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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Pulse is distributed under the ESA Community Licence, enabling access across the European space ecosystem without commercial constraints.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially announced Pulse, an initiative developed under the ESA Operations Directorate.
The Japanese government has taken a step closer to formalizing its contribution to launch ESA's RAMSES mission.
ESA’s Chief Technical Advisor for Space Transportation, Giorgio Tumino, mentioned that the activities resulted from joint harmonization work with Avio to maximize technology return on investments.
The European Space Agency (ESA) foresees transportation hubs in orbit around Earth providing logistic services similar to airports or train stations.
The project proposes the development of an Australian AquaWatch satellite to complement ESA’s NAIAD mission, creating a dual-satellite system that enhances frequency and precision of monitoring.
The contract was signed by ESA’s Director of Space Transportation Toni Tolker-Nielsen and Avio’s Chief Commercial Officer Marino Fragnito.
A milestone user acceptance test was conducted with mission operators and engineering teams from ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC).
Basilicata is collaborating with the European Space Agency (ESA).
Arianespace signed the 'Net Zero Space' agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2021.
The European Space Agency and Avio signed a contract for 24 months of development activities for an in-flight demonstration of a reusable upper stage.
The European Space Agency and Avio signed a contract for 24 months of development activities for a reusable upper stage.
ESA published the Phase 2 call in May 2025 after approximately 12 months of Phase 1.
On the Moon, ESA plans to use a Fresnel lens to focus sunlight instead of lasers for creating landing pads.
The ESAC facilities include several antennas of different diameters and house the scientific operations centers for all ESA planetary and astronomy missions.
The European Space Agency's HydroGNSS mission is ready to start preparations for launch in California.
The CCOR design is also slated for ESA's Vigil mission, which is expected to launch in 2031.
On 29 September, ESA announced the awarding of a €40 million contract to Avio for Phase 2.
HydroGNSS will ensure there are no data gaps when missions such as ESA's SMOS and NASA's SMAP end.
HydroGNSS is part of the European Space Agency's FutureEO program.