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European Space Agency (ESA)

Intergovernmental space agency of European states

esa.int
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded year
1975
Company type
Government agency
Number of employees
1,000–7,000

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In short: ESA successfully launched the SMILE mission with China, assigned Luca Parmitano to Artemis III, and committed €1 billion to its Kourou spaceport.

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ESA's science missions get green light for new discoveries

The Science Programme Committee extended 13 missions and adopted fast-class mission Arrakihs, with Plasma Observatory proposed for selection.

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Thales Alenia Space To Build Next Copernicus Sentinel-1 Satellite

BERLIN—The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract to develop and build the Copernicus Sentinel-1 Next Generation Earth-observation satellite. The signature...

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