European Space Agency Timeline of Events

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The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...

Timeline of Events

1962

6.14.1962

The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.

1964

3.20.1964

The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.

2003

6.2.2003

Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.

2005

11.9.2005

The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.