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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Andreas working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as lead capcom during the rendezvous and berthing of the Dragon spacecraft in April 2018.
From mission control, Andreas is the only person allowed to speak directly to the astronauts on the Space Station. Astronauts are often chosen as capcom because they can translate technical jargon into working language.