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.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
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ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano ahead of his Beyond mission to the International Space Station.
Beyond is Luca's second space mission. He will be launched in in a Soyuz MS-13 (59S) spacecraft alongside US astronaut Andrew Morgan and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 20 July 2019 – the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. The trio will join US astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin onboard as part of Expedition 60.