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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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Galileo satellites for the European Space Agency from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Redwire’s expanded European operations support European Space Agency programs including Cheops, Proba-3, Euclid, the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism for the lunar Gateway, and the Hera mission.
eoapp AQUA is the key outcome of the ESA Incubed project EOSmart.
ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between June 15 and July 31, 2024.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Galileo satellites for the European Space Agency from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
ESA approved the continuation of the ClearSpace-1 preparatory phase to be implemented by a consortium led by OHB SE.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
The European Space Agency approved major changes to the ClearSpace-1 debris-cleanup mission on 2024-04-23.
The European Space Agency selected ClearSpace for the ClearSpace-1 mission in 2020.
Work on RAMSES, including acquiring key spacecraft components, needs to begin before ESA member states meet for the next major ministerial meeting in late 2025 to approve funding.
ESA and the European Union have agreed to work together to establish operational space weather services for Europe.
Since its inception in 2019, Blackswan Space has developed its Mission Design Simulator and Vision Based Navigation products using internal funding, R&D grants, and multiple contracts from the European Space Agency.
The Slovenian government formally petitioned to become a full member of the European Space Agency in November 2023.
The European Space Agency Council is expected to decide on Slovenia’s membership later 2024.
Slovenia has been an associate member of the European Space Agency since 2016.
The first stage booster previously launched ESA Euclid, Ax-2, Ax-3, CRS-30, and two Starlink missions.
Dirk Bernaerts is ESA’s EarthCARE Project Manager.
ESA's Operations Centre in Germany is running a series of simulations for the liftoff and early orbit phase of the EarthCARE mission.
ESA’s EarthCARE launch campaign manager is Bill Simpson.
EarthCARE is the most complex of ESA’s Earth Explorer satellites.