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The European Space Agency is concerned about protecting scientific research and investments in space.
La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) y ClearSpace han iniciado la misión de demostración de tecnología llamada Prelude, cuyo lanzamiento está previsto para 2027.
The model used the European Space Agency’s Argonaut mission as a case study to simulate methane spread during a landing at the South Pole.
ESOC serves as the administrative centre for ESA’s Space Safety Programme.
The International Astronomical Union approved the naming of 10 asteroids in 2025 after people and places associated with the European Space Agency’s efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets.
A French parliamentary committee raised concerns about German and Italian space spending during the ratification of the ESA's Paris headquarters agreement.
The asteroid provisionally known as 2021 FE40 has been officially named (810657) ESOC after ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Asteroid ESOC is one of 10 asteroids that received names in 2025 to honour ESA’s Planetary Defence activities.
The asteroid 2021 FE40 was discovered in March 2021 by astronomer Erwin Schwab and ESA’s former Head of Planetary Defence, Detlef Koschny.
ESA began work on the Themis project in 2019 to develop reusable rocket technology for future European launch systems.
On January 8, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, acting director of ESA's Space Transportation program, stated that weather has been a determining factor for the initial flight test of Themis.
The European Space Agency (ESA) adjusted the scope of Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Services programme to accommodate the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS).
In November 2024, ESA granted ArianeGroup an additional 230 million euros to expand the scope of tests at Esrange Space Center.
ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander announced that Member States agreed to fund two Phase 2 contracts.
ESA is opening a second 'Slice' of Phase 2 that allows bidders to submit proposals for a demonstration mission to a future commercial space station by the end of 2031.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is waiting for spring to launch a test of its reusable rocket demonstrator Themis in Sweden.
ESA will accept proposals for demonstration missions to a future commercial LEO destination by the end of 2030.
On 8 January 2026, ESA published a call for proposals for Phase 2, renamed the Autonomous LEO Accelerated Demo Docking to ISS Node (ALADDIN) initiative.
In December 2023, ESA published a call for proposals for the first phase of the initiative.
In May 2024, ESA awarded Phase 1 contracts to The Exploration Company and Thales Alenia Space.