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
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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.