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.
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The Erasmus User Centre (EUC) was inaugurated at ESTEC on 28 June 1999 as a resource centre for potential International Space Station researchers. The opening was performed by Mrs Monique de Vries (seen here in the yellow top), the Dutch State-Secretary of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, assisted by Antonio Rodota, ESA Director General, and Mr Jorg Feustel-Buechl (third adult from right), ESA Director of Manned Spaceflight and Microgravity. Here, three ESA astronauts are being introduced from the Columbus module (from left) [Image Date: 28-06-99] [99.06.009-039]