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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In May 2024, ESA announced that Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois were the first members of its newest astronaut class assigned to long-duration missions to the ISS.
Through this mission, Europe consolidates its leadership in Earth observation and emphasizes the importance of international cooperation among ESA, NASA, NOAA, and Eumetsat.
Sener will collaborate on the European Space Agency's EnVision mission from its locations in Spain and Poland.
EnVision is the second mission of the ESA dedicated to Venus.
Funding for Phase 2 activities of the LEO Cargo Return Services initiative will be discussed during ESA’s Ministerial Council meeting later this month.
The European Space Agency has instructed participants in its LEO Cargo Return Services initiative to design cargo capsules compatible with the evolution towards crew transportation.
Aaron Strangfeld is a Quantum & Emerging Sensing Technologies Engineer at ESA.
SBQuantum has received a $1.3 million (€800,000) contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) funded through ESA’s FutureEO program.
The INPE - ESA collaboration will help evaluate how Biomass provides insights into global forest carbon dynamics, particularly in the Amazon.
ESA, the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE), and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) collaborated to assess how to exploit Biomass' data.
ESA has requested SBQuantum to build a prototype quantum magnetometer sensor for testing.
The NASA-ESA Sentinel-6B satellite is enclosed inside its fairing.
France has not yet shared its intended contribution to the European Space Agency at the agency's council of ministers.
In August of last year, SBQuantum provided ESA with the design of a magnetometer designed for Earth Observation.
Muriel Pinheiro is ESA's Biomass Processor Development Manager.
Securing the second contract with ESA indicates strong market potential for SBQuantum's quantum magnetometers as sensors deployed in space.
The upgraded quantum magnetometer will feature improved sensitivity of sub 100 Picotesla, higher bandwidth of 400 Hz, and greater accuracy of 200 Picotesla as required by ESA for advanced EO missions.
Canada renewed its cooperation agreement with ESA from 2019 through 2030 and is the only non-European cooperating state.
Inge Jonckheere is the Head of the Green Solutions Division at ESA.
The testing of Nyx’s MMOD shield was carried out under the European Space Agency’s LEO Cargo Return Services initiative.