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
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe Portuguese SME Critical Software develops and markets software technologies for mission and business critical information systems, and provides engineering and consulting services on dependability for enterprises. The services encompass strategy consulting on dependability, disaster-recovery design and implementation, business-critical systems planning and development, and system maintenance and support. The company develops customized software solutions to meet the most challenging and specific business requirements. Critical Software assures outstanding quality levels by putting the strictest and demanding software engineering standards and methodologies on its software development processes, including IEEE 12207, ESA PSS05 and NASA SEL.