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 European Space Agency funded several of the onboard experiments on SubOrbital Express-5.
Moon Base III includes a Lunar Vertex investigation studying lunar swirls, with payloads from ESA and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.
The European Space Agency approved the HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions.
The UNCOPUOS Long-Term Sustainability Guidelines, the ESA Zero Debris Charter, and the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee mitigation guidelines form a body of space debris best practice.
ESA’s Scout mission class is designed to be developed within three years for no more than €35 million.
ESA has updated debris mitigation requirements and the Zero Debris Charter to shorten disposal timelines and improve disposal-capability demonstrations at the licensing stage.
Orbit Fab holds a European Space Agency contract worth approximately $830,000 to work with telecom primes on integrating xenon refueling technology into commercial satellites.
Arribes worked with the ESA, the Spanish Space Agency, the Seville City Council, and Indra to prepare and execute the meeting.
José María Pérez Pérez is head of the ESA Spanish National Programs Department at the Agencia Espacial Española.
ESA selected the HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions after a 10-month evaluation of four candidate missions.
The ESA Commercialisation Network operates in more than 20 countries.
ESA introduced the Scout mission class in 2019 within its FutureEO programme.
Nick Appleyard leads Applications and Solutions at the European Space Agency.
Arribes worked with ESA, the Agencia Espacial Española, the Seville city government, Indra, and other stakeholders to prepare and execute the Seville meeting.
ESA Scout missions are designed as agile, low-cost Earth observation missions that use small satellites developed in three years for no more than €30 million, later increased to €35 million.
ESA awarded the CubeMAP contract to GomSpace in 2021.
The ESA Commercialisation Network includes ESA BICs, Technology Brokers, Phi-Labs, Ambassadors, and other specialized actors.
The Moon Base III mission will also carry payloads from the European Space Agency and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.
ESA secured more than €900 million in commitments at its 2025 ministerial conference to support the European Launcher Challenge.
HydroGNSS, developed by SSTL, is the first ESA Scout mission to reach orbit.