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 STS-134 crew members arrived on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 12 May to get ready for space shuttle Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station scheduled for Monday, 16 May at 14:56 CEST. From left are Commander Mark Kelly, Mission Specialists Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel, ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori, Michael Fincke and Pilot Greg H. Johnson, at the microphone. Endeavour and its crew will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank and additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper to the station.