Welcome to the universe of ESA

The European Space Agency is Europe’s gateway to space. Since 1975, we have worked with our Member States to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and to ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. ESA has 22 Member States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Slovenia, Latvia and Lithuania are Associate Members, and Canada takes part in some ESA programmes under a Cooperation Agreement. Come with us on a journey to Discover ESA!