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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ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt in ESA's Columbus module on the International Space Station during his Muninn mission.
Marcus and his Ax-3 colleagues blasted into space towards the Space Station on 18 January at 21:49 GMT/22:49 CET (16:49 ET local time). During his time on board, Marcus supported nearly 20 European experiments and spent more than 80 hours conducting science and technology demonstrations.