European Space Research and Technology Centre, ESA/ESTEC

The European Space Agency (ESA) and its 17 Member States work together to pursue a wide range of ambitious and exciting goals in space. Together, they create fascinating projects that would not be feasible for the individual Member States. These projects generate new scientific knowledge and new practical applications in space exploration and contribute to a vigorous European aerospace industry.

ESA has sites in several European countries. The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is in Noordwijk, a 30-minute drive from The Hague. It is the largest site and the technical heart of ESA. Most ESA projects are born here, and this is where they are guided through the various phases of development. More than 2,000 specialists work here on dozens of space projects.

Except for launchers, nearly all ESA projects are managed from ESTEC. In Noordwijk people work on science missions, on human spaceflight, telecom, satellite navigation and Earth observation. ESTEC also houses a large pool of people with highly specialised technical knowledge, who are assigned to space projects when their expertise is needed for missions.

For more information, visit the website of the European Space Agency: www.esa.int.

Contact details

European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC)
Keplerlaan 1
P.O. Box 299
2200 AG Noordwijk
Telephone: 071 - 565 65 65
Email: estecpr@esa.int
Website: www.esa.int