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 topicA brief look at the success of the Skylab mission, this video [image quality reduced by black projector lines on original film stock] contains the following footage: various manned spaceflight and EVA [Extra-Vehicular Activity] coverage; solar observation, with results of coronal viewing; Earth observation - drought areas, offshore Cape Cod area, tree mapping, inaccessible areas of South America, sand and gravel location; materials processing furnace; analysis of crystals growm in space; biomedical experiments; picturesque footage of astronaut rotating in microgravity.
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