The European Astronaut Centre (EAC) was established in 1990 and is located in Cologne, Germany. Home to ESA’s astronaut corps, it is the European centre of excellence for astronaut selection, training, and support.

European Broadcasting Union, an alliance of public service media organisations created in 1950

European Conference on Satellite Communications, also Conférence européenne pour les télécommunications par satellites (CETS). Created in 1963, ceased activity in 1970.

European Centre for Space Records – physical home to the ESA Archives in ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organisation (also known as European Launcher Development Organisation), created in 1964 to establish a satellite launch vehicle for Europe. It operated until it was merged with ESRO to form ESA in 1975.

European Space Agency, created in 1975 with the merger of ESRO and ELDO

European Space Conference, created in 1966 coordinate the activities of the two space organisations (ELDO and ESRO) and the implementation of a European space policy

European Centre for Space Law, established in 1989 under the auspices of ESA

European Space Data Acquisition Centre

ESRO’s European Space Research Laboratory, set up in 1965 in Noordwijk in the Netherlands