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 Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Ms Jana Rovňanová (Head of the Slovak Space Office and delegation to ESA), Ivan Bella (first Slovak astronaut who flew with Jean-Pierre Haigneré in 1999), Daniel Sagath (SARIO) and Ms Iveta Rusinová (Slovak Space Office) meeting at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris on 21 September 2022.