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 plans to sign the contracts for the HiBiDiS and SOVA-S missions by the end of the year.
CubeMAP was ESA’s first Scout mission selected for development.
The European Space Agency has approved the HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions for development.
ESA scrapped the CubeMAP mission in 2023 after determining that it could not be delivered in time and on budget.
Nick Appleyard is head of Applications and Solutions at ESA.
Domenico Mignolo is Head of the Technology and Products Division at the European Space Agency.
ESA’s Copernicus Contributing Mission was a key driver of Iceye Oy’s early growth.
MANUS is designed to support loading and unloading equipment and cargo from ESA’s Argonaut lander.
The Atlantic Constellation brings together Spain, the European Space Agency, and the Government of Portugal.
ESA’s Argonaut program is central to its strategy to establish an enduring European presence on the Moon.
The Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission was jointly developed by ESA, EUMETSAT, NASA, and NOAA.
MANUS is designed to support loading and unloading of equipment and cargo from ESA’s Argonaut lander and to transfer payloads to a rover, the lunar surface, or an astronaut.
Redwire’s Luxembourg-based team developed MANUS in collaboration with Added Value Solutions and with support from ESA.
Redwire developed, tested, and delivered a robotic arm prototype for cargo operations on the European Space Agency’s planned lunar lander.
Redwire developed, tested, and delivered the MANUS robotic arm prototype for the European Space Agency’s planned Argonaut lunar lander.
Open Cosmos presented eight new Earth observation satellites at the ESA Earth Observation Commercialization Forum.
The Atlantic Constellation (ESCA) project is managed by the Spanish Space Agency in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
ESA’s Argonaut lander is intended to deliver between 3,300 and 3,970 pounds of cargo, infrastructure, and scientific instruments to the lunar surface.
The European Space Agency coordinates Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich for the European Union’s Copernicus programme.
NASA, the European Space Agency, and JAXA developed LunaNet as a proposed lunar connectivity, navigation, and emergency-support infrastructure.