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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Since last November ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is on board the International Space Station.
A key part of his 6-month mission is running scientific experiments for hundreds of researchers on Earth, taking advantage of this unique weightless research laboratory.
Thomas is conducting a wide range of experiments, in particular for ESA and France’s space agency CNES.
This video shows the Energy experiment implemented by Thomas on the ISS, in the CNES Microgravity Centre in Toulouse, and in a research lab in Strasbourg.