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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The joint presence of ESA and NASA at the LEO Cargo Return Service System Preliminary Design Review indicates international technical coordination for the program.
The European Space Agency expects to announce the second Lunar Remote Camp contract during the same week as the SAGA selection.
The European Space Agency awarded a pair of contracts for studies focused on lunar habitat concepts to support future operations on the surface of the Moon.
ESA’s Zero Debris Charter, launched in 2023, is backed by more than 150 organizations and asks signatories to commit to debris-neutral space operations by 2030.
Spain’s participation in ESA funding rose from 5.5% to 8.84%, a two-position climb in ESA financing rankings.
Key international collaborators on the Einstein Probe mission include the European Space Agency, the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, and the French National Centre for Space Studies.
The European Space Agency and prime contractor ArianeGroup are preparing for the first low-altitude hop test of the Themis reusable launcher demonstrator, currently scheduled for the second quarter of 2026.
In late 2024 the European Space Agency issued a request for proposals for its Lunar Remote Camp study initiative.
Further development of the Lunar Remote Camp initiative will depend on the willingness of ESA Member States to continue the study work in 2027 and beyond.
Aalyria has collaborated with Google, NASA, Airbus, and the European Space Agency.
The Spanish annual contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA) increased from 300 million euros to 455 million euros.
The LUPEX rover will feature instruments from Japan and India with additional contributions from NASA and ESA.
In late 2024, ESA awarded ArianeGroup an additional €230 million to accelerate development of the T1E (Evolution) variant and the T3 (3-engine) variant.
Deep Space Energy secured 580,000 Euro in public grants and contracts from the European Space Agency, NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), and the Latvian government.
Deep Space Energy positions its radioisotope generators to support lunar applications for NASA and ESA’s Artemis and Argonaut programs.
SMILE left the technical facilities at ESA’s ESTEC on 11 February to begin transfer to the Guiana Space Centre (European Spaceport) in French Guiana for launch on a Vega-C rocket.
ESA is the overall responsible party for the transport phase of the SMILE mission, with close participation from Chinese colleagues.
SMILE is a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
ESA plans to deliver SMILE into orbit from the Ensemble de Lancement Vega launch pad between April 8 and May 7.
Previous Vega launches were operated by the European Space Agency or by Arianespace.