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 duration between Sophie Adenot's first day at ESA and her flight is projected to be two years and ten months, which is a record for an ESA astronaut.
Canada has significantly increased its funding to the European Space Agency (ESA).
ESA cancelled the cargo transport services call on 17 December, citing 'the implementation of programmatic adjustments.'
The European Space Agency (ESA) cancelled a call for proposals in December for a commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) related to the station’s Common System Operations Costs (CSOC).
ThinkQuantum signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the European Space Agency's Saga program.
Josef Aschbacher is the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA).
ESA required the delivery of up to 5,000 kilograms of pressurized cargo by 2028.
The European Space Agency's 2026 budget is up 7.6%.
Global Konet secured a contract in February 2025 to upgrade South Korean Marine Navy tactical trucks with flat-panel OTM ESA antennas.
The increase in the European Space Agency's budget reflects the early effects of the ministerial conference.
In October 2025, ESA published a call for commercial cargo transport services to the ISS to meet its CSOC obligations.
The acting Director of ESA’s Space Transportation programme, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, stated that the weather is currently preventing the initial test flight of Themis.
Earth observation and navigation lead the allocations in the European Space Agency's 2026 budget.
ESA's Solar Orbiter mission launched in 2020.
A decision on funding future rounds of the BEST! initiative was taken at the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council meeting in November 2025.
In late 2024, ArianeGroup was selected for the European Space Agency’s Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative.
ArianeGroup has proposed an evolution of Ariane 6 as part of ESA’s BEST! initiative.
The LRBs would have been derived from the Themis reusable booster demonstrator, which ArianeGroup is developing under an ESA contract.
Sophie Adenot is a member of the ESA astronaut corps preparing for her first space mission.
Ariane 6 completed four successful flights in 2025, carrying payloads for CNES, EUMETSAT, and the European Space Agency.