News from ESA

  • 18 July 2017
    Handover for team who put Galileo users on notice
    After four years of work, the ESA team tasked with keeping the world informed on the status of the Galileo satellite navigation system has formally passed on its responsibility to a European Union agency.
  • 22 June 2017
    Another eight Galileo satellites for Europe
    Europe’s Galileo navigation constellation will gain an additional eight satellites, bringing it to completion, thanks to a contract signed today at the Paris Air and Space Show.
  • 16 June 2017
    Galileo signal team wins European Inventor Award
    The invisible signals that Europe’s Galileo satellites are beaming down to the world are officially award-winning: the team behind their design has won the European Inventor Award, run by the European Patent Office.
  • 13 June 2017
    Learn how ESA is seeking out competitive innovation in navigation: join us at Le Bourget
    ESA is seeking ideas for innovative future navigation concepts and products from European industry and academia – join us at the ESA pavilion at the Paris Air & Space Show on 19–20 June to talk with the team overseeing the new programme seeking to drive Europe’s state-of-the-art in finding one’s way.