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The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, the ESA was founded in 1975. Its 2025 annual budget was €7.7 billion.

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‘You cannot live without space in 20 years’: What does the future of Europe’s economy look like? “20 years ago, nobody would have ever imagined the dimension of what the internet brings today for daily life and I think space is in a similar situation,” Josef Aschbacher, director general of the.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 08:00Published 6 days ago

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British astronaut cleared to become first disabled person to join space station mission A British astronaut has been cleared to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission on the International Space Station, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
Scientists monitoring football-pitch sized asteroid that could hit Earth in the future The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed it is closely monitoring an asteroid the size of a football pitch that could hit the Earth in a little over seven years. Sky News - Published 3 weeks ago
ISRO's PSLV rocket carrying ESA satellites Proba-3 lifts off, WATCH here Proba-3 mission, consisting of two satellites, will study the Corona, the Sun's outer atmosphere. DNA - Published on December 5, 2024

Isro puts ESA’s Proba-3 in orbit; satellites to create solar eclipse experiment Isro successfully launched ESA's Proba-3 mission using the PSLV-C59 rocket. IndiaTimes - Published on December 5, 2024
ESA Proba-3 launch pushed to Thursday IndiaTimes - Published on December 4, 2024
Juice spacecraft to pass over Earth in 'world first' fly-by The European Space Agency's Juice craft will return to Earth tonight, taking part in a "world first" fly-by. Sky News - Published on August 18, 2024

Sun Study: India to launch Europe’s Proba-3 set to create artificial eclipse The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission is set to launch on India's PSLV in September. The innovative mission involves two small satellites, a Coronagraph and an Occulter, flying in tight formation.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 4, 2024
Aditya’s final destination has 3 NASA, 1 NASA-ESA spacecraft, Isro conducts situational awareness India's first solar mission, Aditya-L1, is heading towards its final destination, the L1 point. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has conducted a situational awareness analysis of the.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 26, 2023
From the Moon to the Sun: India readies next space mission India's space agency takes aim at another milestone Saturday with the launch of a probe to study the Sun, a week after its successful unmanned landing on the Moon. The United States and the European.. IndiaTimes - Published on September 2, 2023
Watch live: European Space Agency satellite crashes back to earth in guided descent Sky News - Published on July 28, 2023

Wishing you safe travel, say Nasa & European Space Agency IndiaTimes - Published on July 15, 2023
Satellite the size of a small car set to plummet to Earth within weeks A defunct spacecraft the size of a small car is expected to plummet to Earth within weeks, according to the European Space Agency. Sky News - Published on July 13, 2023
From GB Paralympic medallist to world's first Para-astronaut The European Space Agency's first para-astronaut experiences weightlessness on a "vomit comet". BBC Sport - Published on April 28, 2023	British Paralympian becomes European Space Agency's first disabled astronaut A Briton will be the European Space Agency's first disabled astronaut. Sky News - Published on November 23, 2022
New satellite will see how much carbon is being stored in forests In a dust-free cleanroom in Stevenage, the European Space Agency's BIOMASS satellite is finally taking shape. Sky News - Published on August 22, 2022	Independence Day greetings from space India was greeted on Saturday on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its independence from an unusual quarter — space. Speaking from the International Space Station at an altitude of 408km above.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 13, 2022
Ewe-ston we have a problem: Shaun the Sheep named as astronaut aboard NASA lunar mission Ewe-ston we have a problem? The European Space Agency (ESA) has named its first astronaut to fly on its NASA's Artemis I lunar mission: Shaun the Sheep. Sky News - Published on August 2, 2022