To answer your question 'has ESA launched anything to space' literally: Ever heard of the James Webb Space Telescope? Many consider it the most expensive, most

To answer your question 'has ESA launched anything to space' literally: Ever heard of the James Webb Space Telescope? Many consider it the most expensive, most complicated, most important single object launched into space. It was launched to space aboard the 256th Ariane launch from French Guiana and the launch "was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect". [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_flight_VA256 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_flight_VA256