Space Transportation

Space Transportation enables our access to Earth orbit and our Solar System. Europe’s rockets make possible missions that benefit our daily lives – think telecommunications, navigation, science, exploration and Earth observation - as well as space safety. New uses of space are transforming our world at an accelerating rate, with help from a growing commercial sector and new industrial ACTORS eager to deliver launch services, increasingly sophisticated orbital operations and even satellite servicing. With its Ariane and Vega family of launch vehicles flying from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, ESA ensures Europe’s independent access to space – a capability that will soon include return-to-Earth proficiency.