.clarabridge.com/	1	0.0%
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Top Tweet Types	Count	%
Retweet	9,048	39.9%
Tweet	6,486	28.6%
Reply	4,652	20.5%
Quote	3,287	14.5%

Top Content Types	Count	%
URL	10,644	47.0%
Photo	5,601	24.7%
Video	683	3.0%
GIF	468	2.1%

Top Domains in URLs	Count	%
esa.int	3,292	63.9%
youtube.com	346	6.7%
blogs.esa.int	130	2.5%
shop.spreadshirt.net	130	2.5%
esahubble.org	86	1.7%
esaspaceshop.com	78	1.5%
spacetelescope.org	76	1.5%
twitter.com	60	1.2%
open.spotify.com	52	1.0%
nasa.gov	47	0.9%
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Most Retweeted Users	Count	%
@esaspaceflight - Human Spaceflight	1,060	14.0%
@ESA_EO - ESA EarthObservation	1,057	13.9%
@esascience - ESA Science	552	7.3%
@esaoperations - ESA Operations	474	6.3%
@Thom_astro - Thomas Pesquet	355	4.7%
@AschbacherJosef - Josef Aschbacher	349	4.6%
@ESA_History - ESA space history	316	4.2%
@ESA_Tech - ESA Technology	278	3.7%
@astro_paolo - Paolo Nespoli	198	2.6%
@ESA__Education - ESA Education	183	2.4%
@Astro_Alex - Alexander Gerst	177	2.3%
@ESASpaceShop - ESA Space Shop	168	2.2%
@ESA_Webb - ESA_Webb	150	2.0%
@HUBBLE_space - HUBBLE	137	1.8%
@Space_Station - Intl. Space Station	136	1.8%
@astro_matthias - Matthias Maurer	134	1.8%
@janwoerner - Jan Woerner	126	1.7%
@AstroSamantha - Sam Cristoforetti	115	1.5%
@NASA - NASA	111	1.5%
@Space4Europe - ESA Space Solutions	98	1.3%
@EsaTelecoms - ESA Telecoms	94	1.2%
@Arianespace - Arianespace	94	1.2%
@Paxi_ESAKids - Paxi	94	1.2%
@spacerockslive - Space Rocks	88	1.2%
@astro_timpeake - Tim Peake	84	1.1%
@astro_luca - Luca Parmitano	84	1.1%
@AirbusSpace - Airbus Space	82	1.1%
@esa_sts - Space Transportation	67	0.9%
@spaceforearth - Space for Earth	59	0.8%
@ESASolarOrbiter - ESA's Solar Orbiter	48	0.6%
@BepiColombo - BepiColombo	45	0.6%
@ESA_Bepi - Bepi	44	0.6%
@CopernicusEU - Copernicus EU	41	0.5%
@ESADownstreamG1	39	0.5%
@ESA_ExoMars - @ESA_ExoMars	37	0.5%
@arianespaceceo - Stéphane Israël	35	0.5%
@esaclimate - ESA Climate Office	32	0.4%
@eumetsat - EUMETSAT	32	0.4%
@NASAGroundSys - NASA's Exploration Ground Systems	29	0.4%
@ElodieViau - Elodie Viau	27	0.4%
@ESAbusinessapps - BusinessApplications	27	0.4%
@BBE_Europe - Business Bridge Europe	26	0.3%
@CassiniSaturn - CassiniSaturn	26	0.3%
@DLR_en - DLR - English	25	0.3%
@NASA_Orion - Orion Spacecraft	25	0.3%
@ESA_JUICE - ESA's JUICE mission	25	0.3%
@spacegovuk - UK Space Agency	25	0.3%
@AsteroidDay - Asteroid Day ☄	24	0.3%
@Thales_Alenia_S - Thales Alenia Space	23	0.3%
@Ariane6 - Ariane 6	23	0.3%
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Most Quoted Users	Count	%
@ESA_EO - ESA EarthObservation	235	10.0%
@esa - ESA	208	8.9%
@esaspaceflight - Human Spaceflight	194	8.3%
@ESA_History - ESA space history	167	7.1%
@NASA - NASA	139	5.9%
@esaoperations - ESA Operations	114	4.9%
@spacerockslive - Space Rocks	107	4.6%
@Space_Station - Intl. Space Station	90	3.8%
@Thom_astro - Thomas Pesquet	86	3.7%
@esascience - ESA Science	63	2.7%
@Arianespace - Arianespace	60	2.6%
@ESASpaceShop - ESA Space Shop	56	2.4%
@ESA__Education - ESA Education	55	2.3%
@roscosmos - РОСКОСМОС	52	2.2%
@AschbacherJosef - Josef Aschbacher	41	1.8%
@ESA_Webb - ESA_Webb	39	1.7%
@NASA_Orion - Orion Spacecraft	38	1.6%
@ESA_Tech - ESA Technology	38	1.6%
@NASAKennedy - NASA Kennedy / KSC	27	1.2%
@Astro_Alex - Alexander Gerst	27	1.2%
@astro_paolo - Paolo Nespoli	27	1.2%
@ESA_de - ESA auf Deutsch	26	1.1%
@Paxi_ESAKids - Paxi	26	1.1%
@astro_luca - Luca Parmitano	24	1.0%
@NASAGroundSys - NASA's Exploration Ground Systems	23	1.0%
@astro_matthias - Matthias Maurer	23	1.0%
@AstroSamantha - Sam Cristoforetti	22	0.9%
@Commercial_Crew - NASA Commercial Crew	21	0.9%
@spacegovuk - UK Space Agency	20	0.9%
@Space4Europe - ESA Space Solutions	20	0.9%
@ESA_Bepi - Bepi	20	0.9%
@SpaceX - SpaceX	19	0.8%
@AirbusSpace - Airbus Space	19	0.8%
@ESASolarOrbiter - ESA's Solar Orbiter	19	0.8%
@arianespaceceo - Stéphane Israël	18	0.8%
@NASAWebb - NASA Webb Telescope	18	0.8%
@NASAArtemis - NASA’s Artemis Program	15	0.6%
@CNES - CNES	15	0.6%
@BBE_Europe - Business Bridge Europe	14	0.6%
@AurochDigital - Auroch Digital	14	0.6%
@astro_timpeake - Tim Peake	13	0.6%
@HUBBLE_space - HUBBLE	11	0.5%
@ESA_fr - ESA France	11	0.5%
@EsaTelecoms - ESA Telecoms	10	0.4%
@ASI_spazio - Agenzia Spaziale ITA	10	0.4%
@ArianeGroup - ArianeGroup	10	0.4%
@ESAGaia - ESA Gaia	10	0.4%
@UNOOSA - UNOOSA	9	0.4%
@BepiColombo - BepiColombo	9	0.4%
@janwoerner - Jan Woerner	9	0.4%
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Most Replied to Users	Count	%
@esa - ESA	558	55.1%
@ESA_EO - ESA EarthObservation	32	3.2%
@DavidBflower - David Blanchflower BSc	30	3.0%
@spacerockslive - Space Rocks	29	2.9%
@Leaving_Orbit - Leaving Orbit	27	2.7%
@markmccaughrean - Mark McCaughrean	23	2.3%
@carolineGx8 - Caroline Geraghty	23	2.3%
@csa_asc - CanadianSpaceAgency	16	1.6%
@plumsahoy2016 - Claire Mainstone	15	1.5%
@DanielaHomolka - Daniela Homolka	12	1.2%
@esaspaceflight - Human Spaceflight	11	1.1%
@Thom_astro - Thomas Pesquet	10	1.0%
@_starbase_ - Mario Billiani 🚀	10	1.0%
@CNES - CNES	10	1.0%
@astro_timpeake - Tim Peake	8	0.8%
@ToniBryan13 - Toni Bryan	8	0.8%
@NASA - NASA	7	0.7%
@esaoperations - ESA Operations	7	0.7%
@esascience - ESA Science	7	0.7%
@blas789 - Ben Lassing	7	0.7%
@LMSpace - Lockheed Martin Space	6	0.6%
@cosmos4u - Daniel Fischer	6	0.6%
@shaunthesheep - Shaun the Sheep	6	0.6%
@Melissandre_L - Mélissandre L.	6	0.6%
@spacecentre - National Space Centre	6	0.6%
@ShuttleAlmanac - Space Shuttle Almanac	6	0.6%
@astro_luca - Luca Parmitano	6	0.6%
@AschbacherJosef - Josef Aschbacher	6	0.6%
@NASAGroundSys - NASA's Exploration Ground Systems	6	0.6%
@leotsarakos - Christos Leotsarakos	6	0.6%
@rcristofrf - Ricardo Cristof	6	0.6%
@watsonmarkj - Mark Watson	6	0.6%
@Litsas - Saskia Lit	6	0.6%
@nourtra00456201 - NourTrabelsi	6	0.6%
@tyradux	6	0.6%
@PlucheNicolas - Nicolas Theus 🇧🇪🤝🇺🇦	5	0.5%
@madame_commando - Martyna	5	0.5%
@keonmalexander - Keon Alexander	5	0.5%
@ESA_History - ESA space history	5	0.5%
@ArianeGroup - ArianeGroup	5	0.5%
@The_ShadowZone - ShadowZone	5	0.5%
@Voyager_NL - Voyager_NL	5	0.5%
@AstronautiCAST - AstronautiCAST	5	0.5%
@sgcsalmon - Stephen Salmon	5	0.5%
@tanjamasson - Tanja Masson-Zwaan	5	0.5%
@shadowraith51 - John Fitz	5	0.5%
@Astro_Imane - Die Frau im Mond 🚀	5	0.5%
@GimBroccia - Gim Broccia	5	0.5%
@DutchSpace - DutchSpace	4	0.4%
@esa_aeolus - esa aeolus mission	4	0.4%
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Top Hashtags	Count	%
#sentinel2	411	1.8%
#space	409	1.8%
#earthfromspace	401	1.8%
#artemis	368	1.6%
#mars	305	1.3%
#otd	297	1.3%
#esawebtv	293	1.3%
#icymi	253	1.1%
#webb	229	1.0%
#moon	228	1.0%
#esa	223	1.0%
#ariane5	215	0.9%
#sentinel3	188	0.8%
#forwardtothemoon	183	0.8%
#vitamission	161	0.7%
#esaopenday	159	0.7%
#missionalpha	158	0.7%
#horizons	158	0.7%
#weekinimages	151	0.7%
#space19plus	151	0.7%
#soyuz	150	0.7%
#esashop	148	0.7%
#aeolus	144	0.6%
#whereonearth	142	0.6%
#sentinel5p	137	0.6%
#estec	135	0.6%
#galileo	135	0.6%
#bepicolombo	131	0.6%
#earth	127	0.6%
#sentinel1	118	0.5%
#spacewalk	118	0.5%
#exomars	118	0.5%
#science	117	0.5%
#crew3	111	0.5%
#solarorbiter	106	0.5%
#cosmickiss	106	0.5%
#vegac	104	0.5%
#phiweek	104	0.5%
#esarecruits	102	0.4%
#withariane	101	0.4%
#earthobservation	100	0.4%
#antarctica	100	0.4%
#climatechange	97	0.4%
#covid19	97	0.4%
#spacetalks	93	0.4%
#spacedebris	89	0.4%
#sentinel6	88	0.4%
#askesa	87	0.4%
#mercury	85	0.4%
#crew4	83	0.4%
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Top Words	Count	%
european	1,034	4.6%
image	1,028	4.5%
astronaut	760	3.4%
satellite	725	3.2%
images	621	2.7%
spacecraft	619	2.7%
details	618	2.7%
science	475	2.1%
astronauts	442	1.9%
satellites	413	1.8%
future	404	1.8%
liftoff	396	1.7%
orbit	374	1.6%
during	374	1.6%
telescope	364	1.6%
using	358	1.6%
service	348	1.5%
looking	335	1.5%
module	331	1.5%
centre	310	1.4%
before	305	1.3%
being	301	1.3%
october	301	1.3%
programme	293	1.3%
rocket	292	1.3%
missions	283	1.2%
bst	277	1.2%
launched	275	1.2%
coverage	266	1.2%
conference	265	1.2%
available	260	1.1%
spaceport	251	1.1%
november	249	1.1%
july	241	1.1%
captured	239	1.1%
december	236	1.0%
explore	234	1.0%
takes	229	1.0%
together	227	1.0%
august	219	1.0%
questions	217	1.0%
guiana	208	0.9%
exploration	201	0.9%
apply	195	0.9%
taking	194	0.9%
september	194	0.9%
lunar	193	0.9%
experts	191	0.8%
largest	189	0.8%
congratulations	183	0.8%
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Top Emojis	Count	%
👉 E0.6 Backhand Index Pointing Right	3,154	13.9%
👇 E0.6 Backhand Index Pointing Down	984	4.3%
😉 E0.6 Winking Face	569	2.5%
🚀 E0.6 Rocket	559	2.5%
📷 E0.6 Camera	516	2.3%
🎥 E0.6 Movie Camera	490	2.2%
👍 E0.6 Thumbs Up	421	1.9%
🛰 E0.7 Satellite	297	1.3%
🤔 E1.0 Thinking Face	249	1.1%
😎 E1.0 Smiling Face With Sunglasses	197	0.9%
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Tweets

ESA

@esa

📺 Join us for the #Artemis I mission status briefing on #NASAtv at 22:00 GMT/23:00 CET to discuss @NASA_Orion's Return Powered Flyby of the Moon and decisions to deploy recovery assets 👉 nasa.gov/nasalive

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: ✅today at 16:40 GMT/17:40 CET, the #EuropeanServiceModule for @NASA_Orion fired its main engine at less than 127 km from the Moon's surface to put the #Artemis spacecraft on a course for Earth 👉 esa.int/Science_Explor… #OrionESM #ESM #ComingHome

ESA

@esa

😮 @NASA_Orion confirms Acquisition of Signal and what a view! #Artemis I is now heading home! 👏

ESA

@esa

Follow real-time #Artemis I updates now on @esaspaceflight 👇

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

The return powered flyby burn has begun, the European Service Module will fire the main engine for three minutes and 27 seconds.
@NASA_Orion is out of signal behind the Moon, so confirmation that the @NASAArtemis spacecraft is on route to Earth will come in half an hour... pic.twitter.com/toAXVVhipe

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

Live view of the @esa European Service Module control room as @NASA_Orion prepares for the return powered flyby burn around the Moon to return to Earth.
Can you spot @shaunthesheep ?
esa.int/Science_Explor…
#Artemis I #ForwardToTheMoon

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

The solar array wings on the European Service Module are continuing to swivel forward and back to get the best views of the Moon, and they are amazingly atmospheric!
Watch @NASAArtemis live: nasa.gov/nasalive
#ForwardToTheMoon #Artemis

GIF

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

That's no Moon... well, yes it is!
3000 km from the Moon, the European Service Module and @NASA_Orion approach our natural satellite to get a lunar gravity boost and return home to planet Earth.
🔴 Watch the @NASAArtemis flyby live: nasa.gov/nasalive

ESA

@esa

😮 Great images of @NASA_Orion and the European Service Module coming in live right now, ahead of the Return Powered Flyby engine burn 👇

NASA

@NASA

LIVE NOW: @NASA_Orion is harnessing the Moon’s gravity to accelerate back toward Earth.

The spacecraft is expected to fly about 79 miles above the lunar surface at 11:42am ET (1642 UTC). #Artemis twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

ESA Retweeted ·

In reply to @AschbacherJosef

Josef Aschbacher

@AschbacherJosef

Since 1977, Meteosat satellites have set the standard for European excellence and cooperation in meteorology. Following the success of 1st and 2nd generations of Meteosat (MSG), it is time for the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) to carry the torch. esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/EarthObse… #MTGI1

ESA

@esa

🔴LIVE NOW 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

ESA

@esa

📺 Join us live in 15 mins (at 14:30 GMT/15:30 CET) for the pre-launch press briefing for #MTGI1 on #ESAWebTV.

Hear from representatives of @ESA_EO, @eumetsat @Thales_Alenia_S and @metoffice on the benefits of the satellite.

👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… pic.twitter.com/Cj3SThslAd

ESA

@esa

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ESA

@esa

🔴 Live now, coverage of #Artemis I Return Powered Flyby and #OrionESM engine burn 👇

In reply to @esaspaceflight

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

Watch @NASA_Orion's flyby of the Moon live via @NASA television from 15:00 CET (14:00 GMT). After the flyby the @NASAArtemis spacecraft will be well and truly heading home youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lG…

ESA Retweeted ·

Thales Alenia Space

@Thales_Alenia_S

While @NASA_Orion is about to make its closest approach to the Moon🌕, the backbone of the fifth @esa European Service module, the one that will serve @NASAArtemis mission V, is getting ready to depart from @Thales_Alenia_S in #Turin, to continue its integration phase in #Bremen.

ESA Retweeted ·

In reply to @esaspaceflight

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: Orion is 368 549 km from Earth, 17 989 km from the Moon, cruising at 5577 km/h.

@NASAArtemis @AirbusSpace #OrionESM #ESM #EuropeanServiceModule

Orion Spacecraft

@NASA_Orion

Mission Time: 19 days, 3 hrs, 39 min
Orion is 229,006 mi from Earth, 11,178 mi from the Moon, cruising at 3,466 mph.
P: 177572, 138222, 60298
V: -1406, 2797, 1487
O: 24º, 16º, 319º
What's this? nasa.gov/feature/track-… #TrackArtemis pic.twitter.com/PELR3Z3i3e

Lockheed Martin Space

@LMSpace

Sunday means finishing weekend projects. Can’t get too distrac—Ooooo shiny! ✨ pic.twitter.com/H2FIRscB2z

ESA

@esa

Replying to @LMSpace @NASA_Orion and 2 others

🤣

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

With over 97 gb of data downloaded for #Artemis I so far, the command and data handling people have their work cut out.
🛰🌖📡🌍
How do they do it? It involves monitoring screens filled with numbers and in-depth knowledge.
How to fly @NASA_Orion: blogs.esa.int/orion/2022/12/…

ESA

@esa

📷 This NASA/ESA @HUBBLE_space Telescope image features the open cluster NGC 376 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy and one of the Milky Way’s nearest neighbours.

👉 esahubble.org/images/potw224…

ESA Retweeted ·

Ecsite

@Ecsite

38 space professionals from 10 countries joined the #EcsiteSpace group 2022 annual meeting in @CiteEspace 🇫🇷!
Participants explored new ways to collaborate with @Ecsite, @esa & #science centres and museums

🚀 Stay tuned to find out what's coming next: ecsite.eu/activities-and…

In reply to @esa

Jan Stoltz

@JanStoltz3

I love these deep space images, but may you please steer me in the right direction... Comet???

ESA

@esa

Replying to @JanStoltz3

Captions are on the link ;-)

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: return lunar flyby coverage will begin at 14:00 GMT/15:00 CET, 5 December. The #OrionESM engine burn, in which @NASA_Orion will use the Moon’s gravity and accelerate toward Earth, is planned for 16:43 GMT/17:43 CET. Closest approach is expected at 17:42 CET.

Orion Spacecraft

@NASA_Orion

We're approaching the Moon in preparation for our powered flyby on Dec. 5. During this maneuver Orion will fly as close as 79 miles / 127 km above the lunar surface. #Artemis pic.twitter.com/yjNANJTwgi

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

Orion had a planned 4-hour signal loss this morning.📡It continued the #Artemis mission with automated commands. How?
The European Service Module for @NASA_Orion evolved from @esa's Automated Transfer Vehicles, the clue is in the name!
Spot the similarities in the 2 spacecraft👀

ESA

@esa

📷 Well that was a memorable week for images. See what you think: our #WeekInImages, 21 November - 2 December 2022 👉 esa.int/About_Us/Week_… #ExploreFarther

In reply to @esa

Andrew #theexpanse #nsta

@desertgranite

Interesting that the linked image is horizontal instead of vertical like the twitter image. A picture frame would be different for each orientation. Which way was he presented tge image?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @desertgranite

Probably as the linked image, but he can hang it anyway he likes, surely ;-)

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: Orion is 354 977 km from Earth, 53 132 km from the Moon, cruising at 4676 km/h.

@NASAArtemis @AirbusSpace #OrionESM #ESM #EuropeanServiceModule

Orion Spacecraft

@NASA_Orion

Mission Time: 18 days, 3 hrs, 39 min
Orion is 220,573 mi from Earth, 33,015 mi from the Moon, cruising at 2,906 mph.
P: 208449, 78758, 27581
V: -1062, 2366, 1310
O: 317º, 142º, 115º
What's this? nasa.gov/feature/track-… #TrackArtemis pic.twitter.com/uAid2NNacg

ESA Retweeted ·

ESA EarthObservation

@ESA_EO

What's up with #MTGI1?
The satellite is a mere 10 days from launch🚀
MTG-I1 is currently in Kourou in the hands of @esa and @eumetsat teams and of course @Arianespace.
On Monday join us live for a last briefing before the satellite's last week on Earth: esa.int/Newsroom/Press…

ESA Retweeted ·

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

🤩Hot video of the European Service Module's Reaction Control System in action, fine-tuning @NASA_Orion's return to Earth 🌍 #Artemis flight day 17.

Made in Germany 🇩🇪 by @ArianeGroup these thrusters are keeping the Orion spacecraft on track and on course blogs.esa.int/orion/2022/12/…

ESA

@esa

👇 😮

Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

Take part in the #ShaunMoonCheese challenge and you could win a @shaunthesheep plushy, or a real Baaartemis mission patch!
🧀
What cheese do you think the Moon is made of?❓
🌕
📆Deadline: 9 December
⏩Details and how to enter: blogs.esa.int/orion/2022/11/…
#ForwardToTheMoon #Artemis pic.twitter.com/ctr4j9lrjT

ESA Retweeted ·

ESA Diversity

@ESADiversity

🚀@esa is proud to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, joining the call to action launched by @Valuable500

Read more about ESA's steps towards disability inclusion here👇
esa.int/About_Us/Diver…

#IDPD2022 #InclusionMeansAction

In reply to @AndySaunders_1

Hugh Brown

@hughjbrown

I'm intrigued that the mission didn't enter a lunar orbit, as presumably the next (crewed) mission will need to. Do you know the reason for this?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @hughjbrown @AndySaunders_1

It did enter lunar orbit, just not a low circular one like Apollo did. This particular kind of orbit is called a Distant Retrograde Orbit, hence DRO burn, etc. See blogs.esa.int/orion/2022/11/…

Wilstead Brownies

@WilsteadBrownie

Do you like our space rocks? @esa pic.twitter.com/TYHA4I8dFF

ESA

@esa

Replying to @WilsteadBrownie

We do. But you know who will get a real kick from seeing these? @spacerockslive! #Spacerocks

ESA

@esa

The next edition of #SpaceResourcesWeek, organised by @ESRIC_lu in collaboration with @LuxSpaceAgency and #ESA, takes place from 19-21 April 2023. You can submit an abstract or business outline until 9 December 2022 👉 spaceresourcesweek.lu #SpaceResWeek

Bro. Jim Hayes 🇺🇦 @brojim@mastouille.fr

@bro_james

What about A Flock of Seagulls?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @bro_james

Track 7 ;-)

In reply to @esa

Nicolò Carandini 🇮🇹🇺🇦

@TPCWare

So, the "dark side of the Moon" is not so dark! 😃

ESA

@esa

Replying to @TPCWare

Indeed, that's why we call it the 'far side' of the Moon ;-) Dark Side of the Moon is an album by @pinkfloyd.

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Helium VII

@HeliumVIII

Where do the shadows come from?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @HeliumVIII @TPCWare and 11 others

The light is from the Sun...

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Shaun the Sheep

@shaunthesheep

Shaun’s been listening to his #Artemis playlist on repeat this year! Add some pop, mix in some rap and a sprinkling of ‘flock’ and you’ve got the perfect soundtrack for a trip to the Moon! Have you discovered Shaun’s Spotify playlist yet? aard.mn/playlist #SpotifyWrapped

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ESA Technology

@ESA_Tech

Agency R&D programmes used to invent the future in space - such as these X-ray optics developed by @cosineBV for @ESA's coming @AthenaXobs mission - received strong support from Europe's space ministers at last week's #CM22 in Paris esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

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Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

Artemis log, flight day 17 – downloading data (97 gb downloaded so far during #Artemis I !)

▶ blogs.esa.int/orion/2022/12/…

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ESA Education

@ESA__Education

What's an exoplanet, why do we study them & how can you use real satellite data to hack an alien world? Answers to these Qs & more in our latest 📽️, detailing @esa's first ever hackathon for secondary school students youtube.com/watch?v=q-GbmD…

ESA

@esa

#ICYMI French president @EmmanuelMacron was presented this picture, of the #EuropeanServiceModule powering @NASA_Orion beyond the Moon, on his visit to @NASA HQ in Washington DC this week. A picture to frame and hang on any wall! 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: Orion is 361 214 km from Earth, 73 368 km from the Moon, cruising at 4282 km/h.

@NASAArtemis @AirbusSpace #OrionESM #ESM #EuropeanServiceModule

Orion Spacecraft

@NASA_Orion

Mission Time: 17 days, 3 hrs, 47 min
Orion is 224,448 mi from Earth, 45,589 mi from the Moon, cruising at 2,661 mph.
P: 227221, 23051, -2968
V: -506, 2296, 1246
O: 279º, 85º, 187º
What's this? nasa.gov/feature/track-… #TrackArtemis pic.twitter.com/EeO7CE7Dor

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Julian Griffiths

@JulianGriffiths

Getting closer to the moon, I thought it was coming back?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @JulianGriffiths @NASA_Orion

It is coming back, it has to swing by the Moon first for a gravitational close flyby and make its return burn on Monday.

ESA

@esa

📷 This @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 features a false-colour image of the remarkable moraine patterns of Malaspina Glacier in #Alaska 👉 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

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ESA

@esa

It lasted longer than expected! It was only designed to relay data from its descent, with little time on the surface, to Earth via Cassini. It was known that Cassini would be 'out of range' within a few hours of landing.

ESA

@esa

Replying to @esa @MyDearDoughnut

Plus our scientists didn't know whether Huygens would land on a solid surface or sink in an ocean, so went with only a short-term power supply. Batteries were heavy, and solar panels wouldn't work under Titan's atmosphere.

Condor

@MyDearDoughnut

Hey, @esa, I had a question ; Why did the European Huygens probe only last 90 minutes on Titan‘s surface? And how can we make future probes last longer?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @MyDearDoughnut

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ESA Climate Office

@esaclimate

Nice to see #earthobservation images from @esa in the latest catwalk fashion show in Rome this weekend. Beautiful and sustainable haute couture 🥹

ESA

@esa

#Artemis I update: @NASA_Orion will reenter the lunar sphere of influence later today, 3 December, making the Moon the main gravitational force on the spacecraft. It will leave this lunar influence for the last time on 6 December. More updates from @esaspaceflight, stay tuned!

NASA

@NASA

Don’t miss the remaining coverage of the #Artemis I Moon mission: go.nasa.gov/3uiYzBd

Dec. 5, 9am ET (1400 UTC): Return lunar flyby
Dec. 5, 5pm ET (2200 UTC): Flyby debrief
Dec. 8, 5pm ET (2200 UTC): Splashdown preview
Dec. 11, 11am ET (1600 UTC): @NASA_Orion splashdown pic.twitter.com/tz3GcIkPxK

Jaguar God

@kcirlcoclwoi9gl

Does NASA put a selfie stick on all of their craft now?

ESA

@esa

Replying to @kcirlcoclwoi9gl

No, it's a camera on the end of one of the European Service Module's solar arrays.

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Human Spaceflight

@esaspaceflight

The #Artemis I European Service Module propulsion team’s Tobias Langener reports that the de-orbit burn was successful! @shaunthesheep reported that the acceleration was a bit like firing up the Farmer’s tractor. Safe travels on your return to Earth, Shaun!

ESA

@esa

ESA highlights for 2023: just a few of the events we're looking forward to next year 👉 esa.int/Newsroom/Press…