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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Control setup for the Surface Avatar system, allowing an astronaut aboard the International Space Station to oversee multiple robots on a given task. The laptop displaying views from the robots' cameras is supplemented by a joystick and also a haptic or 'force feedback' device for the astronaut's hand, allowing precise control of a given robot's arm. The operational system is set up in the Columbus module in orbit, but this photo was taken on a mockup on the ground.