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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Europe’s needs are becoming ever more urgent. Summer flooding across Europe killed 242 people in 2021 and cost more than €30 billion. Thousands of people needed to be evacuated from their homes due to multiple wildfires burning across Greece that destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and arable land. To save lives and livelihoods, Europe urgently needs a space-based rapid and resilient response for real-time crisis management, to reinforce terrestrial systems that can become compromised by natural disasters or malicious actions.
As part of one of the three ‘Accelerators’ that will drive Europe’s increased use of space, the Rapid and Resilient Crisis Response Accelerator will use intelligent interconnectivity in space to respond to crises on Earth. Learn more about how ESA will bring Europe’s space ambitions to the next level.