Intern in the Space Safety Programme - Planetary Defence Office - Bringing Lost Asteroids Back
ESA · ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
About this role
Apply now » Intern in the Space Safety Programme - Planetary Defence Office - Bringing Lost Asteroids Back Job Requisition ID: 21073 Date Posted: 1 November 2026 Closing Date: 30 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: External Only Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Directorate: Operations Workplace: Frascati, IT #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Location ESRIN, Frascati, Italy Our team and mission The ESA Space Safety Department takes care of all potential hazards and threats from space or in space, which can impact human activities, infrastructure, or related applications. The spectrum of tasks ranges from gathering the basic understanding of space hazards originating from our Sun, from human space debris, or from asteroids potentially colliding with the Earth. It also addresses basic approaches to mitigate these hazards and to implement space systems end-to-end in a sustainable and eco-compatible way. Moreover, several corner stone missions are underway to demonstrate basic methods of space weather forecasting, asteroid deflection and active space debris removal from orbit. In execution of these tasks, the Space Safety Department has the…