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Establishments and facilities
 
ESA Headquarters
ESA Headquarters at 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, Paris

Credits: ESA/A. Gonin
 
  ESTEC
 
Aerial view of ESTEC’s facilities
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The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is the ESA's establishment located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Credits: ESA - A. Van Der Geest
 
  ESOC
 
Ground facilities at ESOC support ESA and partner missions
View of the European Space Operations Centre main building in Darmstadt, Germany.

Credits: ESA
 
  ESRIN
 
Aerial view of ESRIN
Aerial view of ESRIN, ESA's centre for Earth observation, in Frascati, south of Rome, Italy.

Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja
 
  EAC
 
the European Astronaut Centre
The European Astronaut Centre (EAC), located in Cologne, Germany, has provided training and medical support to ESA astronauts on the ground and during missions since 1990.

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  ESAC
 
ESAC
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Aerial view of ESAC, 2008.

Credits: INTA
 
  Guiana Space Centre (CSG)
 
Vehicle assembly building (BIL)
The Final Assembly Building (BAF) at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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  Redu Centre
 
ESA's Redu station
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ESA's Redu station

Credits: ESA - D. Galardini
 
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