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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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, Expedition 42/43 flight engineer, dons a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Samantha is in the final weeks of her training for her Futura mission to the International Space Station. She is set to launch to the ISS with crewmates NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov on 24 November 2014.
Connect with Samantha: samanthacristoforetti.esa.int