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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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThe ESA TV Service pays a tribute to the STS-107 crew who were lost with Space Shuttle Columbia on 1 February 2003. This ESA TV Exchange programme features images from the mission until contact was lost with Columbia during reentry, images from the national ceremony held in Houston on 6 February, and images from the scientific experiments. Some of the scientific data was sent to Earth during the mission, including for one ESA experiment that aims to develop treatments for lung transplantation patients. The programme comprises a 10 minute A-Roll with split audio (English commentary/international sound).