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SUMMARY:ESA PRE-LAUNCH BFG FOR THE SMILE MISSION (in English)\, Mar 26\, 2026\, 9:00 am ET
DESCRIPTION:ESA will hold pre-launch briefings in several languages for the smile mission that is scheduled for launch between April 8 and May 7\, 2026. Smile will study how Earth responds to the solar wind from the Sun. \nThe briefings are on March 25 and 26.  The full list is on ESA’s website. The briefing in English is on March 26\, 2026 at 14:00 Central European Time (9:00 am EDT — Europe does not change to summer time until March 29) and will livestream on ESA’s website. \nParticipants are: \nCarole Mundell\, Director of Science\, ESA\nDavid Agnolon\, Smile Project Manager\, ESA\nIgnasi Pardos Biarnes\, Vega Launch System and Engineering Manager\, ESA\nColin Forsyth\, Associate Professor in the Space Plasma Physics Group at the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory\nJing Li\, Smile Project Manager\, CAS\nRaquel González Sola\, General Director\, Airbus Spain \nMore information is in ESA’s press release. \n 
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/esa-pre-launch-bfg-for-the-smile-mission-in-english-mar-26-2026-900-am-et/
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