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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Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
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The Mars500 crew has more than 450 days to go and three times as many main
meals to prepare. The food is almost the same all the time and they have to
eat everything. Sometimes the mission control also sends special orders. But
there is still room for innovation: Diego also has a special way to make
smoothies using a very expensive machine.