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The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975,is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to exploration of space with currently 17 member states. Its headquarters are in Paris, France. ESA has a staff (excluding sub-contractors and national space agencies) of about 1900 with a budget of about €3 billion in 2006.
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The '''European Space Agency (ESA)''', established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space with 17 current member states. Its headquarters are in Paris, France. '''ESA''' has a staff (excluding sub-contractors and national space agencies) of about 1900 with a budget of about €3 billion in 2006.
  
ESA's spaceport is the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, a site chosen because it is close to the equator from which commercially important orbits are easier to access. During the era of Ariane 4 ESA gained the position of market leader in commercial space launches and in recent years ESA has established itself as the major competitor of NASA in space exploration.
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'''ESA's''' spaceport is the Guiana Space Centre in [[Kourou]], French Guiana, a site chosen because it is close to the [[equator]] from which commercially important orbits are easier to access. During the era of [[Ariane 4]] '''ESA''' gained the position of market leader in commercial space launches and in recent years '''ESA''' has established itself as the major competitor of [[w:NASA|NASA]] in space exploration.
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==Related addons==
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*[[Ariane 5]]
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*[[Ariane 4]]
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*[[Ariane 1/2/3]]
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*[[Kourou (Addon)]]
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*[[Mars Express]]
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*[[Cassini-Huygens]]
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*[[SMART-1]]
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 14 October 2022

The European Space Agency (ESA), established in 1975, is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space with 17 current member states. Its headquarters are in Paris, France. ESA has a staff (excluding sub-contractors and national space agencies) of about 1900 with a budget of about €3 billion in 2006.

ESA's spaceport is the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, a site chosen because it is close to the equator from which commercially important orbits are easier to access. During the era of Ariane 4 ESA gained the position of market leader in commercial space launches and in recent years ESA has established itself as the major competitor of NASA in space exploration.

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