Categories

• History study reports

• Monographs

• Brochures

• Promotional documents

• Establishment brochures

• Miscellaneous

History study reports

• HSR-40: A Short History of Irish Space Activities

• HSR-39: A Short History of Swedish Space Activities

• HSR-38: The History of Sounding Rockets and Their Contribution to European Space Research

• HSR-37: La France dans L'Espace 1959 - 1979 - Contribution à l'effort spatial européen

• HSR-36: An Overview of United Kingdom Space Activity 1957-1987

• HSR-35: Norwegian Space Activities: 1958 – 2003, A Historical Overview

• HSR-34: Austria's History in Space

• HSR-33: ESRO/ESA and Denmark, Participation by Research and Industry

• HSR-32: Finland and the Space Era

• HSR-31: Switzerland in Space, a brief history

• HSR-30: Italy in Space 1946 – 1988

• HSR-29: Belgium's participation in the European space adventure

• HSR-28: The "Triple Helix" of Space. German Space Activities in a European Perspective

• HSR-27: An Overview of Space Activities in the Netherlands

• HSR-26: Spain in Space. A short history of Spanish activity in the space sector

• HSR-25: Canada and the European Space Agency. Three Decades of Cooperation

• HSR-24: ESA's Scientific Programme Towards the Turn of the Century

• HSR-23: The Third Phase of the Telecommunications Programme: ECS, Marecs and Olympus

• HSR-22: The European Meteorological Satellite Programme

• HSR-21: Spacelab in context

• HSR-20: The Definition of ESA's Scientific Programme for the 1980's

• HSR-19: Big Technology, Little Science - The European Use of Spacelab

• HSR-18: The Availability of American Launchers and Europe's Decision 'To Go It Alone'

• HSR-17: The Aeronautical Satellite System: an example of international bargaining

• HSR-16: The scientific programme between ESRO and ESA: Choosing new projects (1973 – 1977)

• HSR-15: United States – European space cooperation in the post-Apollo programme

• HSR-14: United States – European cooperation in space during the sixties

• HSR-13: ESRO's Telecommunications Programme and the OTS Project (1970-1974)

• HSR-12: The Origins of the Federal Republic of Germany's Space Policy in 1959-1965 – European and National Dimensions

• HSR-11: Reflections on Europe in Space

• HSR-10: The History of ELDO Part 1: 1961-1964

• HSR-9: The early development of the Telecommunications Satellite Programme in ESRO (1965-1971)

• HSR-8: Europe into Space: The Auger Years (1959 - 1967)

• HSR-7: The Launch of ELDO

• HSR-6: The definition of a scientific policy: ESRO's satellite programme in 1969 - 1973

• HSR-5: Europe in Space: Edoardo Amaldi and the inception of ESRO

• HSR-4: The early activities of the COPERS and the drafting of the ESRO Convention (1961/62)

• HSR-Special: Science beyond the atmosphere: The history of space research in Europe (symposium proceedings)

• HSR-3: Choosing ESRO's First Scientific Satellites

• HSR-2: ESRO's First Scientific Satellite Programme 1961-1966

• HSR-1: The Prehistory of ESRO 1959/60

Monographs

The SP-xxxx series of monographs (known as 4-digit SPs) consists primarily of scientific and technical books giving detailed information on ESA’s missions, activities and interests. They are authored by highly-respected experts in their fields. The series also covers other substantial content such as historical books.

• SP-1337: ESA Convention and Council Rules of Procedure

• SP-1329 vol.II: ESA's Living Planet Programme: Scientific Achievements and Future Challenges

• SP-1326: ERS Missions: 20 Years of Observing Earth

• SP-1265 (EN & FR): Peter Creola, Advocate of Space

• SP-1261 Switzerland, Europe and Space – Adventure and Imperative

• SP-1248: Sweden in Space

• SP-1235 vol.I: A History of ESA, 1958-87 Vol.1

• SP-1235 vol.II: A History of ESA, 1958-87 Vol.2

• SP-1172: Europe in Space 1960-1973

• SP-1060 (EN & FR): Europe two decades in space 1964-1984

• SP-1013: Achievements of ESA Scientific Satellites 1968-1978

Brochures

The BR series of brochures highlights specific missions and programmes in non-technical terms for the space-interested public and the media. For a more complete collection of BRs, see the brochures archive.

• BR-306: The ESA effect

• BR-299: Commemorative colloquium in honour of George P. Van Reeth (1924-2010)

• BR-294: The ESA history project

• BR-272: Cooperating for Success: 200 Meetings of the ESA Council 1975–2008

• BR-252: ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre - ESA’s Window on the Universe (2007)

• BR-250 (3rd ed.): ESA Achievements (3rd edition) – More than thirty years of pioneering space activity

• BR-160: Europe and Canada – Partners in Space/L’Europe et le Canada – Partenaires dans l’espace (2000)

• BR-139: The Archives of the European Space Agency – A Snapshot (1998)

• BR-135: 40 years of COSPAR (1998)

• BR-130: The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) – Past and Present Achievements (1998)

• BR-113 (ES): Bienvenido Vilspa

• BR-112 (EN): Beyond this world – Scientific missions of the European Space Agency (1995)

• BR-112/FR: Au-dela de la Terre: Les missions scientifiques de l'Agence spatiale européenne (1995)

• BR-110: ESOC European Space Operations Centre (2001)

• BR-107: EuroMir 95 – Missions to Space with Russia (1995)

• BR-106: EuroMir 94 – Missions to Space with Russia (1994)

• BR-101: A Moon Programme: The European View (1994)

• BR-090: 25 years of ESOC (1992)

• BR-086 (EN): European Space… for exclusively peaceful purposes (1992)

• BR-086 (FR): L’espace européen… à des fins exclusivement pacifiques (1992)

• Agenzia spaziale europea (~1984)

• BR-79 (EN): Partnership in Space – An introduction to Canada’s special relationship with the European Space Agency (1991)

• BR-79 (FR): Partenariat dans l’espace – Le Canada et l’Agence spatiale européenne (1991)

• BR-066: Some personal reminiscences – The ESRO-ESA Space Science Story – Twenty-five years of European cooperation (1990)

• BR-61 (EN): Working for space – 1988 social report (1988)

• BR-61 (FR): Au service de l’espace – Rapport social 1988 (1988)

• BR-058: ESRIN (1989)

Promotional documents

The following documents were not formal ESA publications, but rather were issued by ESA Public Relations to celebrate various anniversaries or events.

• Europe in space (ESRO) (1974)

• Space-part of Europe’s environment (1979)

• Europe’s place in space (1981)

• L’Europe et l’espace - Bref aperçu des programmes europeens, nationaux et en cooperation (1982)

• Europe into space (1983)

• 20 years of european cooperation in space (1984)

• Forward to the Future (1985)

• L'espace au Futur (1985)

• European Space, A Silver Jubilee Celebration 1964–1989 (1989)

• Space for our future - Boosting Europe's competitiveness and growth (2014)

Establishment brochures

Nowadays we celebrate being “One ESA”, but ESA consists of a number of establishments across our Member States. Over the years the various establishments have issued brochures, which give us a fascinating insight into how ESA has grown and evolved.

EAC – the European Astronaut Centre, in Germany

• Bulletin 64 reprint: European Astronauts Centre (1990)

• European Astronaut Centre (2006)

ESAC – the European Space Astronomy Centre, in Spain

• A Spanish window on the universe (1987)

• Una ventana Espanola en el universo (1987)

• BR-081/EN: Spain – Success story in space (1992)

• BR-081/ES: Espana en el espacio – Hacia la conquista de nuevas fronteras (1992)

• BR-207/ES: VILSPA (2003)

• BR-252/ES: ESAC – The European Space Astronomy Centre (2007)

ESEC – the European Space Security and Education Centre, in Belgium

• F-21 (Vlaams): Twee Richtingsverkeer – Het verhaal van het ESA Satelliet Control Station, Redu, België (1988)

• BR-140: At your service – In-Orbit Test Facilities for Communication Satellites at Redu, Belgium (1999)

ESOC – the European Space Operations Centre, in Germany

• ESA ESOC European Space Operations Centre (~1986)

• F-15/EN: The European Space Operations Centre (1988)

• F-15/FR: Le Centre européen d’opérations spatiales (1988)

• BR-088/EN: European Space Operations Directorate… constant vigil (1993)

• BR-088/DE: ESOC – Europaïsche Raumflugleitung… auf standiger Wacht (1995)

• ESOC – The voyage into space (2001)

• ESOC – Das Tor zum Weltraum (2001)

• ESOC – Voyage dans l’Universe (2001)

• Europas tor zum weltraum (~2004)

• Europe’s link to space (~2004)

• BR-265/EN: ESOC (2007)

• BR-265/DE: ESOC - Europas satellitenkontrollzentrum (2008)

• European Space Operations Centre/EN (2010)

• European Space Operations Centre/DE (2010)

ESRIN – the ESA Centre for Earth Observation, in Italy

• BR-089/IT: ESRIN – Il Centro ESA in Italia (1994)

• BR-089/EN: ESRIN – ESA’s Data Handling Centre in Italy (1994)

• ESRIN (1999)

ESTEC – the European Space Research and Technology Centre, in the Netherlands

• estec/NL (1979)

• Estec – the european space research and technology centre (1987)

• F-02: To last a lifetime – the ESTEC Test Centre (~1988)

• Welcome to Estec/Bienvenue a l’Estec (1995)

• BR-273: ESA’s Technical Heart (2008)

• ESIC – the European Space Innovation Centre

Europe’s Spaceport, in French Guiana

• BR-243: Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre (2005)

HQ – ESA Headquarters

• Future siege de l’Agence spatiale europeenne/Future headquarters of the European Space Agency (1976)

Tracking stations

• Santa Maria ESA Tracking Station/EN/ES (2008)

• Europe’s Access to Deep Space – The Deep Space Ground Station in Australia (~2002)

• ESTRACK/EN – ESA’s Deep-space tracking network (2012)

• ESTRACK/ES – Red de estaciones para el espacio profundo (2012)

• Europe’s Access to Deep Space – The Deep Space Ground Station in Spain (~2005)

Miscellaneous

• ESRO-ELDO Bulletin no. 24: 10th anniversary (1974)

• Ireland – a new dimension – in space (1989)

• SP-546: Tales of Innovation and Imagination