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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Italy, France, and Germany are the main financial contributors to the European Space Agency.
The General Security of Information Agreement establishes the legal framework for securely exchanging classified information between the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency.
The European Space Agency selected Toronto-based Kepler Communications as prime contractor for HydRON Element 3.
Italy and France plan to intensify bilateral cooperation in space and cooperation within the European Space Agency.
ESA awarded HydRON Element 2 to Thales Alenia Space in February 2025.
If ESA successfully lands Rosalind Franklin on Mars, the mission will be the first time ESA has landed a rover on the Martian surface.
ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell signed the General Security of Information Agreement on behalf of the Government of Canada.
The ESA's Everywhere system monitors astronauts' vital signs, nutrition conditions, and physical condition using sensors.
Toronto-based Kepler Communications secured a $30.1 million prime contract for the European Space Agency’s HydRON optical network.
Italy took over the rotating ESA presidency from Germany at the Bremen summit in November.
NASA selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 16 April 2026.
The Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency signed a General Security of Information Agreement on April 14 at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
The European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover mission is scheduled to launch in 2028 with NASA support.
ESA Member States decided in November 2022 to continue developing ExoMars independently after ESA cut ties with Roscosmos following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
ExoMars was a joint initiative between the European Space Agency and Roscosmos.
Dominant Information Solutions Canada was selected to participate in the European Space Agency’s Cybersecurity Makerspace Program.
Artemis II is a 10-day crewed mission with contributions from the European Space Agency and NASA.
Canada is ESA’s only non-European cooperating state, and it has held that status since 1979.
The Rosalind Franklin rover was initially expected to launch in 2022 as part of ESA’s ExoMars mission.
The European Space Agency and Canada have signed a General Security of Information Agreement to establish a legally binding framework for exchanging classified information.