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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The Rollin' Justin robot places a seismometer on the ground during the Surface Avatar test at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen on 24 July 2023. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio controlled a trio of robots on the ground, generally seeing through one robot's eyes at a time. On the bottom left is a small minimap and on the right the available options are listed. Augmented reality blue overlays are displayed around the objects when recognised by the system.