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 Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough welcome the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, seen through the upper window of Cupola, to the International Space Station.
Carrying a payload of research equipment, cargo and supplies, Dragon rendezvoused with the Station on 23 February 2017. Thomas, assisted by Shane, operated the Canadarm2 robotic arm from inside Cupola to capture Dragon before it was relocated and attached to a Station docking port.
Follow Thomas and his six-month Proxima mission via thomaspesquet.esa.int