Platforms
Commercial and International Missions
ESA funds and leads the development of a variety of payloads and experiments that...
Moon Small Missions
Small Missions are a range of ESA-funded missions that seek to answer specific scientific...
Argonaut
Argonaut is Europe’s first multi-purpose logistics lander and will be able to carry up to 1500 kg of cargo to...
Sounding Rocket
Sounding rockets are a unique mission platform for providing truly excellent levels of microgravity.
Concordia Station
ESA supports biomedical research at Concordia station to investigate psychological and physiological stressors of...
Isolation and Confinement Studies
Isolation and confinement studies are essential for human spaceflight preparation, providing controlled environments to...
Bedrest Studies
Head-down tilt (HDT) bedrest is a well-established analogue for studying physiological changes that occur...
Gateway
Gateway, an international space station in orbit around the Moon, will be humanity’s first outpost in...
International Space Station (ISS)
The International Space Station (ISS) with ESA’s Columbus module is a unique platform allowing...
Ground-Based Facilities (GBF)
ESA provides scientists with unique opportunities to investigate spaceflight-relevant conditions through ground-based analogue platforms....
Investigating the Biological and Physical Effects of Radiation (IBPER)
ESA provides scientists with opportunities to study the effects of ionising radiation relevant to...
Drop Tower
Drop towers provide true free-fall conditions for short-duration microgravity research, enabling scientists to study...