Speaker
Timo Prusti
Description
The operational phase of the Gaia mission is over and the fourth data release (DR4) covering the nominal 5 year mission will come out in December 2026. Work has also started for the final legacy archive covering the whole 10+ years of data (DR5). DR5 is planned for 2030. The mission, data processing and selected highlight science results will be shown together with information of what to expect in DR4 and DR5. A crucial element of the Gaia mission is the Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC). The establishment and working of DPAC is presented with the ESA viewpoint. The perspective is specifically chosen to provide information of participation to future missions for scientists from smaller (ESA member) countries.