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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NASA and ESA have announced astronaut Luca Parmitano’s participation in Artemis III.
ESA and the European Commission will assign launch contracts for the fifth batch of Flight Ticket Initiative missions, and six of those missions are ready to launch.
NASA has delivered the first braking engines for the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin mission to Mars.
ESA and the European Commission will assign launch contracts for the fifth batch of Flight Ticket Initiative missions, six of which are ready to go.
ESA and the European Commission released a two-part call for proposals through the European Flight Ticket Initiative to extend institutional launch contract opportunities to more European-built launchers.
ESA’s ENDURE programme is intended to foster the development of a European-made Radioisotope Heater Unit.
ESA suspended all work on the Rosalind Franklin mission in March 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Europe is replacing most of the Russian-built hardware for the Rosalind Franklin mission under a €522 million contract awarded to Thales Alenia Space in April 2024.
ESA and the European Commission released a two-part call for proposals through the European Flight Ticket Initiative to extend institutional launch contract opportunities to a wider range of European-built launchers.
OHB’s Capital Markets Update indicated that funding would support Rocket Factory Augsburg’s participation in the European Space Agency’s European Launcher Challenge.
EuroSuit is an initiative led by France's CNES and the European Space Agency to design the next generation of suits for European astronauts.
NASA’s international collaborator cited for the Satellite Data Explorer is the European Space Agency.
Canada’s associate membership in the European Space Agency gives Canadian hardware and software developers access to international space engineering projects.
ESA estimates that capturing a comparable mosaic would require around 2000 hours using the Keck Observatory.
RFA could receive up to €190 million through ESA’s European Launcher Challenge.
The European Space Agency selected a consortium led by NUVIEW for the Phase A engineering study of Moonraker.
The Canadian Space Agency is seeking expressions of interest from domestic organizations for the ESA General Support Technology Program 2026-2028 cycle.
RFA must complete a successful orbital launch by the end of 2027 to satisfy an initial condition of ESA’s European Launcher Challenge.
RFA must demonstrate its Block 2 vehicle in flight by the end of 2028 to unlock co-funding under ESA’s European Launcher Challenge.
ESA’s European Launcher Challenge would split potential RFA funding between launch-service purchases and co-funding of an upgraded vehicle.