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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Papers with the text “dare to fly” written by schoolchildren from Milan in their native language flying in the European space observatory Cupola during ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Futura mission in 2015.
Samantha commented: “Written by Milan school children in their first language: #DareToFly! No matter where you're from & where life took you.”
Follow Samantha via samanthacristoforetti.esa.int