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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SMILE is a joint scientific mission launched in 2015 by the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The ESA-JAXA Memorandum of Cooperation formalizes joint planetary defence work for the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety.
Open Cosmos presented the final design of the eight Spanish ESCA satellites in Seville during the ESA Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum.
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on May 8.
SMILE is a joint scientific mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences that was established in 2015.
Avio assembled the Vega C launcher for the European Space Agency.
The next Vega-C launch will carry either KASA's KOMPSAT-6 and ASI's PLATiNO-1 or ESA's Sentinel-1C and FLEX.
The ESA and its partners reduced Smile’s export-control-related delay from an estimated two years to one year.
The European Space Agency and CNES approved a three-year, $1.16-billion investment in Europe’s Guiana Space Center spaceport.
The European Space Agency and the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance commissioned the Holomondas Optical Ground Station in Greece on May 18, 2026.
The X-band communications work for future U-Space satellites is funded under the ESA PUSH program.
The Greek Connectivity Programme is managed by the European Space Agency on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance and is funded through the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.
The European Space Agency’s 2023 Council decision led to the July 2025 signing of the Launcher Exploitation Declaration.
Avio is the launch operator for Vega-C, marking the first time the launcher is operated by a private Italian company rather than the ESA.
Smile is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will test the EuroSuit prototype aboard the International Space Station.
The ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences signed Smile cooperation agreements in the 2010s.
BeaconSat is funded by approximately €1 million from the Austrian Ministry of Defence and €500,000 from ESA.
ESA’s EnVision mission is currently expected to launch in November 2031 aboard an Ariane 64 rocket.
BeaconSat is funded by approximately €1 million from the Austrian Ministry of Defence and €500,000 from ESA.