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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ESA’s 2023 call allows mission concepts under €50 million and encourages leveraging rideshare launches on Ariane 6 using lunar-ward trajectories and potential kick-stages.
The 5-kilogram TENACIOUS micro-rover built by ispace Europe under an ESA contract with funding aid from the Luxembourg Space Agency was lost when RESILIENCE crashed.
Under an ISRO-ESA agreement, Indian institutes will conduct two joint microgravity experiments with ESA.
PSLV has launched missions for other space agencies, including the Proba-3 Sun-studying craft for ESA last year.
The collaboration between ESA and academic institutions will help develop national and local capacities, create jobs in the space sector, and accelerate the adoption of space solutions in the European economy.
The European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) is a joint initiative between ESA and Switzerland.
The first platform of the ESDI is the ESA Phi Lab Switzerland, which is integrated into the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI).
Geraldine Naja, ESA Director for Commercialization, Industry and Competitiveness, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Joanne Sieber, CEO of the Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation, to create strong connections between the space sector and the Swiss Deep-Tech ecosystem.
Christian Rüegg, Director of PSI, stated that the ESDI is an important part of the strengthened relationships between ESA and Switzerland.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has opened its first presence in Switzerland with the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre.
Other groups, including the US DoD, ESA, EU-SST, and the Aerospace Corporation, produced different reentry model results for Kosmos 482.
ESA reported a last radar detection of Kosmos 482 from Germany at 6:04 UTC on May 10, 2025.
Lunar Pathfinder is a stepping stone toward ESA’s Moonlight navigation and communications constellation in support of lunar surface missions.
Blue Ghost 2 will use an orbital transfer stage called Elytra Dark to help deliver the 280-kilogram Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft for ESA to lunar orbit.
The European Space Agency has provided initial funding for the RAMSES mission to study Apophis.
The European Space Agency is assessing the impact of the proposed budget cuts and its response.
No funding is allocated for a Mars sample return mission that was to be developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).
The DLR Institute for Space Research will continue to lead the scientific consortium of the ESA project PLATO.
The DLR Institute for Space Research contributes to the German space strategy and the scientific and exploration programs of the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, and JAXA.
The ESA space telescope PLATO is scheduled to launch at the end of 2026.