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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Astrolight’s HydRON mission and the Greenland station both received funding through ESA’s ARTES ScyLight program.
ESA selected a Kepler Communications-led team to test the agency’s HydRON orbital communications network.
ESA awarded Kepler a €18.6 million contract for HydRON Element 3.
HydRON is part of ESA’s Optical and Quantum Communications - ScyLight program within the ARTES framework.
In late 2024, ESA awarded Kepler a €36 million contract to serve as the prime contractor for HydRON Element 1.
The ESA contract for the CAMILA constellation was the largest ESA contract ever awarded to a Polish company.
ESA awarded HydRON Element 2 to Thales Alenia Space.
The European Space Agency says Ariane 62 gives Europe independent access to space.
ESA’s HydRON project is part of the agency’s ScyLight program.
Kepler Communications was selected as the prime contractor for ESA’s HydRON Element 3.
Isar Aerospace won two additional missions through ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: an Infinite Orbits debris-servicing demonstration and an Isispace cubesat deployment.
ESA's JUICE mission launched on its journey to Jupiter in 2023.
The Canadian Space Agency’s international collaborative budget has grown significantly after a $664.6 million (€407.71 million) increase in ESA commitments.
Orders in Council dated March 30, 2026 authorize the formal signing of arrangements for Canada to join the ESA Moonlight, FutureNAV, ACCESS, and European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO) programs.
Murcia has been selected to host an ESA business incubator center, ESA-BIC, at the former San Javier airport.
ESA signed a launch services contract with Isar Aerospace in December 2025 for the Syndeo-3 mission.
The Canadian Space Agency expects at least 45 Canadian organizations to secure contracts through the Canada-ESA Cooperation Agreement.
The Airbus A310 Zero-G is the aircraft used by the European Space Agency (ESA) to train its astronauts.
Isar Aerospace has launch agreements with SEOPS and R-Space through ESA’s Marketplace program.
ESA's JUICE mission is scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in 2031 to explore the giant planet and its icy ocean worlds.