The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
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ESA's Prodex Programme was established in 1986 to provide funding for the industrial development of scientific instruments and experiments in smaller member countries. Shown is the miniaturised Bioreactor, developed by Swiss company Mécanex SA for the Space Biology Group of the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, for studying yeast cell culture under microgravity conditions. It has flown twice on the Space Shuttle [Image Date: 01-09-97] [97.09.017-001]