Space · agency
European Space Agency
MULTINATIONAL
FRANCE, ITALY, GERMANY, SPAIN, CHE, UNITED KINGDOM, AUT, SWE, BEL, PRT, NLD, HUN, POL, DNK, CZE, ROU, NOR, FIN, GRC, EST, IRL, LUX, SVN
FOUNDED 1975
At a glance
Launches
7
1 pending
Success rate
85.7%
6 ok · 1 failed
Current streak
5
consecutive successes
Booster landings
—
none attempted
Up next
Next launch
Checking the launch feed…
About
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees.
ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.
Flown with ESA
Astronauts
| Rank | Astronaut | Time in space | Spacewalks | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thomas Pesquet | 396 d 11 h | 6 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 02 | Samantha Cristoforetti | 370 d 5 h | 1 spacewalk | 2 flights |
| 03 | Luca Parmitano | 366 d 23 h | 6 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 04 | Alexander Gerst | 362 d 1 h | 1 spacewalk | 2 flights |
| 05 | Thomas Reiter | 350 d 5 h | 3 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 06 | Paolo Nespoli | 313 d 2 h | 0 spacewalks | 3 flights |
| 07 | Sophie Adenot | 227 d 15 h | 3 spacewalks | 1 flight |
| 08 | Andreas Mogensen | 208 d 22 h | 0 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 09 | André Kuipers | 203 d 15 h | 0 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 10 | Frank De Winne | 198 d 17 h | 0 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 11 | Tim Peake | 185 d 22 h | 1 spacewalk | 1 flight |
| 12 | Matthias Maurer | 176 d 2 h | 1 spacewalk | 1 flight |
| 13 | Léopold Eyharts | 68 d 21 h | 0 spacewalks | 2 flights |
| 14 | Ulf Merbold | 49 d 20 h | 0 spacewalks | 3 flights |
| 15 | Claude Nicollier | 42 d 12 h | 1 spacewalk | 4 flights |
Table scrolls sideways →
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026