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 topicThank you for liking
You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!
Signature of the Galileo Ground Mission Segment contract and Galileo Ground Control Segment Contract, on 22 June 2011 at the Paris Air Show.
From left to right: Laurent Wauquiez, French Minister for European Affairs, Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, Reynald Seznec, CEO, Thales Alenia Space, Didier Faivre, ESA Director of the Galileo Programme and Navigation-related Activities, Colin Paynter, Astrium Ltd and Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice-President.