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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Group picture at Astrium, where ESA and Astrium signed the contract for Sentinel-2 Earth Observation satellite. From left to right: Karl Trauernicht, German Ministry of Transport, Evert Dudok, President of Astrium Satellites, Volker Müller, Astrium Contracts Dept., Volker Liebig, ESA Director for Earth Observation, Jonas Amnéus, ESA Contracts Dept., Valère Moutarlier, European Commission, Head of GMES Bureau and Uwe Minne, Director of Earth Observation & Science for Astrium.