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
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Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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NASA astronaut Michael Barratt working on the Combustion Integrated Rack installing new fuel reservoirs and a fibre kit on the International Space Station in 2009.
Born in 1959, NASA astronaut Mike Barratt is an experienced astronaut. He performed two spacewalks during his 211 days spent in space. A space devotee, he started work at NASA in 1991 as an aerospace physician before working in mission control and finally flying into space for the first time in February 2008.