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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The AESPP is co-implemented by ESA and AfSA to strengthen cooperation across the entire space value chain.
The ramps for the Rosalind Franklin rover of the European Space Agency (ESA) have passed a key milestone in testing.
Nigel Savage, ESA Academy Training Administrator, stated that the training goes beyond engineering to create conditions for true partnership.
The HydroGNSS project is part of ESA's strategy to enhance Europe's role in Earth observations.
In early 2024, the ESA awarded Airbus a €522 million contract to replace key components of its ExoMars mission due to the breakdown of its relationship with the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
In March 2025, the ESA and Thales Alenia Space awarded Airbus a £150 million (€179 million) contract to develop and build the ExoMars landing platform.
The US State Department noted that non-tariff barriers would challenge areas such as space weather, remote sensing, space exploration, spaceflight safety, space debris mitigation and remediation, communications, and cooperation with the European Space Agency.
ESA, EUSPA, and OHB SE teams are on site to prepare for the next launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
ESA's observations provide governments with objective verification tools for emissions data.
The Climate Change Initiative (CCI) at ESA produces long-term satellite data sets on essential climate variables.
The HydroGNSS mission is part of the European Space Agency's Scout Programme.
Simonetta Cheli, director of ESA's Earth observation programs, emphasizes the importance of regularly comparing inversion results with national greenhouse gas inventories to monitor policy efficacy.
The launch of the Sentinel-1D satellite represents progress for the Copernicus program, the European Space Agency's (ESA) flagship Earth observation initiative.
HydroGNSS is the first Scout mission of the European Space Agency, designed to deliver cutting-edge science quickly and affordably.
The HydroGNSS mission is backed by the UK Space Agency and is part of the European Space Agency's Scout framework.
Euclid is a mission of the ESA designed to observe the cosmos with optical and infrared instruments.
GMV developed the mission control center for Sentinel-1D, located at ESA's Operations Center (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
In the Aviation segment, SES is addressing a backlog of ESA antenna implementations, which impacts profitability.
Josef Aschbacher, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), announced the successful launch.
The ramps for the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin rover have passed a key testing milestone.