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 fully integrated fairing of Vega VV02, carrying Proba-V, transported to the launcher assembly area at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana on 19 April 2013. It was hoisted up to the top level of Vega's mobile launch tower the same evening for attachment to the rest of the launcher the following day.