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.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
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JSC2008-E-119073 (30 Sept. 2008) --- The STS-126 crewmembers take a break during a training session for a portrait with their crew logo in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Shane Kimbrough, both mission specialists; Eric Boe, pilot; Chris Ferguson, commander; Steve Bowen, Sandra Magnus and Donald Pettit, all mission specialists. Magnus is scheduled to join Expedition 18 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station with this crew.