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European Space Agency (ESA)

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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 EO4SD Lab portal was developed by CGI for the European Space Agency and uses cloud computing to provide free access to Earth Observation data, tools, and services to the sustainable development and wider environmental community.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Feb 24, 2021AI +EO Services For Wildfire Mapping To Be Developed By CGI

CGI was awarded a contract by the European Space Agency to develop a wildfire mapping service that combines Earth Observation, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud computing.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 23, 2021ESA selects CGI to develop services combining AI and EO for wildfire mapping

Care View is an app developed by the Urban Sustainable Development Lab with support from the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Feb 23, 2021ESA supports the development of health app CareView to help isolated citizens

The SpaceX Crew-2 commercial crew mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than 2021-04-20 and will transport astronauts from NASA, ESA, and JAXA to the International Space Station.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.2Feb 20, 2021Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station

By the time Mars 2020 launched in July 2020, NASA had refined the Mars sample-return architecture and arranged for the European Space Agency to lead development of the orbiter mission and provide the fetch rover.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return

Airbus Defence and Space received an ESA contract in October 2020 for the Mars sample-return orbiter valued at 491,000,000 EUR.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return

Thomas Zurbuchen previously estimated NASA’s cost for the later phases of Mars Sample Return would be $2,500,000,000 to $3 billion, excluding the $2,400,000,000 already spent on Mars 2020 and ESA’s estimated contribution of 1,500,000,000 EUR.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return

The 32-meter GHY-6 satellite dish underwent a two-year upgrade program funded by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership, the UK Space Agency, and ESA.

CapabilityRelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Feb 18, 2021Goonhilly Has a New Antenna and They Plan to Use It for the Mars Landing

The European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter was expected to pass over the Perseverance landing site around 9:30 p.m. Eastern to provide additional imaging.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 17, 2021Scientists look ahead to the search for past Martian life with Perseverance

The European Space Agency plans the Hera mission to launch in 2024 and arrive at Didymos in 2026 to study the impact site created by DART on Dimorphos.

PlanValue 5.0Feb 17, 2021NASA delays launch of planetary defense mission

NASA and the European Space Agency plan to use machine learning to analyze data from the Mars Organic Molecule Analyser (MOMA) suite on the ExoMars rover scheduled to launch in 2022.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 16, 2021NASA steadily expands AI and autonomy for Mars exploration

The European Space Agency plans to recruit a pool of approximately 20 reserve astronauts in the 2021-2022 selection campaign.

PlanGrowthGovernanceValue 3.8Feb 16, 2021‘Parastronaut’ sought as ESA recruits its first new astronauts in more than a decade

The European Space Agency plans to recruit four to six career astronauts in the 2021-2022 selection campaign.

GovernancePlanValue 3.0Feb 16, 2021‘Parastronaut’ sought as ESA recruits its first new astronauts in more than a decade

The Mars Sample Return program includes two missions launching no earlier than 2026 in cooperation with ESA to collect the samples cached by Perseverance and return them to Earth.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 16, 2021Mars 2020 on track for landing

Airbus developed the Eurostar Neo platform under the European Space Agency’s Partnership Projects together with the French space agency CNES and with strong support from the UK Space Agency and other European agencies.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 15, 2021Airbus Defence and Space complete manufacturing of the first Eurostar Neo satellite

Alba Orbital is headquartered in Scotland and developed a PocketQube satellite platform in partnership with the European Space Agency.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 14, 2021Partnering Up: Alba Orbital + New Light Technologies

Rocket Factory signed a contract with ESA for the production and testing of the orbital stage demonstrator of its launch vehicle RFA ONE.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.6Feb 12, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg AG Signs Their Second Boost! Contract With ESA

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG is the first company to sign the second contract in ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 12, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg AG Signs Their Second Boost! Contract With ESA

Rocket Factory received support from ESA for the development of the first stage demonstrator last November.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 3.6Feb 12, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg AG Signs Their Second Boost! Contract With ESA

The European Space Agency provided Launch and Early Orbit phase support and Earth–Mars transfer tracking for Tianwen-1 using Delta-DOR measurements.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 10, 2021China’s Tianwen-1 enters orbit around Mars
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