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.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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Mr Vladimir Remek of the Czech Republic, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), shakes hands with ESA astronaut Frank De Winne in the Microgravity Glovebox experiment inside the Columbus laboratory mock-up in ESTEC's Erasmus User Centre, during a visit of MEPs on 11 October 2011. Mr Remek was the first European in space, flying on the Soyuz 28 mission in 1978 as part of the Russian Interkosmos programme.