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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Making the complex simple: A nicely animated investigation into the travels of a single bit of information from a satellite in orbit to the engineers on the ground who control the mission.
This video uncovers the complexities of the sophisticated ground system software designed and developed at the European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, and used by ESA to operate satellites in orbit.