ESA OPEN DAY AT ESTEC 2023, Oct 8, 2023, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, 10:00-17:00 CEST

The European Space Agency (ESA) will hold an “open day” at its European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Norrdwijk, the Netherlands, on October 8, 2023 from 10:00-17:00 Central European Summer Time.

Advance registration is required.

More information is on the event’s website, which says:

ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is ESA’s technical centre, and the single largest Agency establishment.

In operation for well over half a century, this is where new ESA missions are born and novel technologies are investigated. Completed space missions are also evaluated here ahead of flight, in Europe’s largest satellite testing facility.

This 12^th annual ESA Open Day at ESTEC is your chance to meet space scientists and engineers to find out about all aspects of Europe’s work off the planet, including posing questions to the experts at our Space Citizens Forum.

ESA astronauts André Kuipers and Thomas Reiter will be here for talks and autograph sessions, along with John McFall, UK Paralympian athlete and member of ESA’s astronaut reserve.