The GaiaNIR mission and the engagement of the Spanish Community

Session

Mission overview. Chair: Mercè Romero Gómez

28 Jan 2026, 15:00

Agencia Espacial Española (AEE) headquarters in Sevilla

10. Welcome and summary of the ministerial meeting

Isabel Pérez Grande (Directora de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación AEE)

28/01/2026, 15:00

12. Voyage 2050: GaiaNIR in context (online)

Frédéric Safa (ESA)

28/01/2026, 15:15

82. Gaia lessons learned (online)

Jos De Bruijne

28/01/2026, 15:30

Although the Gaia mission is still very much alive and still has its most important data releases coming up in the future, the spacecraft operations have ended, and several successful data releases have already been made. Some important lessons learned can therefore already be drawn. This presentation will highlight a few of these.

13. The GaiaNIR mission and the hidden regions of our Galaxy, including the inclusion of RVS and end-of-mission accuracies

David Hobbs

28/01/2026, 15:45

14. Reflections from Gaia

Anthony Brown (TBC)

11. Spanish industrial partners, current developme

Cecilia Hernández (TBC)