r/esa

Hello, Im a slovakian highschool student who is almost graduating and im currently trying to decide on a university major, Im considering studying either avionics engineering here in slovakia or geoinformatics in czech republic, after finishing my studies i plan to live in czechia or another european country.

Now my question is, how likely am i to get a space related job or a job at ESA with these 2 degrees? Is it possible to get a job in the space industry with a geoinformatics degree? Which of these would make getting a space related job easier? Im genuinely interested in both of these majors but i cant really decide which would be a better choice, however im slightly leaning towards to geoinformatics.

I read that ESA will try to launch a mars lander in 2035. Are there any images or concepts of this lander? What is it expected to look like? Is it likely to look like the Schiaparelli** **lander?

Thanks everyone!

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I have wanted to be an astronaut since i was a small kid but i feel like the chances of it ever happening are very slim. I do well in most subjects in school and I am willing to put in the work but recently with the ISS getting deorbited and how small the selection pools are, I feel like there's a very slim chance of me being selected to become an astronaut. I'm still relatively young so I have a couple of years to decide if i want to try to become an astronaut or if I should stick with something more realistic such as being an engineer to work on probes and things like that.
I do pretty well in subjects like maths, engineering, science, and some programming and i would just like to know if I should try pursuing this path

ESA has begun risk mitigation efforts aimed at replacing NASA’s contributions to its LISA mission with European alternatives.

Quotes:

> Under the agreement, JAXA will provide solar arrays and a thermal infrared imager instrument for Ramses. It will also launch the mission on an H3 rocket in April 2028.

> ESA and JAXA announced in November 2024 their intent to collaborate on Ramses, working first to identify potential Japanese contributions to the mission. The agreement came after both agencies secured funding for the mission, including formal adoption of Ramses at ESA’s November 2025 ministerial council meeting.

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It’s been quite some time since we’ve last seen or heard much of it. It should’ve had its first hop around right now but nothing, sadly.

When do you think we’ll see its maiden flight? I would love to see it, but it’s taking a very long time.

Hi, I’ve wanted to work at ESA for a long time and I’m still pretty young, so I’m trying to figure out what skills I should focus on. Is coding an important or required skill for electrical/Aerospace engineers at ESA? if so which languages would suit the best?