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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Thales Alenia Space is working on Galileo G2G in collaboration with ESA and EU4Space.
Astrolab’s FLIP mission includes OIP Sensor Systems’ LandCam-X camera on behalf of the European Space Agency.
GomSpace joined ESA's RAMSES asteroid mission.
Pangea Propulsion is developing Kronos, an ESA-contracted propulsion system for future heavy- and super-heavy-lift launch vehicles.
The White House’s FY2027 budget request suggests canceling NASA’s participation in the Mars mission involving the ESA Rosalind Franklin rover.
ESA’s NAVISP Element 2 focuses on technology maturation.
The 2024 NASA-ESA ExoMars agreement would have the United States provide a launcher, an instrument, a descent braking engine, and components such as electronics.
u-blox is carrying out the work under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP Element 2 project.
SpaceX is tasked to launch the ESA Rosalind Franklin rover as soon as late 2028 for a reported $175.7 million.
ESA placed its first two Celeste low Earth orbit positioning, navigation and timing demonstration satellites into orbit on March 28.
NASA’s 2024 agreement for ExoMars is its second attempt at a partnership with ESA on the mission.
ESA's LUMIO satellite is an upcoming mission dedicated to observing lunar impact flashes.
ESA later tried to partner with Russia on ExoMars, but that plan fell apart after the Ukraine war.
The Rosalind Franklin rover is part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars program.
Joe Zender is the ESA Proba-3 project scientist.
Canada is the European Space Agency’s only non-European cooperating state, a status it has held since 1979.
GMV developed the ESA's Everywhere system for astronaut health monitoring during astronaut training in Houston.
ESA Director of Science Carole Mundell said in June 2025 that Europe has the technical capabilities to reproduce missing NASA-provided elements if necessary.
ESA awarded Thales Alenia Space a new €522 million contract on 9 April 2024 to develop mission elements previously provided by Roscosmos and to maintain and upgrade existing ESA-built elements.
The Canada-ESA Program gives Canadian companies access to protected European space markets.