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
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Hubble Space Telescope Servicing MIssion 3B.
Space Shuttle Columbia launched on the 01 March on a mission to service and Upgrade the HST. The crew who comprised of: Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey and Mission Speciallists Nancy Currie, John Gruntsfield, Rick Linnehan, Mick Massimino and Jim Newman, left Hubble with a new power Unit, a new camera and new solar arrays. This was the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to servicing hubbe, the next is scheduled for 2004.
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