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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Flight day 3 of the 49th ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign. ESA has flown its parabolic flight campaigns from Bordeaux since 1996. Before that campaigns were flown from Ellington airfield in Houston. The Airbus A-300 Zero-G aircraft has been used since September 1997. The Airbus A-300 Zero-G is operated out of the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport by the company Novespace.
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