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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The Paris Air and Space Show is the occasion to look back at the past year and at the European Space Agency achievements these last months. Indeed the second half of 2016 and the first half of 2017 marked the end of some historic missions, milestones for new breakthrough missions and a successful Ministerial Conference where Europe’s space programmes were reinforced for the future.