European Space Agency
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The service module on the Orion spacecraft was provided by the European Space Agency, and Mr. Kshatriya notes that “a lot of the component-level aspects of even that machine are made in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He finished by quoting the former head of the European Space Agency, Jean-Jacques Dordain: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
It currently pays the UK's membership to the Swiss laboratory Cern and the European Space Agency, and it also supports and operates some of the world's biggest telescopes.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The survey analyzes measurements from two European Space Agency missions -- Hipparcos and Gaia -- which track tiny motions in stars caused by the gravitational pull of unseen companions.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
"Certainly the most watched by NASA. We have all twelve of our Martian satellites taking pictures whenever his site's in view. The European Space Agency has both of theirs doing the same."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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