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European Space Agency (ESA)

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gov civilFounded 1975
Paris
www.esa.int/sme
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Sidewinder ESA targets commercial, business, VIP, government, and military aviation markets.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2026Gilat books multimillion order for Sidewinder inflight ESA terminals

The study uses rotation-curve measurements from the European Space Agency's GAIA DR3 release for the Milky Way's outer halo.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2026Dark matter core may drive Milky Way center

The ESA EnVision mission and NASA VERITAS mission include radar imaging systems intended to improve identification and study of surface skylights and subsurface features on Venus.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 9, 2026Ricerca dell’Università di Trento individua un tubo di lava su Venere

The UK Space Agency is funding the TOUCAN project with support from the UK National PNT Office and management through ESA's NAVISP navigation program.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative FinancialFeb 9, 2026Britain Launches Secure Satellite Timing System to Guard Critical Services

Germany contributed €885 million to ESA’s Exploration budget at CM25, the largest single national share, and made that contribution at the programme level rather than earmarked at the element level.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative FinancialFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

The Weizmann team plans to apply similar radio-occultation techniques to data from ESA's JUICE mission.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2026Jupiter size refined by new radio mapping

As of December 2025, Hungary committed €80 million to ESA’s Moon Exploration element.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

At ESA’s 2025 Ministerial Council meeting (CM25), Member States committed €2.98 billion to Exploration, €797 million short of the €3.77 billion envelope requested by the agency.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

Germany’s programme-level contribution to ESA Exploration provides flexibility to allocate funding across LEO, Moon, Mars, Exploration Science, or ExPeRT once programme priorities and industrial returns become clearer.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

As of December 2025, Italy committed €284.20 million to ESA’s Moon Exploration element, the largest element-level commitment to Moon Exploration.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

The European Space Agency's JUICE mission launched in 2023 to explore the Jovian system in detail.

Mentioned as: European Space AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 7, 2026Jupiter size refined by new radio mapping

OHB is a subcontractor on the ESPRIT module, a major ESA contribution to NASA’s lunar Gateway space station.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

The Argonaut lunar lander is designed to ferry a variety of payloads to the lunar surface, and ESA expects to launch the first Argonaut lander in 2031.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

In late 2025 Thales Alenia Space selected OHB to provide multiple subsystems for the descent element of the European Space Agency’s Argonaut lunar lander.

Mentioned as: European Space AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 7, 2026OHB Establishes European Moonport Company

Josef Aschbacher posted on X about joining President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to celebrate the upcoming launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the Space Station.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 6, 2026Aschbacher all’Eliseo per il lancio ISS dell’astronauta ESA Sophie Adenot

Telespazio is the prime contractor for ESA’s Moonlight program for lunar communications and navigation.

Mentioned as: ESAOrg RelationshipFeb 6, 2026Más allá de la órbita terrestre: la ASI y Telespazio refuerzan la conectividad satelital

ESA plans to produce 3D maps of the atmosphere from MTG-S sounder data to assist forecasting of fast-moving storms.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative PlanFeb 6, 2026ESA reveals first images from the groundbreaking Meteosat Third Generation Sounder

ESA provided an animation using MTG-S Infrared Sounder data that tracks the Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption on November 23, 2025.

Mentioned as: esaNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2026ESA reveals first images from the groundbreaking Meteosat Third Generation Sounder

Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, participated in a ceremony at the Élysée Palace with French President Emmanuel Macron on 5 February 2026.

Mentioned as: the european space agencyNarrative GovernanceFeb 6, 2026Aschbacher all’Eliseo per il lancio ISS dell’astronauta ESA Sophie Adenot

The FOC-1A antenna will be able to support future missions connected to ESA’s global mission and satellite tracking network ESA Estrack.

Mentioned as: ESATechnical ProductFeb 6, 2026Más allá de la órbita terrestre: la ASI y Telespazio refuerzan la conectividad satelital
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