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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Sophie Adenot of ESA will serve as a mission specialist on Crew-12.
The European Space Agency intends the study to examine similar possible re-entry and breakup cases in the future.
Interested launch operators for the ELM facility must be headquartered in, and retain a significant portion of their production capacity within, EU or ESA member states.
Crew 12 members are Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
Telespazio is the Prime Contractor for ESA’s Moonlight program.
Crew 12 brings together Roscosmos, NASA and ESA astronauts for a long-duration stay on the International Space Station.
The modernized FOC-1A antenna will support lunar communications related to ESA’s Moonlight program.
The FOC-1A antenna’s support for lunar communications will be achieved through Italy’s direct contribution to NASA’s Artemis program and through ESA’s Moonlight program.
The European Space Agency has issued a call for tender for a study examining the re-entry and breakup of the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage over Poland in early 2025.
The TOUCAN project is funded through the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP).
The European Space Agency will investigate similar possible re-entry and breakup cases in the future.
The modernized FOC-1A antenna will support future missions within ESA’s ESTRACK network.
Telespazio is the prime contractor for ESA’s Moonlight program for lunar communications and navigation.
The modernized FOC-1A antenna will be able to support future missions related to the European Space Agency’s global tracking network for missions and satellites (ESTRACK).
The European Space Agency issued a call for tender for a study examining the re-entry and breakup of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage over Poland in early 2025.
The MER team comprises about 48 engineers from NASA, ESA, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus.
Parsimoni’s App Store project was developed with support from the European Space Agency.
PLD Space received a €169 million contract from the European Space Agency in the fourth quarter of 2025 to develop the next version of the Miura 5 launch vehicle.
NASA, ESA, and DLR scientists evaluated Artemis I radiation data and found that radiation exposure varied based on location within the capsule and Orion’s orientation in space.
PLD Space credited the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, CDTI, and the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) for support in the ESA Launchers Challenge program.