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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On 31 October, ESA revealed that a confidence test at Astronika’s facility in Warsaw demonstrated the successful deployment of both ramps.
In early 2024, ESA awarded Thales Alenia Space a €522 million contract to replace key components of the ExoMars mission.
Simonetta Cheli is the director of Earth observation programs at ESA and stated the launch of Sentinel-1D is important for the ESA.
The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) manage the new Sentinel-1D satellite.
Urso and Lloyd discussed major themes for the upcoming ESA Ministerial Conference, including budget decisions and the allocation between mandatory and optional programs.
Ramón Torres is the director of the Sentinel-1 project at ESA.
The Copernicus program is managed by the European Commission and co-financed by the EU and the ESA.
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for the Sentinel-1 mission on behalf of the ESA.
Sentinel-1D and Sentinel-1C are ready to support the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer Harmony mission.
In March 2025, ESA and Thales Alenia Space awarded Airbus a £150 million contract to develop and build the landing platform for the ExoMars mission.
Flight Director Ian Shurmer is part of the team at ESA mission control.
Ariane 62 VA265 has successfully launched ESA's Sentinel-1D.
Telemetry from Sentinel-1D has begun to arrive at ESA's mission control in Darmstadt.
Pablo Álvarez Fernández ha sido seleccionado como astronauta de reserva de la ESA, representando a una nueva generación de talento espacial español.
The Sentinel-1D satellite was developed by Thales Alenia Space for the European Commission under contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The demonstration was part of a recent test at the 5G/6G Telecom Lab at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The Netherlands.
The European Space Agency's Henon mission will be the first independent CubeSat to venture into deep space.
This work falls under the European Space Agency's NAVISP Element 2 program, dedicated to advancing new positioning, navigation, and timing technologies beyond conventional satellite navigation.
A European team involving the European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defence and Space, and Eutelsat demonstrated 5G New Radio signal handover with a OneWeb satellite.
ESA's Sentinel-1D satellite is on its launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.