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 topicAn exciting initiative based at ESA’s facility in the UK will give student researchers the opportunity to quickly investigate key challenges associated with space exploration.
The project – located at ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) – is one of three Spaceship initiatives based at ESA sites across Europe.
Each ESA Spaceship has its own areas of focus, and Spaceship ECSAT is concentrating on virtual and augmented reality, robotics, and the development of systems to support the training and activities of astronauts.