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 Luca Parmitano snapped this image of Australia from the International Space Station during his second long-duration mission known as Beyond. He posted it on social media after returning to Earth saying "The delta of an Australian river like a life-bringing tree."
Luca came back from the International Space Station, on 5 February 2020. He spent six months living and working on the orbital outpost where he supported more than 50 European experiments and more than 200 international experiments in space.