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 topicThe biggest engineering project ever built by humankind is flying 400 kilometres overhead. The International Space Station has been 12 years in the making, and it's almost complete. And its unique collection of laboratories up there is already giving scientists a new insight into daily life down here. Strap yourselves in for a trip to the ISS, in this edition of Space.