Agence spatiale européenne
The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration, with 22 member states. Founded in 1975, ESA shapes Europe's space capabilities, ensuring investments in space deliver benefits to European citizens, working across the entire space sector. ESA develops and operates Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and astronomy satellites and sends probes to explore the solar system, partnering with agencies like NASA, JAXA and commercial partners like Airbus. Key programs include the development of launch vehicles like Ariane and Vega, the Galileo satellite navigation system, and missions like Rosetta and BepiColombo.
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ESA's NEOMIR mission, targeted for launch in the mid-2030s, will detect impact hazards in the infrared.
In January 2025, ESA awarded an €862 million contract to a Thales Alenia Space Italy-led consortium to develop the Lunar Descent Element (LDE).
ESA's Flyeye telescopes are designed to catch asteroids that slip past current surveys.
Redwire is the prime contractor for the European Space Agency's Skimsat mission.
ESA's Argonaut Mission is planned for launch from the 2030s to deliver cargo, infrastructure, and scientific instruments to the Moon's surface.
Thales Alenia Space has signed multiple contracts for the European Space Agency's Argonaut Lunar Descent Element.
Thales Alenia Space has finalized the core industrial team for the development of the European Space Agency’s Argonaut lunar lander.
ESA's Planetary Defence team oversees the development of Europe's asteroid mitigation capabilities through missions such as Hera.
Amphinicy Technologies has been appointed by the European Space Agency as the prime contractor for the ONEST project under ESA’s ScyLight program.
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to establish a central hub for exploration activities in Cologne, Germany.
The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) was established in 1990 and is home to ESA’s astronaut corps.
Europe is advancing the ESA’s Celeste In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD) for low Earth orbit Positioning Navigation and Timing (LEO-PNT) initiatives.
MAITY Space provides a flight-proven collision avoidance system based on the European Space Agency's collision avoidance framework, called 'colafw'.
Thales Alenia Space Italia has signed multiple contracts to form the core industrial team that will build the Lunar Descent Module (LDE) for the European Space Agency's Argonaut mission, scheduled for launch in the 2030s.
The planned budget for the new building is €20 million, shared equally between ESA and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Orbit Fab landed the first stage of a contract from ESA and the UK Space Agency worth £1.3 million ($1.7 million) to demonstrate in-space refueling capabilities by 2028.
The expanded EAC facilities will serve as ESA’s central hub for human and robotic exploration activities after the new building is completed in 2028.
These contracts complement a previous agreement signed between the ESA and Thales Alenia Space in January 2025 related to the design, development, and delivery of the LDE.
MAITY Space is a space startup founded in 2024 that provides flight-proven collision avoidance solutions based on the European Space Agency's collision avoidance framework 'colafw.'
The new technology was developed in the United Kingdom under the European Space Agency's ARTES programme.