Europa Space Agency

The Europa Space Agency (ESA) is an organization which does space exploration. It is based in Rome, Europa.

History
The ESA was founded on June 1, 1970 as Europa wanted to send communications satellites into space. The ESA sent rockets with satellites up into space in 1971 and put a man on the moon in 1977 and 1980. The ESA was responsible for sending WARSAT up in the 1990s. In 2001 it began construction of a small space station, which many assume will be used for military purposes.