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 colleagues onboard the ISS
It is not often that ESA sees its astronauts living together onboard the ISS. In April 2022, for the first time since 2011, two ESA astronauts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer, spent some time together in orbit. In the picture, the two ESA colleagues are posing inside the ISS’s Harmony module.
Colleghi ESA a bordo della ISS
Raramente l’ESA vede i suoi astronauti vivere insieme a bordo della ISS. Nell’aprile 2022, per la prima volta dal 2011, due astronauti dell’ESA, Samantha Cristoforetti e Matthias Maurer, hanno trascorso del tempo insieme in orbita. Nella foto, i due colleghi dell’ESA posano all’interno del modulo Harmony della ISS.