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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Arianespace signed a contract with the European Space Agency to launch the IRIDE constellation of imaging satellites.
Arianespace signed a contract on 2023-03-14 with the European Space Agency, acting on behalf of the Italian government, to launch the IRIDE constellation of imaging satellites.
ESA and NASA agreed in June 2022 to cooperate on Lunar Pathfinder with NASA providing a launch via CLPS and using the spacecraft for communications.
nexTenna’s ESA technology is the only ESA tested with the SpaceBridge U7720 modem that utilizes a continuous 1.5 GHz wide bandwidth capability without dispersion or squinting issues.
Blue Ghost 2 will deliver the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for the European Space Agency, to lunar orbit to serve as a communications relay.
Before landing on the Moon, the Blue Ghost transfer vehicle will deploy the European Space Agency’s Lunar Pathfinder satellite into lunar orbit to provide communications for future spacecraft, robots, and human explorers.
Intellian Technologies unveiled its latest Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) technology at Satellite 2023 in Washington, D.C.
The G2STB will provide ESA with a system verification and validation facility to support ESA’s role as Galileo System Development Prime and to enable Galileo system monitoring, troubleshooting, prototyping, and experimentation activities.
The European Space Agency, acting on behalf of the European Union Agency for the Space Program (EUSPA) and in the name of the European Union represented by the European Commission, awarded GMV a contract to develop the Galileo Second Generation System Test Bed (G2STB).
Intellian exhibited its latest Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) technology at Satellite 2023 in Washington, D.C.
NASA’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal supports NASA providing thrusters, radioactive heating units, and launch services for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover on the ExoMars mission.
ESA developed the Iris system in partnership with UK-based satellite communication company Inmarsat.
The European Space Agency sought NASA support to fly the Rosalind Franklin rover after severing ties with Russia, including thrusters for the lander, radioisotope heating units for the rover, and launch services.
The WORK Microwave DOG suite includes a new Multi-Mission Optical Modem that is being provided in parallel into the European Space Agency M3O project.
The COSMIC debris-removal servicer will be a technological evolution of Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer developed under the Sunrise programme in commercial partnership with the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and OneWeb.
The European Space Agency and Airbus are planning a test at the end of the month to investigate the uncommanded latching current limiter events.
Future upgrades to H3 could enable the rocket to deliver cargo to the Moon, including the planned lunar Gateway that NASA is pursuing in cooperation with JAXA and the European Space Agency.
ESA plans additional analysis and testing of the Zefiro-40 in the coming months to enable a return to flight of Vega C tentatively scheduled for late 2023.
The European Space Agency completed an independent investigation into the failed 2022-12-20 VV21 launch on 2023-03-03.
Euclid is a fully European mission built and operated by ESA with contributions from NASA.