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 ESA Space Environment Report 2024 emphasizes the deteriorating situation of Earth's orbit, affecting mission safety and the economic sustainability of the space sector.
DE-CIX is collaborating with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the European Space Agency's OFELIAS project to explore laser-based communications for satellite data exchange.
The Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission is a collaboration between NASA, ESA, the European Union, EUMETSAT, and NOAA.
La AEE tiene el mandato de coordinar la política espacial española con la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA), la Unión Europea (UE) y organizaciones internacionales.
Sentinel-6B is a joint mission led by NASA and ESA that will provide essential sea level and other ocean data after it launches in November.
In November 2024, the European Space Agency awarded ArianeGroup €230 million in additional funding for the upgraded T1E prototype.
The Themis project is funded by the European Space Agency and through the European Union initiative called SALTO.
The Prometheus rocket engine is being developed by ArianeGroup as part of a separate ESA-funded project and is capable of producing approximately 100 tonnes of thrust.
ESA Member States adopted the Themis programme in November 2019 to develop and mature key technologies for future reusable rockets.
Kreios Space's team consists of 17 people and is supported by European investors and experts from organizations such as Thales, JAXA, and ESA.
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released predictions for the arrival of 2023 CX1, missing the mark by 20 meters.
The BEAP solid booster test stand is the only large-scale test stand operated by CNES on behalf of the European Space Agency.
France and Germany together contribute approximately 40% of ESA's budget and are key partners in European Union space programs.
The Guiana Space Centre is historically the launch base for France's launchers and the European Space Agency.
The mission name and patch for εpsilon were announced by French President Emmanuel Macron, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, and Sophie Adenot on 20 June.
PLD Space has been officially selected by the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA), for its first Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) contract.
PLD Space's engineering team will carry out the development, with technical support from ESA, integrating it into the company's technological roadmap aligned with its reuse and operational autonomy plans for 2030.
The contract for the Halcón project has a total budget of 995,705 euros and will be co-funded equally by ESA and PLD Space, which will retain ownership of the final development.
The Halcón project has been approved within the NAVISP / Element 2 program, a key initiative by ESA to reinforce European competitiveness in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies.
Sara García's training at the ESA's European Astronaut Centre is funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.