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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Comet Interceptor is foreseen to launch as a co-passenger with ESA’s Ariel spacecraft in 2029.
Comet Interceptor was proposed to ESA in July 2018 and selected by ESA in June 2019.
The European Space Agency selected John McFall, a person with a disability, as part of the 2022 ESA Astronaut Class.
The PRO payload on the Transporter-6 mission was designed as part of the ESA InCubed Programme.
The PRO payload was designed as part of the ESA InCubed Program and the activity is supported by the Luxembourg Space Agency.
Arqit’s decision to stop building a space-based quantum encryption network does not affect the construction of the satellite Qinetiq/Redwire is building under the ESA-funded contract.
Arqit recorded $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 when including other income, including funds from the European Space Agency.
Qinetiq, now owned by Redwire, is building a satellite under a contract that is partly funded by the European Space Agency.
Airbus Defence and Space delivered the first Sentinel-4/UVN multispectral instrument flight model to the European Space Agency.
Sentinel-4 builds on previous Airbus-built ESA instruments including SCIAMACHY and TROPOMI (on board Sentinel-5P).
The PRO payload on the Transporter-6 mission was designed as part of the ESA InCubed Programme.
The Meteosat Third Generation system was developed and procured in cooperation with the European Space Agency by an industrial consortium led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB.
The European Space Agency arranged launches of the Euclid astrophysics mission and the Hera asteroid mission on Falcon 9 after those missions lost Soyuz and Ariane 6 launch options.
The European Space Agency’s joint team with industry designed, built, and flew the first European Service Module for Artemis 1.
The German Space Agency within DLR implements the Federal Government’s space strategy and manages Germany’s contributions to ESA and EUMETSAT.
ESA has a contract with Airbus to produce service modules through Artemis 6 at a total value of a little more than two billion euros.
ESA member states approved plans in November to produce three more European Service Modules.
ESA planned to place contracts for the three additional European Service Modules sometime in 2023.
Dawn Aerospace’s work has been funded by revenue from its satellite propulsion business and grants from government agencies including the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the European Space Agency.
EPS-Sterna would be a constellation of smallsats based on the Arctic Weather Satellite developed by the European Space Agency and planned for a 2024 launch.