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 Samantha Cristoforetti and her Expedition 67 crew mates say goodbye to the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft as it departs the International Space Station. Samantha posted these images to her Twitter account on 28 June 2022 with the following caption: "Last night on ISS for Cygnus! Vehicle is fully loaded, hatch is closed, robotic arm has grappled it for unberthing early tomorrow morning. Thanks for bringing us supplies, for the orbit reboost and…. last but not least… for taking our trash! MissionMinerva"