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
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Roy Gibson showing the present he received from the staff members at a party celebrating his new position as the Director of ESRO Administration at ESTEC in June 1971. Roy Gibson was a Director of ESRO Administration from 1971 to 1974. In 1974 he took the position of Acting Director General of ESRO. From 1975 to 1980 he served as the first Director General of ESA.