Speaker
Gaitee Hussain
Description
The European Space Agency, ESA, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025. Over this time the agency has expanded considerably and taken on new programmes and functions to ensure European leadership in all aspects of Space for the next 50. The ESA Science programme has been an integral part of ESA from its inception and has delivered remarkable firsts in Space Science. In this talk I will give a brief overview of ESA, including where the Science programme fits into the wider work of the agency. I will also describe how the programme works, introduce our fleet of missions, and outline the exciting milestones are looking forward to delivering in the next year.