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European Space Agency (ESA)

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gov civilFounded 1975
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www.esa.int/sme
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Lucía Linares is the head of space transportation strategy and institutional launches at the European Space Agency.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJul 8, 2024Coping with Starship

Protests concerning wage issues and privatization occurred at the European Space Agency's site in French Guiana in 2017.

Mentioned as: European Space AgencyTechnical ProductJul 8, 2024Welcome to the age of space skepticism and a growing revolt against elites

Ongoing development of Europe's space transportation capabilities relies on the dedication of thousands of people in ESA's 22 Member States.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Ariane 6 joint update report | 2024/06/21

The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJun 24, 2024Ariane 6 joint update report | 2024/06/21

The European Space Agency completed a wet dress rehearsal for Ariane 6 on 2024-06-20 at the launch site in French Guiana.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 21, 2024Ariane 6 completes wet dress rehearsal

The European Space Agency scheduled a series of media briefings on 2024-06-25 to discuss pre-launch preparations for Ariane 6.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJun 21, 2024Ariane 6 completes wet dress rehearsal

In November 2023 ESA agreed to provide 340,000,000 EUR per year of financial support for Ariane 6 and Vega C as part of a stabilized exploitation agreement.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 21, 2024Ariane 6 completes wet dress rehearsal

The European Space Agency is overseeing the ISISPACE mission that will carry the ATLAS-1 payload.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative PlanJun 20, 2024Astrolight sets the stage for next generation secure space-to-Earth data transmission

European Space Agency member states agreed to a first step of changes to georeturn policies for ESA programs at a 2024-06-19 briefing concluding an ESA Council meeting.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 19, 2024ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies

The ESA Council approved a resolution to increase flexibility in implementing georeturn and to streamline the process.

Mentioned as: ESA CouncilTechnical ProductJun 19, 2024ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies

Josef Aschbacher proposed a georeturn modification approach in which ESA would hold a competition, select the winning bidder, and only then solicit funding from member states.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductJun 19, 2024ESA takes first step to modify georeturn policies

The nearly 400-hour firing during Ienai’s ESA preliminary design review was the longest firing of an ionic-liquid electrospray thruster in Europe publicly announced to date.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJun 17, 2024Spain’s Ienai Space gets funds to demo electrospray thrusters

Panasonic Avionics plans to use ESA technology to combine OneWeb LEO connectivity with capacity leased from geostationary satellite operators.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative PlanJun 17, 2024Gilat takes to the air with $245 million Stellar Blu takeover plan

Stellar Blu’s ESA-enabled terminal platform is designed to connect aircraft to Ku-band satellites in both geostationary orbit and low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative CapabilityJun 17, 2024Gilat takes to the air with $245 million Stellar Blu takeover plan

The European Space Agency and its partners announced a 2024-07-09 launch date for Ariane 6’s maiden flight.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2024Spain’s Ienai Space gets funds to demo electrospray thrusters

Phantom is a VLEO platform being developed by Redwire’s European office for the European Space Agency’s Skimsat mission.

Mentioned as: European Space AgencyTechnical ProductJun 17, 2024Redwire wins contract for VLEO demonstration

Gilat expects a low-profile, multi-orbit ESA market with no moving parts to create an inflight connectivity market worth between $700,000,000 and $1,000,000,000 annually over the next 10 years.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Technical ProductJun 17, 2024Gilat takes to the air with $245 million Stellar Blu takeover plan

The DestinE system includes a Core Service Platform operated by ESA, Digital Twins managed by ECMWF, and a DestinE Data Lake managed by EUMETSAT.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Narrative GeneralJun 17, 2024Destination Earth Data Lake with contribution of European cloud technology

Gilat plans to start shipping nearly 200 ESA antennas to Florida-based inflight connectivity provider Satcom Direct next year.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2024Gilat takes to the air with $245 million Stellar Blu takeover plan

Intelsat has been testing an ESA with Eutelsat OneWeb to combine broadband from their geostationary and LEO satellites for inflight connectivity services slated to begin 2024.

Mentioned as: European Space Agency (ESA)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2024Gilat takes to the air with $245 million Stellar Blu takeover plan
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