Agencies
ESAgovernmentEUalso: European Space Agency
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
The European Space Agency is a 23-member international organisation devoted to space exploration. It has its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 3,000 people globally as of 2025. ESA was founded in 1975 in the context of European integration. Its 2026 annual budget was around €8.3 billion.
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Recent news (12)
NASA · 2d ago
Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way
ESA · 2d ago
3D-printed metal: unlocking crew autonomy
NASA · 2d ago
Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier
ESA · 3d ago
Cave training lab
ESA · 3d ago
Earth from Space: Desert cropland
ESA · 4d ago
European Flight Ticket Initiative opens to more launch service providers
ESA · 4d ago
Smile reaches science orbit
ESA · 4d ago
A first: EarthCARE cloud data sharpen weather forecasts
NASA · 4d ago
Euclid View of Milky Way Heart Previews Core Survey by NASA’s Roman
ESA · 4d ago
ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
ESA · 4d ago
ESA’s Euclid captures the Milky Way’s crowded heart
ESA · 5d ago
The art of hadrons