On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024, the European House Company opened the doorways to the European House Analysis and Expertise Centre, ESTEC, within the Netherlands, welcoming some 9000 guests to its thirteenth annual Open Day. As in earlier years, ESA’s largest institution in Europe invited the general public to satisfy area engineers, astronauts and to see precise area {hardware}. Attendees explored state-of-the-art services, interacted with ESA and NASA astronauts and found numerous job alternatives at ESA. There was additionally a full schedule of talks from House Rocks, celebrating the artwork and tradition of science and area.