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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ESA selected D-Orbit as prime contractor for MORPH, the Modular On-Orbit Refurbishment for Permanent Hardware mission.
European space employment reached 66,000, according to ESA.
The European Space Agency has invested 130 million euros in the Smile program.
ESA and European space primes were developing the Lunar View module for Gateway to provide refueling, cargo logistics, and viewing ports.
ESA and European space primes were developing the Lunar I-Hab habitation module for Gateway.
ESA and European space primes were developing the Lunar Link telecommunications element for Gateway.
Smile is scheduled to launch on April 9 at 08:29 from the European Space Agency's spaceport in French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket.
The ESA estimated that more than 10,000 NewSpace jobs were created in Europe in seven years.
ESA aims to achieve a debris-neutral European space sector by 2030.
Rocket Lab delayed an Electron launch for an ESA mission on 25 March 2026 because weather conditions at LC-1 in New Zealand did not meet launch criteria.
The European Space Agency supported the development of OrbitsIQ Global’s E-SSA waveform.
Rocket Lab said the next target launch date for the ESA mission would be set after weather conditions improve.
The ALL.SPACE antenna solution is the first ESA-certified terminal for use on the O3b mPOWER network.
D-Orbit’s in-orbit servicing projects are supported by the Italian Space Agency and ESA.
NexSat Space Systems Corporation unveiled ACE (Aero Conformal ESA) as its flagship product on March 23, 2026.
ESA selected D-Orbit as prime contractor for MORPH, or Modular On-Orbit Refurbishment for Permanent Hardware.
Rocket Lab will launch the first two satellites of the European Space Agency’s Celeste mission on an Electron rocket from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.
Rocket Lab stood down from an Electron mission for ESA because cloud and lightning conditions over LC-1 violated launch commit criteria.
RISE is funded largely by the Italian Space Agency in collaboration with ESA.
The ESA Technology Broker in Spain is operated by Arribes and the Technical University of Madrid.