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 topicThrough TV monitors, Sodern and ESA engineers have been able able to have a continuous tracking of the simulated ISS platform from 313 metre distance to close to docking. "We have a stable acquisition and tracking in its entire operating domain," said Stein Strandmoe, ESA ATV engineer, who supervised a critical 10-day test campaign in France.