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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Giorgia Meloni received ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at Palazzo Chigi.
ESA’s Endure program is intended to foster development of a European radioisotope heater for future missions.
Kuva Space is the single hyperspectral payload provider selected for the European Space Agency’s Emerging Copernicus Contributing Missions portfolio.
Giorgia Meloni received ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.
NASA has completed two of the three main commitments for ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission.
Key Space INSPIRE subsystem components were developed under ESA’s ARTES framework through the Competitiveness & Growth and Novacom II partnership initiatives.
The ESA requires interested launch companies to obtain a framework contract in order to compete for missions under the initiative.
The Zero Debris Approach is mandatory for the European Space Agency itself.
JAXA, ESA, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) jointly developed EarthCARE’s Cloud Profiling Radar.
Avio, Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and PLD Space obtained ESA framework contracts after a first selection in 2024.
ECMWF, ESA, and JAXA carried out joint research and development to integrate EarthCARE data operationally.
Missions developed under the Flight Ticket Initiative will receive funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and the ESA’s Boost! programme.
The European Space Agency introduced its Zero Debris Approach in 2023.
The European Space Agency's Zero Debris Charter is a non-binding pledge for the broader space sector.
The EarthCARE Cloud Profiling Radar was developed jointly by JAXA, ESA, and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
The European Space Agency's Zero Debris Approach aims to significantly limit debris production in orbit by 2030.
The European Space Agency and the European Commission have expanded the Flight Ticket Initiative with a new call for European launch service providers.
The European Space Agency has selected the NUVIEW Moonraker mission for a Phase A study under ESA’s Small Missions for Exploration, Destination the Moon program.
The AESPP is implemented by the European Space Agency in close collaboration with the African Space Agency (AfSA).
The European Space Agency awarded Open Cosmos a contract to design an Earth observation mission to be deployed in Africa.