urn:nasa:pds:context:agency:agency.esa 1.0 1.7.0.0 Product_Context esa 2016-10-01 1.0 extracted metadata from PDS3 catalog and modified to comply with PDS4 Information Model European Space Agency The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.