{"id":315,"date":"2010-07-06T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/the_european_space_agency\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:26:46","slug":"the_european_space_agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/fr\/the_european_space_agency\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019Agence Spatiale Europ\u00e9enne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>The European Space Agency (ESA) was started in 1975, and is made up of 22 countries. Most of these countries are too small to take part in big space projects on their own.<\/p>\n<p>Fond\u00e9e en 1975, l\u2019Agence Spatiale Europ\u00e9enne ou ESA (de l\u2019anglais European Space Agency) rassemble 22 pays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>European countries now make some of the most important rockets and satellites in the world. ESA countries are also leaders in building satellites. These are the companies that help to design, build, test and launch satellites, helping to make our lives back on Earth much better. European satellites are used by millions of people every day. They show us what the weather will be doing, how land is used and how to find our way on the roads. We also use them for telephones and astronomy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"2200\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2013\/02\/ESA_Member_States_and_Cooperating_States\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2013\/02\/esa_member_states_and_cooperating_states\/12526980-19-eng-GB\/ESA_Member_States_and_Cooperating_States.jpg\" alt=\"ESA Member States and Cooperating States\"><\/figure>\n<p>Les pays europ\u00e9ens r\u00e9alisent aujourd\u2019hui des satellites et des fus\u00e9es parmi les plus connus au monde. Les pays de l\u2019ESA sont d\u2019ailleurs les leaders de la construction de satellites. Des entreprises de diff\u00e9rentes nations-membres participent \u00e0 l'\u00e9tude, \u00e0 la construction, aux tests et au lancement des satellites, nous aidant \u00e0 mieux vivre sur Terre. Les satellites europ\u00e9ens sont ainsi utilis\u00e9s chaque jour par des millions de personnes. Ils permettent d\u2019effectuer les pr\u00e9visions m\u00e9t\u00e9o, nous montrent la fa\u00e7on dont les terres sont utilis\u00e9es et nous aident \u00e0 arriver \u00e0 destination sur les routes. Nous nous en servons aussi pour le t\u00e9l\u00e9phone et l\u2019astronomie.<\/p>\n<p>Les pays membres de l\u2019ESA sont l'Allemagne, l'Autriche, la Belgique, le Danemark, l'Espagne, l'Estonie, la Finlande, la France, la Gr\u00e8ce, l'Hongrie, l'Irlande, l'Italie, le Luxembourg, la Norv\u00e8ge, les Pays-Bas, la Pologne, le Portugal, la Roumanie, le Royaume-Uni, la Su\u00e8de, la R\u00e9publique Tch\u00e8que et la Suisse.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Space Agency (ESA) was started in 1975, and is made up of 22 countries. 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