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.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThese images were taken at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre, Russia in November 2012.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is training as part of the Soyuz TMA-07M back-up crew with NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin.
The TMA-07M prime crew will be launched in December 2012 to the International Space Station.
Luca's long-duration mission as prime-crew flight engineer to the Space Station is planned for 2013.
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