European Space Research and Technology Centre

The European Space Research and Technology Centre is the European Space Agency's main technology development and test centre for spacecraft and space technology.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: European Space Agency technology complex
  • Also known as: “ESA ESTEC” and “ESTEC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Space Expo and Statue of Liberty (Wenkenbach).

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 310 metres south of European Space Research and Technology Centre.

Work of art
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is a work of art, which is situated 1½ km north of European Space Research and Technology Centre.

House
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is a house, which is situated 2 km southwest of European Space Research and Technology Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katwijk aan Zee and Strandafrit 17.

Town
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is a seaside resort located on the North Sea at the mouth of the . It is situated in the municipality of and the province of .

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
aan den Rijn is a town in the municipality of in the province of , in The Netherlands, with approximately 6020 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km south of European Space Research and Technology Centre.

European Space Research and Technology Centre

Latitude
52.2181° or 52° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
4.4212° or 4° 25′ 16″ east
Inception
April 3rd, 1968
Operator
European Space Agency
Open location code
9F466C9C+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30159254
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q1378217
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“European Space Research and Technology Centre” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيستيك”
  • Arabic: “المركز الأوروبي لأبحاث وتكنولوجيا الفضاء”
  • Arabic: “المركز الأوروبي لابحاث و تكنولوجيا الفضاء”
  • Catalan: “Centre Europeu de Recerca i Tecnologia Espacials”
  • Catalan: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Chinese: “欧洲空间研究与技术中心”
  • Czech: “ESTEC”
  • Czech: “Evropské vesmírné výzkumné a technologické centrum”
  • Dutch: “Estec”
  • Dutch: “ESTEC”
  • Dutch: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Esperanto: “ESTEC”
  • Esperanto: “Eŭropa Centro pri Kosmaj Esploro kaj Teknologio”
  • Finnish: “ESTEC”
  • French: “Centre européen de recherche et de technologie spatiales”
  • French: “Centre européen de technologie spatiale”
  • French: “Centre technique de l’Agence spatiale européenne”
  • French: “ESTEC”
  • French: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • German: “ESTEC”
  • German: “Europäisches Weltraumforschungs- und Technologiezentrum”
  • Greek: “Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Διαστημικής Έρευνας και Τεχνολογίας”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז המחקר וטכנולוגיית החלל האירופי”
  • Indonesian: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Italian: “Centro europeo per la ricerca e la tecnologia spaziale”
  • Italian: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Japanese: “欧州宇宙技術研究センター”
  • Japanese: “欧州宇宙研究技術センター”
  • Korean: “유럽 우주 연구 및 기술 센터”
  • Luxembourgish: “Europäesche Weltraumfuerschungs- an Technologiezentrum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Polish: “ESTEC”
  • Polish: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Portuguese: “Centro Europeu de Tecnologia e Pesquisa Espacial”
  • Russian: “Европейский центр космических исследований и технологий”
  • Slovenian: “ESTEC”
  • Slovenian: “European Space Research and Technology Centre”
  • Slovenian: “Evropski center za vesolje, raziskave in tehnologijo”
  • Spanish: “Centro Europeo de Investigacion y Tecnologia Espacial”
  • Spanish: “Centro Europeo de Investigación y Tecnología Espacial”
  • Spanish: “ESTEC”
  • Swedish: “ESTEC”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ESTEC Golf Club and ESTEC fitness center.

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