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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Luca Parmitano is an Italian Air Force officer and an astronaut for the European Space Agency.
The European Space Agency’s OFELIAS project involves the German Aerospace Center and DE-CIX.
The Sentinel-1 NG contract between Thales Alenia Space and the European Space Agency is valued at 700 million euros.
The all-male Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano of Italy.
The ESA's exhibit includes a simulator of the Martian surface.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 27 November 2025 that the first Artemis flight opportunity would go to a German astronaut.
ESA selected Luca Parmitano for the first Artemis crew slot because of his test pilot experience under the mission’s revised architecture.
Anne-Sophie Bradelle is the European Space Agency's communications lead.
Square Peg Communications supplies digital signal processing equipment and satellite link testing hardware to Boeing, Thales, and the European Space Agency.
ESA and NASA signed an agreement in October 2020 that provides three flight opportunities for European astronauts aboard Artemis missions in exchange for ESA contributions to the Orion crew capsule and the Gateway space station.
Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency will serve as the pilot for Artemis III.
Marcus Wandt of Sweden and Andrea Patassa of Italy are ESA astronaut reserve members with comparable test pilot credentials.
Luca Parmitano will serve as the pilot on Artemis III for the European Space Agency.
Artemis III crew members include Randy Bresnik as commander, Andre Douglas as mission specialist, and Luca Parmitano as pilot for the European Space Agency.
ESA’s ENDURE program originally focused on americium-241 before expanding to plutonium-238 in the Optimum Pro study.
Many Arrakihs contributions are supported through ESA’s Prodex programme.
Aleš Svoboda, uno de los 12 astronautas de reserva seleccionados por la ESA en noviembre de 2022, será el piloto de la misión, sujeto a la aprobación del MCOP.
La República Checa ha sido miembro de la ESA desde 2008.
Aleš Svoboda terminó su formación como astronauta de reserva en el Centro Europeo de Astronautas de la ESA en Colonia, Alemania.
El Panel Multilateral de Operaciones de Tripulación toma sus decisiones por consenso entre la NASA, la ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA y la Agencia Espacial Canadiense.