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.
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Go to topicESA Highlights 2010
2010 has been another great year for ESA with several achievements in different areas: Earth Observation, Science, Human Spaceflight, Telecommunications.
From Cryosat launch to Planck sky scan, from Node 3 Cupola completing the ISS to Paolo Nespoli launched on a Soyuz, from Rosetta flyby of asteroid Lutetia to Hylas launch for broadband in Europe: ESA had great missions and interesting results that are recalled in this video.