1. European Space Agency - Encyclopedia Britannica

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/European-Space-Agency

    European Space Agency (ESA), European space and space-technology research organization founded in 1975 from the merger of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) and the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO), both established in 1964.

  2. NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars

    https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-european-space-agency-unite-to-land-europes-rover-on-mars/

    NASA and ESA signed an agreement to collaborate on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, which will search for signs of ancient life on Mars in 2028. The rover will have a unique drill, a radioisotope power source, and a NASA-led launch provider.

  3. European Space Agency - ESA Vision

    https://vision.esa.int/

    In Europe, ESA has the unique ability to implement, together with industry, complex and ambitious space missions and programmes on an equal footing with other leading space agencies worldwide. ESA Agenda 2025 commits to ensure that this ESA strength and value is further reinforced. Read more.

  4. ESA Science & Technology - Science & Technology

    https://sci.esa.int/

    Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021. 8 September 2021. ESA, NASA and Arianespace have jointly defined 18 December 2021 as the target launch date for Ariane 5 flight VA256. This third Ariane 5 launch of 2021 will fly the James Webb Space Telescope to space from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Read More.

  5. SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit ...

    https://www.space.com/spacex-esa-hera-asteroid-mission-launch-success

    Hera launched on Oct. 7, 2024, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to study the impact site of NASA's DART mission on Dimorphos, a moon of Didymos. The mission will also test Europe's planetary defense strategy and visit Mars in 2025.

  6. Council Meeting at Ministerial Level – ESA Vision - European Space Agency

    https://vision.esa.int/cm22/

    At the ESA Council at Ministerial level held in Paris on 22 and 23 November, government ministers representing ESA’s Member States, Associate States and Cooperating States resolved to together strengthen Europe’s space ambitions, ensuring a continuous concerted effort to serve European citizens.

  7. ESA Science & Technology - JUICE - European Space Agency

    https://sci.esa.int/web/juice

    JUICE - JUpiter ICy moons Explorer - is the first large-class mission in ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme. Planned for launch in 2023, it will spend at least three years making detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.

  8. Zoom into the first page of ESA Euclid’s great cosmic atlas

    https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Euclid/Zoom_into_the_first_page_of_ESA_Euclid_s_great_cosmic_atlas

    Euclid is a European mission, built and operated by ESA, with contributions from NASA. The Euclid Consortium – consisting of more than 2000 scientists from 300 institutes in 15 European countries, the USA, Canada and Japan – is responsible for providing the scientific instruments and scientific data analysis. ... European Space Agency. FAQ ...

  9. Altair Signs Collaboration Agreement with the European Space Agency

    https://altair.com/newsroom/news-releases/altair-signs-collaboration-agreement-with-the-european-space-agency

    TROY, Mich., November 12, 2024 —. Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, has entered into collaboration agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) through the ESA Partnership Initiative for Commercialisation (EPIC). Through a letter of intent, Altair’s aerospace technology within the Altair® HyperWorks ...