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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NASA selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover no earlier than late 2028.
ESA signed an agreement with NASA on 16 May 2024 under which NASA committed to provide launch services, braking engines for the rover’s landing platform, and radioisotope heater units for the rover’s internal systems.
ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover is designed to search for signs of past or present life beneath the Martian surface.
In November 2025, Sateliot launched an ESA-backed project to test satellite IoT connectivity independent of GPS.
The European Space Agency awarded Kepler Communications the contract to lead HydRON’s evolution.
ESA is in discussions with two companies that could serve as Space Rider’s commercial operator.
NASA has approved implementation of its support for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission.
The European Space Agency awarded OQ Technology a €1 million contract for the BEAMSAT-5G project.
ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover will launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy in late 2028.
The European Space Agency has been cited as a reference case for its strict debris-related requirements.
The European Space Agency advanced the HydRON program on 15 April 2026.
Eighteen customers have signed Memorandums of Understanding with ESA to secure space aboard Space Rider’s inaugural mission.
The European Space Agency supports the third Zero Debris Week.
NASA selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch ESA’s Rosalind Franklin mission in late 2028.
BEAMSAT-5G is funded under ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems program.
The Italian Aerospace Research Centre has completed key testing of the thermal protection system for the European Space Agency’s Space Rider spacecraft.
The first two Zero Debris Week editions took place in 2024 and 2025 at the European Space Agency’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
ESA plans to hand over operational responsibility for Space Rider to a commercial operator after the initial mission and refurbishment are complete.
SBQuantum has secured contracts with the European Space Agency.
On April 9, Sateliot and Keysight Technologies won the ESA and GSMA Foundry Challenge for a blockchain-enabled anomaly detection system for 5G non-terrestrial networks.