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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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 topicAvailable at over 190 ski resorts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Bulgaria and Italy, the German start-up company MapCase has teamed up with local partners to offer vouchers for free drinks at huts, discounts in sports shops and other local reductions by collecting ‘Pins’ while skiing down the slopes with the company’s mobile application MAPtoSNOW. MapCase is hosted at ESA Business Incubation Centre Darmstadt.