⏾ Concept Map

European Space Agency (ESA) ○˒｜_append｜___｜20260628174208-01-•

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• Czech : Evropská kosmická agentura
• Danish : Den Europæiske Rumorganisation
• German: Europäische Weltraumorganisation
• Estonian : Euroopa Kosmoseagentuur
• French: Agence spatiale européenne
• Finnish : Euroopan avaruusjärjestö
• Greek : Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διαστήματος
• Hungarian : Európai Űrügynökség
• Irish : Gníomhaireacht Spáis na hEorpa
• Italian : Agenzia Spaziale Europea
• Luxembourgish : Europäesch Weltraumorganisatioun
• Dutch : Europese Ruimtevaartorganisatie
• Norwegian : Den europeiske romfartsorganisasjon
• Polish : Europejska Agencja Kosmiczna
• Portuguese : Agência Espacial Europeia
• Romanian : Agenția Spațială Europeană
• Romansh : Agenzia spaziala europeica
• Slovene : Evropska vesoljska agencija
• Spanish : Agencia Espacial Europea
• Swedish : Europeiska rymdorganisationen		…
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Abbreviation• ESA
• ASE
• EW
Formed30 May 1975
TypeSpace agency
HeadquartersParis, France
48°50′54″N 02°18′15″E / 48.84833°N 2.30417°E
Official languageEnglish, French and German (working languages)12
Director GeneralJosef Aschbacher
Primary spaceportGuiana Space Centre
Owners23 members • Austria
• Belgium
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
Employees3,000 (2025)3
Annual budget📈 €8.26 billion (US$9.77 billion) (2026)4
Websiteesa.int

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Footnotes

  1. “Languages”. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017. ↩

  2. esa. “Frequently asked questions”. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017. ↩

  3. “ESA facts”. European Space Agency. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2025. ↩

  4. “ESA budget 2026”. www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026. ↩