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 CAVES 2013 astronauts. ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli is joined by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Russian cosmonaut Aleksei Ovchinin, Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and NASA astronauts Mike Barratt and Jack Fischer on a six-day adventure.
Their mission involves mapping underground caverns, searching for life, testing technology and the ‘Catch that bug!’ educational project. It’s all about leadership, teamwork, making the right decisions and solving problems in a multicultural team.